First Time Visitor?

Experience Fashion Access through Our Hosted Buyer Programme

 

To support fashion companies who would like to experience Fashion Access for the first time, you can visit us under our Hosted Buyers' Programme that offers you a financial subsidy, plus extra opportunities to build your network of industry suppliers.

 

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• PROGRAMME BENEFITS

  
  Qualified hosted buyers will be entitled to the following benefits, where applicable:

  •    Full or partial subsidy for air travel and hotel accommodations. The maximum amount covered includes round-trip economy tickets plus 2 hotel nights.

  •    Personalised, pre-arranged meetings with suitable suppliers

  •    Privileged access to the VIP buyer lounge with complimentary refreshments and use of internet and business facilities throughout the 3-day event.

  •    Breakfast meetings with top suppliers

  •    Complimentary entry to fashion industry seminars and conferences held during the 3-day event.

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• WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

  Companies looking for OEM / ODM suppliers

  •    Brand owners    •   Designer labels  •  Retailers

  •    Distributors        •   Boutiques           •  Buying offices

  •    Wholesalers                                                       

   

  Companies looking for branded collections

  •    Brand agents     •    Boutiques    •  Department Stores

  •    E-tailers     •   Specialty Stores

To be accepted into the Fashion Access Hosted Buyer Programme, you must meet the following criteria:

 

•    You have not visited any APLF trade show since 2015.

•    Your company does not exhibit in Fashion Access.

•    You do not have your own manufacturing facility.

•    You develop your own designs for your brand/label and seek original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to manufacture them

•    You seek original design manufacturers (ODM) that design and manufacture products that fit your brand/label

•    You are looking for branded fashion collections that you can market or represent in your country.

 

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HOW TO APPLY?

 

 

Step 1 – Application

Register your interest in attending as a Hosted Buyer by completing the online form where you will be asked to provide your company information, sourcing purpose and upload your business documents. To apply, click here.

 

Step 2 – Selection Process

Successful applicants will be informed by email notification within two weeks. You will receive a confirmation. You need to sign it and provide us your bank information.

 

Step 3 – Matching Process

You will be invited to select exhibitors whom you wish to meet and require to attend all pre-arranged schedule of events the Organisers put together.

 

Step 4 – Attend the trade show

To fulfil the duty of a hosted buyer, you will need to attend at least 2 days of the trade show and attend the following:

1)            Scheduled business matching meetings

2)            Breakfast meeting scheduled on day 2 of the trade show

3)            A short interview about the event. Please note that the feedback we receive may be used for promotional purposes

 

Step 5 – Reimbursement

Within a month of your visit, we will reimburse your incentive and/or additional traveling cost (if applicable) to the bank account you provide in Step 2.

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

•    Only applicants based outside Hong Kong may be eligible for the travel and accommodation subsidy.

•    Each company may only avail of one (1) subsidy offer.

•    Only application forms submitted online will be honored.

•    Online application forms must be submitted on or before 18 February 2018.

•    Only applications with correct attached requirements, as stated in the form, will be reviewed.

•    Inclusion in the Hosted Buyer Programme and the awarding of subsidies will be at the complete discretion of the event organisers.

•    Hosted buyers must initially purchase their flight tickets and make their own hotel bookings. Prior to final purchase or booking, flight and hotel details must be submitted to the organisers for their reference and agreement. Upon approval, the hosted buyer advances payment and the organiser prepares the reimbursement.

•    Hosted buyers are required to attend all pre-arranged business matching meetings, breakfast meetings and a 15-20 minute-interview with the programme secretariat before they can receive the reimbursement for travel/accommodation expenses agreed upon. Non-compliance may result in the recall of the subsidy.

•    Fashion Access reserves the rights to vary the terms and conditions, change or terminate the subsidy programme without any prior notice.

•    In case of any dispute over the subsidy programme, the decision of Fashion Access shall be final and binding.