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Bandar Seri Begawan - For the first time in a national expo, a brand new car will be given away as its main prize.

With this in mind, the Consumer Fair Part 3, 2009, is aiming to break the previous record of 46,000 visitors, which will be held from January 8 until 11 at the International Convention Centre. The main prize will be a brand new Toyota Vios.

To win the car, visitors will have to register themselves at the fair's lucky draw booth and donate a minimum of 20 cents for each form. Members of the public can fill in as many forms as they wish, provided that they queue up for the forms. All the proceeds collected from the lucky draw forms will be contributed to KACA, SMARTER, Learning Ladder and Pusat Ehsan.

Organised by Sunlit Advertising Sdn Bhd, with the

support of the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources and the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Consumer Fair has always received an overwhelming response from the public since it was first launched in 2006. This year a total of 250 exhibition booths will be set up with most already booked by interested exhibitors.

Mr Jason Tee, Sunlit's Marketing and Sales Manager, is sure that January's Conshmer Fair will attract even more visitors.

"We are trying to break the visitor's attendance record again, not only because of the chance to win the Toyota Vios but also because the fair will feature 250 exhibition booths. Quality local and foreign vendors from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Syria and Chinese Taipei will be here to promote their quality products. This will add an international flavour to the fair," he explained.

Even the range of products on offer will be improved upon this time around to include food and beverages, toys, beauty and fashion, home appliances, home furnishings, IT and communications, travel and tourism, as well as banking, finance and insurance services.

The fair will also include other activities such as the Brunei CyberGames competition, organised by event partner Ranoadidas.com, a children's colouring contest, a treasure hunt as well as a competition for the longest drawing in Brunei.

Apart from a platform for local SMEs to showcase their products, the fair also aims to benefit other local businesses and industries. For the convenience of visitors, shuttle buses will also be provided at the capital, Kiulap and Gadong to ferry visitors to the ICC and back. There will also be shuttle buses to transport visitors to and from the National Indoor stadium. For more information of the Consumer Fair Part 3, 2009, the public can contact Sunlit Advertising. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin