The Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification (HKCTC) organized the “Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme” to encourage Testing and Certification (T&C) organizations to invest in talent development and to recognize practitioners committed to continuous learning and enhancing service quality. The Hong Kong Gemological Research and Authentication Centre Company... Read More
The HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery show and Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show will be held during 29 July – 2 August 2022 in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Hall 3. The fair is open to visitors aged 16 or above. Admission badges are required... Read More
A pear-shaped white diamond, nicknamed The Rock, weighing 228.31 carat as the largest white diamond ever appear at auction fetched USD $21.9 million (around HKD $172m) in the Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels sale on 11 May 2022. Although the auctioned price didn’t break the record as hoped, it still fell... Read More
The world largest Fancy Vivid Blue diamond in auction history, named “The De Beers Blue”, weighting 15.10 carat, was sold at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong for HK$ 451m (US$ 57.47m) on 27 April 2022. The hammered price came very close to the current record holder, The Oppenheimer Blue (14.62cts... Read More
The World’s Largest Fancy Black Diamond to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in February 2022 A 555.55 cts natural fancy black diamond, believed to have come from outer space, will be auctioned at no reserve at Sotheby's London on February 3, 2022. The black diamond, named "The Enigma," is extremely rare, and... Read More
HKGRACE will increase the fee for melee screening service with effective on 3rd January 2022. The screening service fee for loose diamond with sieve size under 2.5 will be HK$130 per carat, the screening service fee for diamond with sieve size 2.5 and up remain unchanged. Read More
Exhibitions Rescheduling Announcement Under the regulation of “Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation”, overseas exhibitors and buyers may have difficulty joining both the HKTDC International Jewellery Show 2020 and HKTDC International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show 2020 on 18-21 May 2020, therefore the HKTDC will... Read More
HKGRACE has been continually awarded a “Wastewi$e Certificate” of the Hong Kong Green Organisation Certification (HKGOC) in 2020 and the certification aims to benchmark green organisations with substantial achievement in green management, to encourage participants to adopt environmental practices in different aspects and to recognise their efforts and commitments to... Read More