Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 346 MICE events were held in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing 987,000 participants and attendees, and the floor area used totalled 411,000 m2. There were 322 meetings and conferences, with 56,000 participants; moreover, 24 exhibitions were organized, and number of attendees soared by 59% year-on-year to 931,000, in which 4 exhibitions that were held in Macao for the first time attracted over 200,000 attendees. In accordance with the information from organizers of 23 exhibitions, 13 exhibitions were repeated events, engaging 302 full-time workers. Revenue of the exhibition organizers amounted to MOP116 million, up by 34% year-on-year, primarily coming from financial support granted by government & other organizations (81%) and rental of exhibition booths (19%). Expenditure of the exhibition organizers increased by 52% to MOP198 million, mainly arising from production, construction & decoration services (32%); publicity & public relation (16%); and accommodation, food & beverages (12%). There were 1,941 exhibitors in the fourth quarter of 2013, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (32%), Macao (28%) and Mainland China (23%). Professional visitors totalled 61,794, of which 35% were from Macao and 31% from Mainland China. Information from 243 interviewed exhibitors indicated that sales of products took up 87% of the revenue while rental of exhibition booth shared 51% of the expenditure. For the whole year of 2013, a total of 1,030 MICE events were held, up by 8 year-on-year; total number of participants and attendees reached 2,034,000, and the floor area used totalled 833,000 m2. There were 66 exhibitions, with number of attendees rising by 27% year-on-year to 1,893,000; the floor area used totalled 343,000 m2 and the average duration stood at 3.2 days. Meanwhile, 964 meetings and conferences were held with 141,000 participants, and the average duration was 1.9 days. Revenue of the exhibition organizers totalled MOP 180 million and Expenditure amounted to MOP 300 million. In accordance with the information from 653 interviewed exhibitors, 90% of the revenue was generated from sales of products, while 56% of the expenditure was mainly incurred on rental of exhibition booth.
