Li Weinong, Director of the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government and Chairman of the Macao Convention and Exhibition Industry Development Committee, said on the 4th that Macao's convention and exhibition industry has continued to recover this year. The number of convention and exhibition activities in the first quarter increased 1.1 times year-on-year, and the number of people participating in activities increased by 20% year-on-year. The Macau Convention and Exhibition Industry Development Committee held its first ordinary plenary meeting for 2023 on the 4th. Li Weinong said at the meeting that multiple international exhibitions were held in the first half of the year, bringing higher consumption power for business travelers in Macau, benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises in multiple fields, and the driving effect of the exhibition industry also promotes the moderate and diversified development of Macau's economy. Yu Yusheng, Secretary General of the Committee and Chairman of the Trade and Investment Promotion Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, stated that according to data from the Bureau of Statistics and Census, there were 208 exhibition events in the first quarter of this year, with nearly 200000 attendees. Entering the second half of the year, it will be the peak season for exhibitions, and we are confident that over 1000 exhibition activities will be held in Australia throughout the year. The Trade and Investment Promotion Bureau stated that as a culinary capital, Macau has several well-known attractions listed on the World Cultural Heritage List, as well as 240000 square meters of exhibition venues. Coupled with convenient transportation and other advantages, it is confident in attracting more international exhibition activities to settle in Macau. In addition, the linkage between the Australian and Qinhuangdao exhibitions has shown a good development trend. In the first half of the year, there have been technology related international exhibitions and Hengqin conference activities held in Australia, promoting interaction and flow between the two regions and visitors. After establishing a new brand image, it is more conducive to promoting and promoting the destination of the Aoqin exhibition, attracting more potential projects to be held in Aoqin in a "one exhibition two places" manner, and expanding the exhibition effectiveness. (New News Agency)