Hong Kong is renowned as an internationally acclaimed centre of design excellence in Asia, with an annual exports of design goods amounting to HK$10 billion*, driving the overall creative goods to become a prominent pillar of Hong Kong exports. At the same time, with the collaborative efforts of the Government and the trade, Hong Kong has become a hub for international design and innovative pioneers to gather and conduct exchanges, showcasing the uniqueness of Asia’s designs and innovations to the world.
CCIDA funds the design industry every year to organise signature events ranging from “Business of Design Week”, “deTour”, “DFA Awards”, to "Hong Kong Fashion Fest", “Fashion Asia Hong Kong” and “Centrestage”, as well as “Design Incubation Programme”, “Fashion Incubation Programme”, “Redress Design Award”, “Hong Kong Smart Design Awards”, “PMQ Seed” and other projects to help the design industry nurture or identify talent and establish brands, and promote design thinking in the wider community and schools.
* domestic exports only