Sunday, September 18, 2011

GIA GemFest at Hong Kong September to Focus on Diamonds, Pearls

The spotlight at the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) GemFest 2011 in Hong Kong will fall on two featured events – a pearl seminar and a presentation on diamonds.

Kenneth Scarratt, managing director of GIA Southeast Asia and director of the GIA Laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand, will present “Natural Pearling from P. Maxima off Western Australia” at 11 am September 20 at the AsiaWorld-Expo.

On September 22, following a breakfast, President of De Beers’ Diamond Institute Andrew Coxon and Chairman of Suwa & Son Inc. Yasukazu Suwa are scheduled to present “A New Way of Looking at Diamonds.” Coxon and Suwa will also provide an overview of their book, Diamonds: Rough to Romance.

For further information, visit www.giahongkong.com. To RSVP, contact (852) 2303 0075 by phone or email giahk@netvigator.com.

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