GJEPC takes 89 Indian companies into 1,228 sq m in Hong Kong
The India Pavilion opened in two phases, at AsiaWorld-Expo on 14 September and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 16 September. Exhibitors at the fair come from 44 countries.
By The Diamonds Desk
What changed
India took a hall. GJEPC's India Pavilion at Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong holds 89 Indian companies across 1,228 square metres, the council's own count.
What it means
- If you source from India: 89 exporters are in one pavilion, averaging 13.8 square metres each.
- If you exhibit at Asian fairs: the fair draws exhibitors from 44 countries and expects visitors from 141.
- What this is not: a trade figure. No order value or buyer count is published.
Key figures
| Indian companiesin the India Pavilion | 89 |
|---|---|
| Pavilion spacethe council's own figure | 1,228 sq m |
| Space per companyCarat Capital's division | 13.8 sq m |
| Exhibiting countriesthe whole fair | 44 |
Source: GJEPC's own release, 17 September 2026 · Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong 2026, opened 14 and 16 September
Eighty-nine firms, one pavilion
Small booths throughout. That is an average of 13.8 square metres a company, which is a small-booth pavilion rather than a hall of flagships.
| Figure | What it counts | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Indian companies in the India Pavilion | GJEPC |
| 1,228 sq m | the pavilion's exhibition space | GJEPC |
| 13.8 sq m | average space a company | Carat Capital |
| 44 | countries with exhibitors at the fair | GJEPC |
| 141 | countries visitors are expected from | GJEPC |
Notes on this table
Source. GJEPC's own news page of 17 September 2026, fetched directly at 32,796 bytes, which names the 14 and 16 September opening dates inside its own text.
Carat Capital's arithmetic. 1,228 ÷ 89 = 13.8 square metres a company.
What is absent. the release publishes no order value, no buyer count, no exhibitor list and no closing date for either phase, so none is printed here.
Two venues, two opening dates
Phase one first. The first phase ran from 14 September at AsiaWorld-Expo.
Then the convention centre. The second opened from 16 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
No money is attached
Countries, not contracts. Jewellery & Gem World draws exhibitors from 44 countries and expects visitors from 141.
Nothing priced. No order value, buyer count or floor price appears in the council's release.
What to watch
- October 2026GJEPC's next monthly gems and jewellery export figures, covering September.
- After the fairAny GJEPC report on business written at the pavilion, which the release does not promise.
- 21 September 2026The weekly refresh of the natural-diamond trade headline this fair's goods price off.
The story so far
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What would change this call
A published order value. A pavilion is a cost line until someone counts what was written in it, and 89 companies in 1,228 square metres says only what India paid for, not what it sold.
What a pavilion figure is and is not
A national pavilion is floor space a trade council buys in bulk and allots to member exporters, usually at a subsidy. Its two published numbers, companies and square metres, measure the council's commitment and the average stand size, which is a real signal about who is being sent: 13.8 square metres is a two-table booth for showing parcels, not a brand installation. What it cannot measure is demand. Attendance, order value and repeat buyers are counted afterwards if they are counted at all, and no fair organiser is obliged to publish any of them.
Method
GJEPC's own news page was fetched directly on 18 September 2026 and returned 32,796 bytes; the sentence carrying both figures reads that the India Pavilion features 89 Indian companies across 1,228 sq. m. of exhibition space. The 14 and 16 September opening dates, the 44 exhibiting countries and the 141 expected visitor countries are in the same release. The page is dated 17 September 2026 and its event dates agree with its page date, so no dateline gap arises. The 13.8 square metre average is Carat Capital's division and is labelled as such in the key figures and in Table I. ARCHIVE: Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong and the India Pavilion - zero hits across the 389-article archive for Jewellery & Gem World, AsiaWorld and 1,228, each searched separately and each returning either nothing or coincidental numeric matches that were opened and read. No prior period of this fair exists in the record, so NEW. The Western trade press carried no version of this pavilion figure at the time of writing, which is a lead rather than an exclusive and is claimed as nothing more.
Sources
- India Pavilion Brings 89 Companies to Hong Kong Show, GJEPC 17 September 2026