Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
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 Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (pictured 2007) | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 九龍灣國際展貿中心 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九龙湾国际展贸中心 | ||||||||||||
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| Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港國際展貿中心 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港国际展贸中心 | ||||||||||||
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The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC, formerly known as the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre or HITEC), is an exhibition centre, shopping mall and performance venue situated at 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was developed by Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
In 2021, a consortium led by Billion Development bought the venue for $1.4 billion US dollars to redevelop it into three grade-A office buildings.[1] As a result, the KITEC ended its operations at 17:00 on 30 June 2024.[2]
Facilities
[edit]Convention and exhibition spaces
[edit]Multi-functional venues, including Music Zone @ E-Max, Rotunda 1, Rotunda 2, Rotunda 3 and Star Hall, can accommodate exhibitions, concerts, banquets and business functions. There was an auditorium with 702 tiered seats and a conference centre with 17 meeting rooms on the 6th and 7th floors.
E-Max shopping mall
[edit]The mall provides dining in the forms of Chinese and western restaurants and cafés. Major tenants included:
- Hong Kong Bowling City
- Kowloon Bay Integrated Auto Mall
- Premier Home Forum
- PetMax
- Starbucks
- The Metroplex, self-operated independent cinema with 9 screens and a total capacity of over 1,100 people, G/F. (Opened on 14 February 2014)[3]
Offices
[edit]The centre offers office spaces ranging from 56 m2 (600 sq ft) to an entire floor of 9,300 m2 (100,000 sq ft).
It has included several divisions of the Registration and Electoral Office.[4]
Star Hall
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Star Hall (匯星) was the performance venue inside KITEC. It can accommodate audiences of 3,600 people. It was a popular venue for concerts. The 4-storey Star Hall measuring 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft) offers column-free space.
References
[edit]- ^ Li, Sandy; Ping, Nancy (11 June 2021). "Hopewell sells exhibition centre for US$1.4 billion to turn into offices". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Standard, The. "Residents bid farewell to the KITEC full of memories". The Standard. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "The Metroplex".
- ^ "Contact Details of Access Co-ordinator and Access Officers" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
Voter Registration Division, Information Technology Management Unit, Elections Division 2 and Administration Division 12 & 13/F Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
External links
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