InnoEX & HK EF (Spring) attract 88,000+ global buyers : AI+ & robotics tech apps drive Hong Kong’s development as global I & T hub

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Hong Kong, Komite.id – (Part 2) InnoEX, jointly organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (ITIB) of Hong Kong SAR Government(HKSARG),Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), &  HKTDC’s Hong Kong Electronics Fair (HKEF) (Spring Edition) (EFSE) concluded today. The four-day exhibitions were a big success, attracting over 88,000 buyers from 155 countries & regions. Outside Hong Kong Buyers mainly from Chinese Mainland, Japan, India,USA,& Korea.

Jenny Koo, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: “InnoEX and EFSE bring together elites from the global innovation, technology, and electronics industries, and leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantage of connecting the Chinese Mainland and the world. The HKTDC provides a crucial platform connecting global I & T (Innovation & technology) by assisting Chinese Mainland enterprises in expanding overseas and seizing global business opportunities and also offering global enterprises a springboard to enter the Asian and Chinese Mainland markets. The HKTDC helps enterprises from various regions master cutting-edge technologies, promotes in-depth cross-industry and cross-sectoral exchanges and application transformation, and also promotes Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology hub.”

Both exhibitions align with China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and the innovation and technology policies in the Hong Kong Government’s latest Budget, which focus on cutting-edge technologies and market applications driven by AI. The newly launched RoboPark brought together technology companies from Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas. RoboPark featured over 100 robots in a variety of application scenarios. Among the exhibitors at the RoboPark, UBTECH is the world’s first humanoid robot company listed in Hong Kong. As one of the top five global humanoid robot vendors by sales, UBTECH engaged with potential buyers from the Chinese Mainland, the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia during the fair. The company reported that its participation delivered results well beyond expectations, underscoring the exhibition’s strong international reach. 

Global buyers gather and enterprises expand into overseas markets via exhibitions

InnoEX focused on five key areas: AI+, Robotics, the Low-altitude Economy, Property Technology and Retail Technology, presenting a comprehensive showcase of innovation and cuttingedge technology solutions. The fair brought together exhibitors from 21 countries and regions. Both the UK Pavilion and the Macao Pavilion welcomed the strong turnout of highquality buyers, with exhibitors from the Macao Pavilion alone holding more than 280 business meetings during the first three days of the exhibition.

In addition, the exhibition featured participation from universities, research institutes and leading technology enterprises, including Huawei, China Mobile Hong Kong, HKT and Lenovo. Beyond exhibiting, Huawei organised Huawei Hong Kong Tech Week 2026 concurrently with InnoEX. Through 12 themed events and industry-specific forums, Huawei explored innovative applications and real-world practices of Artificial Intelligence+ across various sectors, generating strong synergy with InnoEX and further enriching the exhibition’s thought-leadership programme.The Chinese Mainland pavilions comprised from 17 provinces and municipalities. Among them, Zhongguancun Beijing Hong Kong-Macao Youth Innovation Center which has been bringing delegations to the fair since its inaugural edition, said that the 10 highquality technology enterprises in this year’s delegation span a wide range of frontier technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, intelligent robotics, the low altitude economy and applicationspecific chips. On the first day of the exhibition alone, the delegation attracted strong interest from relevant institutions and enterprises from Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and the Middle East.