Chan Mau-po: The convention and exhibition economy in Hong Kong drives the growth of visitors to the city, and its status as an aviation hub continues to be consolidated.

According to the Zhichun Finance APP, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan recently stated in a blog that the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and AsiaWorld-Expo, the two flagship venues, hosted over 170 events in the first half of this year, attracting approximately 3.5 million participants. In the first seven months of this year, the number of visitors to Hong Kong reached 31.22 million, a 12% increase year-on-year.