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The Guangzhou International Toy and Gift Centre is making good use of the global buyer resources at the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (CECF).

The centre, located in the international logistics park of Guangzhou's Huangpu District, covers a floor space of 360,000 square metres. More than 200 toy and gift business people have moved in.

The smart owner of the centre is holding a spring procurement fair when the 99th session of CECF is under way.

The toy and gift centre's procurement fair opened on April 22 and will last through April 30, when this session of the CECF concludes.

More than 320 exhibitors are seeking business ties with global buyers.

According to Deng Xiwei, general manager of the centre, the centre has created a very good business environment for toy and gift purchasers by offering free interpretation service, free shuttle bus service, free Internet as well as meeting rooms for one-to-one negotiations.

He said that the fair is expected to help tenants and toy business operators at the centre to further diversify market channels and build up reputations among global toy and gift purchasers.

Citing pre-registration for the fair, he said many big toy purchasers from around the globe would visit.

"Guangdong is the key supplier of toys to the nation as well as to the world," he said. "The centre has its obligation to do something to boost the development of the industry."

China's toy exports have maintained strong growth in the first two months of this year.

Toy exports were valued at US$ 1.79 billion in January and February, rising 20.6 per cent from a year ago.

The United States remains the key market for China's toys, while the United Kingdom sees the fastest growth in Europe of toy imports from China.

The province of Guangdong contributes to about 80 per cent to China's toy exports annually, followed by Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Shandong and Fujian, all in East China.

Editor: Yan