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GIA HK on expansion spree!

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New laboratory in Surat, India and expanded facility in Antwerp, Belgium GIA (Gemological Institute of America) Hong Kong celebrated the relocation and expansion of its laboratory just three days after the Institute marked its 88th anniversary. Susan Jacques, GIA president and CEO, and Tom Moses, GIA executive vice president and chief laboratory and research officer, attended the opening reception for the new facility in Kowloon with laboratory clients and industry executives. The laboratory will continue to expand its services. “We are proud to meet the needs of consumers and the trade throughout Asia with this newly expanded laboratory and the GIA Hong Kong education campus,” said Jacques. “Hong Kong is a vital center of the global gem and jewelry industry and we are pleased to be here, working to ensure consumer confidence.” “Since the laboratory first opened in 2010, we have seen an increase in the demand for our laboratory services,” said Moses. “This expanded f