Hainan expo provides opportunity for Irish businesses

DUBLIN－The first batch of Irish products to be exhibited at the upcoming China International Consumer Products Expo is ready for shipment from Ireland's southern port city of Cork to Hainan province, where the event will be held, sources told Xinhua on Thursday.

"Part of the exhibits have been loaded into a 40-foot container at a bonded warehouse nearby Cork Port this morning and it is ready to go soon," said Weng Jianglai, a member of the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Ireland, which is authorized by the China International Consumer Products Expo, also known as the Hainan Expo, to be responsible for exhibitor recruitment in Ireland.

Weng said a total of 13 Irish or Ireland-registered companies have confirmed their attendance at the expo, with more likely to join in.