■Shuilan Hu / Jasmine Zhuang
The 2nd GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo will be held in Hall 3 PWTC World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur from November 2-4, 2018. At present, the sale and promotion of booths has launched as well as the two individual illustration conferences were held in Panyu and Zhongshan in May. The GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo will provide a strong and powerful exhibition platform to assist manufacturers who are interested in developing the markets in of Malaysia and throughout ASEAN.

Focus on and active participate in ASEAN
2018 GTI Kuala Lumpur illustration conference was held in the meeting room, 22/F of the main building of Panyu Hotel, Guangzhou, Guangdong.  Attendees included Mr. Ouyang yun - the executive committee member of the organizing committee of GTI, Jack Chang- the General Manager of GTI, Mr. Eng Kin Hoong and Mr. Dai Liqian - representatives of ASEAN Games and Amusement Equipment Promotion Center, Mr. Eddie Low - the CEO of Eventree, Mr. Zhong Liuhua from Guangzhou Hongdex International Logistics, representatives of organizing committee and Wahlap Technology, Superwing, NineD , Play More, HuaTai BaiShun, Song Wang Electronic, Xuanjing Digital Technology, Sindrax Technology, Aiduomi, Baolian, Haoshuo, Guangzhou Chuangyong Sports, Elephant Sculpture Art, Baosheng, Bufung and more than 70 company representatives in total.

The scene of Panyu illustration conference.

Another 2018 GTI Kuala Lumpur illustration conference was held at Hong Kong Hall of the meeting room of Juncheng Higher Quarter Hotel, Gangkou Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong at 2:30 p.m., May 30th.  Besides the organizing committee of GTI and the honored guests who attended Panyu illustration the day before, Ouyang An, the General Manager of Guangdong Game & Amusement Culture Industry City, visited and made a speech in the conference.  The attendees included Nitto Fun, Luck & Jinying, Zhongshan Star, Doremi, SUNGAME, Golden Credit, Dacheng, Jinbo, Desen and over 30 company representatives all from Zhongshan. 

The scene of Zhongshan illustration conference.

Ouyang An, the General Manager of Guangdong Game & Amusement Culture Industry City attended the illustration conference in Zhongshan and shared his view briefly. He said, “Our country is increasingly powerful nowadays.  In compliance with the Belt and Road initiative, we launched the marketing promotion of the amusement gaming to the world, which means our gaming machines are soaring from China to the world.  We hope that we can exploit the ASEAN market by the way of the Belt and Road policy.  Meanwhile, I wish the industry insiders actively promote Chinese products to the world and produce innovative products and keep pace with social needs.

Ouyang An, the General Manager of Guangdong Game & Amusement Culture Industry City, attended and made a speech in the Zhongshan illustration Conference. 

Go abroad together and create a new situation
Mr. Eng Kin Hoong, the representative of ASEAN Games and Amusement Equipment Promotion Center, said during the conference, “The 2nd GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo will be held this year with the goal of realizing Chinese products going abroad, going toward Malaysia.  And it is all owing to the help of the Malaysian government.  Mr. Eng Kin Hoong explained that Malaysia is a country of commercialization and internationalization, it is multicultural from its economic and trade database, has tariff advantages, amusement gaming machines, a leisure promotion centre and economic and trade exchange groups among others.  Malaysia, with its various advantages, hopes to expand the ASEAN market and wish that Chinese products sell well in Malaysia.

Mr. Eng Kin Hoong, representative of ASEAN Games and Amusement Equipment Promotion Center, gave a brief introduction of the ASEAN market. 

Mr. Ouyang yun - the executive committee member of the organizing committee of GTI, analyzed the Southeast Asia market from the policies of the expo, the structure of the expo, geographical advantages, policy opportunity and potential commercial opportunity.  The purposes of the GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo are to provide a platform to create unique products for the Chinese game and amusement sector, exploit and develop the exhibition platform of overseas market, quicken the pace of the industry opening up and develop the whole industry in compliance with the Belt and Road initiative.  It is an opportunity that the development of gaming and amusement is strongly supported by the government, to subsidize the small and medium enterprises that attend the expo abroad, while at the same time quicken the overseas development pace.  Amusement gaming machines are healthy in Malaysia such that they are very popular among players.  In order to realize the win-win cooperation between ASEAN and China, GTI helps open an exclusive way forward to the ASEAN region.  GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo has come into existence because the situation requires it, and is bravely dedicated to every first step it takes.

Mr. Ouyang yun, the executive committee member of the organizing committee of GTI, introduced the preparation of GTI Kuala Lumpur Expo. 

The General Manager of GTI - Jack Chang said, “We particularly appreciate the great support of the Malaysian Association and ASEAN Games and Amusement Equipment Promotion Center.  We are dedicated to offering the best services such as in the aspect of venue and decoration, and to promote Chinese companies’ machines.  It is our responsibility and obligation to promote and sell Chinese products towards the Southeast Asia market.  Visit GTI Expo and we will bring you different experiences.  Meanwhile, we will promote Chinese products though our five-language magazines. We have Russian, Spanish and Arabic versions of The Vision of China Amusement, an English version of Game Time International (GTI), and Chinese version of GTI China Amuse and China Game.  We wish to showcase our Chinese products on the world stage.  The Belt and Road initiative leads us to open up the Southeast Asia market, and march towards Southeast Asia and the world in the future. Vicky Liang, who comes from Guangzhou Convention and Exhibition Service Center, explained the subsidy application process and data.  Mr. Zhong Liuhua, who comes from Guangzhou Hongdex International Logistics explained the special notes of exhibits shipment such as booking confirmation, delivery of the goods to the warehouse, payment, and transporting the goods to the booths.

Jack Chang, the General manager of GTI, delivered a speech in the illustration conference. 

Explaining the subsidy policy and transport logistics. 

※The article is published in the GTI Magazine Issue No. 165 in June 2018