In 2008, the first edition of Hong Kong Art Fair drew fewer than 20,000 visitors. Today it draws around 70,000. Now in its fifth edition under the management of Art Basel — which bought a majority stake in Asian Art Fairs Ltd, owners of the fair, in 2011 — the event’s growth maps the burgeoning engagement of the Asia Pacific region with international contemporary art. That this year only 50 per cent of the 242 exhibitors hail from that part of the world testifies to the fair’s lucrative potential.
2008年，第一届香港国际艺术展(Hong Kong Art Fair)吸引的访客不到2万人次。今天，访客人数达7万左右。2011年，巴塞尔艺术展(Art Basel)主办方收购了香港国际艺术展的所有方亚洲艺术博览会有限公司(Asian Art Fairs Ltd)的多数股权，在其主持下，如今巴塞尔艺术展香港展会已迎来第五届。该展会的发展与亚太地区快速参与国际当代艺术市场的步伐相吻合。今年所有242家参展画廊中只有50%来自亚太，这证明了该展会的吸金潜力。
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