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History & Facts
 The
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
opened in November 1988, after which Hong Kong's
exhibition industry experienced a period of
rapid growth enabling Hong Kong to establish
its position as Asia's trade fair capital and
a premier international convention and meeting
location.
The HKCEC, located on the magnificent and renowned
Victoria Harbour, is owned by the Hong Kong
Trade Development Council (TDC) and the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
The TDC is entrusted by Government to be responsible
for the Centre's development, design and management.
The TDC has contracted with Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML)
for management and operation of the Centre.
HML is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NWS
Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 0659 HK).
The mission of HML, with a staff team of over
850, is to position the HKCEC as the best exhibition
and convention centre in Asia internationally
renowned for excellence and hosting the world's
greatest events, supported by innovative and
creative operating techniques.
Having experienced escalating demand from its
time of opening, the HKCEC was expanded in June
1997 over doubling its prime function space.
The expanded venue further strengthened Hong
Kong's leading position as Asia's trade fair
hub and assuring that Hong Kong could successfully
meet the growing demand for space into the 21st
century.
The total project cost of the expansion which
opened in 1997 was HK$4.8 billion (US$620 million,
in 1997 dollars) including site reclamation
which began in June 1994. The cost of the HKCEC
at opening in 1988 was approximately HK$1.6
billion (US$207 million, in 1986 dollars), not
including land cost.
The HKCEC presently totals 221,968 sq m (2.39
million sq ft) with over 70,000 sq m (757,758
sq ft) of rentable function space. With the
growing demand of exhibition space from HKCEC's
current clients and potential new clients, HKCEC's
second expansion
began in July 2006. Upon the completion in 2009,
the expansion will add 19,400 sq m to the HKCEC
bringing total exhibition space to nearly 83,000
sq m and total rentable function space close
to 90,000 sq m.
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An image of HKCEC
after the second expansion (click the picture
to view the new nomenclature of HKCEC effective
on 1 March 2009) |
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In furtherance of its vision and mission,
the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
supports, through membership and/or participation,
the following organisations:
A chronology of construction progress on the
first Extension:
(Photos by the Centre's Managing Director Cliff
Wallace)
Move the cursor over the month for more information.
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