At an impressive opening ceremony, the show was officially inaugurated by Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor, JP, Secretary for Development Bureau of HKSAR before an audience of 280 VIP’s including trade delegations from China, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA.

The government and the building industry are working towards the trend of sustainability, as Mrs Lam addressed the audience, “With well-developed infrastructure and resourceful human capital and highly efficient exhibition service providers, Hong Kong is definitely a hub for green business and a centre of excellence in the latest technological applications for sustainability. With collective efforts, we will be able to reduce energy consumption and lower carbon footprints, thus contributing extensively to a sustainable environment for our present and future generations.”

Immediately following the official opening, Mrs Lam and distinguished guests toured the exhibition visiting key exhibitors examining the role of new and green building technologies in the future development of Hong Kong’s infrastructure. At the
newly launched “Green Zone”, an eco-friendly oriented area, exhibitors showcased their latest green technologies and products, such as green building materials, indoor environment quality equipment and more. Simultaneously in the security section -- Asian Securitex, various key international exhibitors presented a wide range of innovative and high-tech security products and technologies, such as biometrics, integrated security management systems, CCTV, remote monitoring control systems etc.

Adding value to the technology displays, a series of conferences, seminars and discussion forums gave participants the opportunity to learn about industry trends and glimpse into the future for the region’s building trades.

Under the theme ‘Security in Emerging Markets – China Focus’ the Asian Securitex 2010 conference was officiated by Mr Ambrose Lee Siu-Kwong, GBS, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Security of HKSAR and attracted 250 delegates, including official delegations from China, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Highly respectable speakers from the local and Chinese industry covered topics such as law and regulatory structure, opportunities, challenges, as well as unveiling strategies to enter the Chinese emerging security industry, which demonstrated the potential of the security market in China.