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IIDC Attracts 300 International

Inventors to Hong Kong

In the 3-day exhibition, buyers were able to immediately enquire about commercially viable inventions and place
International Invention & Design Competition (IIDC) was organized between 6 and 8 December 2017 in Hong Kong direct orders, and this active on-site trade channel that allowed inventors to successfully receive orders was a key
Convention and Exhibition Centre, global invention zone by Chinese Innovation and Invention Society (CIIS) in col- feature in the exhibition. During the exhibition, many of inventors received orders from Hong Kong, Singapore and
laboration with Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and IFIA. many other countries which made them brilliant successes.

Categorized in four groups of “innovative technology”, “medical and healthcare”, “smart home and building” and “eco IIDC was also supported by International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), with the assistance of IFIA and
and better living”, IIDC 2017 gathered more than 300 inventors and 101 inventions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malay- its President, Mr. Alireza Rastegar who drew talented inventors from all over the world and provided two IFIA Best
sia, Thailand, Japan, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Iran, Australia, and China. Invention Medals.

With the support of HKTDC, the IIDC competition and exhibition resulted in a fruitful outcome and came to a suc- The inventions in IIDC exhibition included patents from all over the world. Half of these inventions came from tech-
cessful conclusion. Like many other international invention exhibitions, the Hong Kong Exhibition was exhibition- nology industries, university incubation centers and academic research. Young inventors continued to be a high-
competition based; however, its greatest distinction was that with HKTDC as intermediary, the events were generally light of this event. Twenty inventions from elementary, middle and senior high schools, aged from 10 to 18, were
based on the trade of intellectual property rights and partnership with buyers. displayed.

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