Feeding into this policymaking process will be the reports of two inquiries led by Niace.
Mr Mackenzie said he would consider reports of the inquiries and consult the secretary of state by December.
By the afternoon of the VIP opening day – by which time, in more buoyant years, whole stands' worth of art might have been snapped up – dealers were reporting "tons of inquiries" but steady, rather than speedy, sales.
Speaking to reporters in Virginia on Tuesday, Mr. McAuliffe said he was shocked by reports of an inquiry.
Despite that, all three told reporters that the report of the inquiry had cleared them of any wrongdoing.
Property consultants already report rising numbers of inquiries from Chinese companies about office space.
Tour operators have reported a surge of inquiries about the region this month.
The official reported a surge of inquiries from foreign companies considering an investment in the special economic zone.
It is too early to tally sales, but the handful of small and mostly private manufacturers that dominate the industry report a surge of inquiries.
The incident, by the way, happened 5 1/2 years ago, but only came to light Thursday with the long-resisted release of a board-of-inquiry report.
