Buyers visiting the 2010 edition will be able to see a very wide variety of tea in different forms and from many corners of the world. In addition, they will be able to source for their packaging, processing and testing requirements, as well as tea ware.

Other sectors of the fair cover tea technology and tea organisations as well as services and publications.

At the 2009 fair, 96% of the interviewed buyers expressed satisfaction with 85% either negotiating or placing orders at the fairground.

With more than 250 exhibitors from the major tea producing regions in the Chinese mainland, India, Sri Lanka, Japan and others, buyers have a one-stop-shop for tea requirements. Fair buyers are supported by the financial and logistical infrastructure of Hong Kong, one of the world's great cities for trade.

The Hong Kong International Tea Fair is crowded with interesting and informative activities. In 2009, the fair featured more than 50 activities, including tea-brewing demonstrations, seminars and a series of Tea Forums. The first "KamCha Competition (Hong Kong-style milk tea)” organised by the Association of Coffee & Tea of Hong Kong was held and “The Most Beloved Tea” voting game attracted huge interest.

This year, the Association of Coffee & Tea of Hong Kong and HKTDC will jointly organise the "International KamCha Competition 2010" . It will be on a grander scale with international teamsters joining in and competition rounds being held in the Australia (Sydney), Canada (Toronto), Chinese mainland (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen) and Macau, the final on the last day of the Hong Kong International Tea Fair.

For buyers such as Mabroc Tea Limited of Sri Lanka and Nam Wan Tea Co Pte Ltd of Singapore, the 2009 fair was very fruitful. Their on-the-spot orders with state-owned Indonesian supplier PT Perkebunan Nusantara amounted to US$78,336.