From Feb. 26 to March 4, the Hong Kong jewelry shows saw record attendance from a coterie of global buyers The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem, and Pearl Show, underwritten by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), wrapped in early March, attracting a total of 4,600 exhibitors and a record 90,000 buyers from 141 countries (up 4 percent from last year). Benjamin Chau, deputy executive director of the HKTDC, admitted that the industry faces an uncertain global economy, thanks to the U.S.–China trade battle, but that jewelers have been enhancing their design and research and development capabilities in recent years, which helped attract buyers. “There was a satisfactory growth in attendance from emerging markets such as mainland China…and Asian countries such as the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia,” he s