More than 10 fashion events were held during the fair, including international fashion parades to showcase the latest collections from exhibitors. The picture above shows the Fashion Parade Praewa Kalasin staged by Kalasin University in Thailand

Hong Kong Fashion Week arranged business-matching sessions for global buyers, exhibitors and industry professionals to exchange information. Other events included trend forecasting seminars, a buyer forum and a networking reception, offering a wealth of market information and a wide array of fashion products to help companies expand their business network

Fashion tech-related seminars were organised to enable buyers, especially SMEs, to raise the quality of their products and services by helping them explore the use of new technologies, upgrade their sales channels, and seek out new business opportunities beyond the traditional European and US markets

The Corporate Fashion and Uniforms zone presented high-end fashion and local designer collections

Hong Kong Fashion Week helped to fuel the international business expansion of fashion SMEs from Thailand. The SME Development Bank of Thailand organised a Thai Pavilion at the event for the first time, with 10 companies participating. The companies said they were excited about the positive response they received from buyers from different places including Europe, the United States and Indonesia. More than 30 business-matching meetings were arranged between these companies and buyers