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Vaccinated visitors to enjoy perks at Hong Kong Food Expo, but sample tastings will be off the menu
- All eating and drinking will be forbidden inside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as an anti-pandemic measure
- More than 880 exhibitors are expected to take part in the five-day expo, which is slated to start on August 12
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Vaccinated visitors to the annual Hong Kong Food Expo can enjoy discounts and even free admission when the event makes its return next week after being cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but unlike in years past, sample tastings will be off the table.
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Benjamin Chau Kai-leung, deputy executive director of the Trade Development Council, which organises the expo, expressed confidence on Wednesday that this year’s food fest would be a success, pointing to attendance at last month’s Book Fair and to the recently issued government e-vouchers currently burning a hole in Hongkongers’ pockets.
“Over 830,000 visitors attended the Book Fair last month, showing there is a public appetite for our coming expo,” he said. “The response from local exhibitors has been pretty decent too.”
More than 880 exhibitors are expected to take part in the five-day expo, which is slated to start on August 12.
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While sample tastings have been a hallmark of the event in the past, they will be banned this year in accordance with anti-pandemic measures. In fact, all eating and drinking will be forbidden inside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where the event will be held.
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