Contributing to a moderate and diversified development of Macau economy

Supported by a host of official organizations including the Macau SAR Government and organized by Nam Kwong （Group） Company Limited in partnership with several state-owned companies including China National Machinery Industry Corporation， the 2017 Macau Auto， Yacht and Business Aviation Exhibition， themed with\"Grand Gathering in Macau” successfully closed on 5 November， implementing the relevant requirements of the Central Government on the moderate and diversified development of Macau economy. Government leaders from the mainland and Macau SAR attended the exhibition opening ceremony and related activities.

After seven years of elaborate cultivation ， all the three exhibitions have now been approved by UFI and rank among high-end scale international exhibitions with regional influence. According to statistics， the three exhibitions this year attracted 180，000 visitors admission， including 60，000 visitors arriving in Macau specifically for visiting the shows. The visitors contributed to 600 million MOP income for Macau economy， which shows the strong economic driving ability of the MICE industry. The three annual exhibitions as grand gatherings greatly enhances the image of the city of Macau， and promotes the construction of the city as a world leisure tourism center city and international delicacy destination， promoting a diversified development of Macau economy.

On 3-5 November， the organizers presented the 7th Macau Automobile， Yacht and the 6th Macau Business Aviation Exhibition in The Cotai Arena， Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and Macau International Airport respectively. With a total area of nearly 100，000 square meters， the three shows welcomed about 160 famous international brands in the fields of automobile， yacht and business aviation industry. Over the period of exhibition， there were more than 80 exciting events， including professional forum and signing ceremony， business aircraft boarding experience， new product release， children’s painting， photography competition， model competition， simulated driving race and so on.

Taking the location advantage of Macau of radiating Southeast Asia and connecting with the international market， the three exhibitions gave full play to the functions of a trade and service platform between the Portuguese speaking countries， and continuously enhanced the scale and quality， and helped display and promote original Chinese brands to the overseas markets. According to third party statistics， the visitors to the three shows from outside of Macau this year stayed half more day than last year， and spent 1-2 times more than leisure tourists.

The 8th Macau Automobile Exhibition，Yacht Exhibition and the 7th Macau Business Aviation Exhibition will be held on 2-4， November 2018.