The Hong Kong subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt has got together with the fair organisers Guangya Exhibitions & Trade Co. for the purpose of jointly staging the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition – formerly known as the Guangzhou International Illumination Exhibition – as of this year. This event is the world’s second largest lighting fair after Light + Building, which is also organised by Messe Frankfurt. It will be held for the ninth time from 9 to 12 June 2004 in Guangdong, China. Around 1 100 exhibitors are expected to occupy a space of 55 000 m².