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香港會議展覽中心 | |
 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in August 2008 | |
 Interactive map of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Congress Centre |
| Location | 1 Expo Drive,Wan Chai,Wan Chai,Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′1.18″N114°10′22.25″E / 22.2836611°N 114.1728472°E /22.2836611; 114.1728472 |
| Construction started | 8 March 1985; 40 years ago (1985-03-08) (Old Wing) 1994; 31 years ago (1994) (New Wing) |
| Completed | 1988; 37 years ago (1988) (Old Wing) 1989; 36 years ago (1989) (Topside development, includingGrand Hyatt Hong Kong) |
| Opened | 25 November 1988; 37 years ago (1988-11-25) (Old Wing) 14 June 1997; 28 years ago (1997-06-14) (New Wing)[1] |
| Renovated | 2006–2009 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Larry Oltmanns[1] |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 3,800 (Grand Hall)[2] |
| Website | |
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 Harbour Road Entrance to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in November 2005 | |||||||||||||
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TheHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues inHong Kong, along withAsiaWorld–Expo. It is located inWan Chai North,Hong Kong Island. Built along theVictoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings. The venue was designed bySkidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association withWong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM.
The original building was built onreclaimed land offGloucester Road in 1988. The glass curtain was the world's largest at the time, overlooking the Victoria Harbour on three sides.
The second phase of the centre, located on anartificial island, was constructed from 1994 to 1997, and features a bird-like rooftop (also referred to as a turtle by some critics[who?]). The project took 48 months from reclamation to completion. The main constructor of the extension was a joint venture named Hip Hing Construction Co Ltd Dragages et Travaux Publics. Originally, Phase Two was connected to Phase One with an atrium link (a sky bridge), and to Convention Road with two road bridges, but now the two phases are connected by an expanded exhibition hall.[3]
The complex's construction was financed byNew World Development, with theRenaissance Harbour View Hotel,Grand Hyatt Hong Kong andHarbour View Apartments being built on top of it.
HKCEC made a second expansion during 2006–2009. Upon completion, the HK$1.4 billion expansion added 19,400 square metres (209,000 sq ft) to the HKCEC, bringing the total exhibition space to nearly 83,000 square metres (890,000 sq ft) and total rentable function space to over 92,000 square metres (990,000 sq ft).
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary ofNWS Holdings (新創建集團有限公司), is contracted by theHKTDC for the day-to-day management and operation of the HKCEC. The 850 member staff's responsibilities include administration, marketing, booking, scheduling, event co-ordination, maintenance, security and food and beverage operations. The latter including banqueting, and managing the centre's restaurants. The managing director of the company is Monica Lee-Müller.
The HKCEC has facilities for video-conferencing, teleconferencing, satellite links, simultaneous interpretation in up to eight languages, audio-visual equipment, foyer registration space, and event signage.
Numerous functions are held at the HKCEC each year, including exhibitions, conventions/meetings, banquets, theHong Kong Food Expo,Hong Kong Food Festival, theHong Kong Book Fair, theHong Kong Optical Fair, and other special events.
The centre hosts more than 45 international trade fairs for buyers from more than 100 countries each year, including the world's largest leather fair and watch and clock fair. The regular international fairs for giftware, toys, fashion, jewellery, electronics and optical products are Asia's largest.
In addition, HKCEC hosts the annual film expo CineAsia where all major Hollywood studios present their upcoming productions to the Asian theatrical industry.
It also served as the site of the 1997Hong Kong handover ceremony, which signified the end ofBritish colonial rule.
TheSixth WTO Ministerial Conference took place at the HKCEC from 13–18 December 2005. The NGO Centre was located at "Phase I" of the centre. This is the first time a WTO Ministerial Conference and the NGO Centre was located under the same roof as the Conference proceedings.
Since 2013, a huge countdown clock was installed at facade of HKCEC to celebrate theNew Year's Eve with fireworks and light show and was held ever since.
In May 2023, the HKCEC cancelled an event planned by pro-democracy singerAnthony Wong, after initially approving it.[4]
Located on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, the HKCEC is easily accessible via theStar Ferry service, whoseWan Chai Pier is situated just east of the main building and operates from the HKCEC across Victoria Harbour toTsim Sha Tsui Pier, adjacent to theCultural Centre.
Exhibition Centre station on the cross-harbour section of theEast Rail line and the proposedNorth Island line is directly located under the HKCEC.Wan Chai station on theIsland line of theMTR is within walking distance and is linked to the HKCEC via apedestrian bridge over O'Brien Road.
In addition, the HKCEC is served by numerousfranchised bus routes operated byCitybus, including several cross-harbour routes operated jointly withKowloon Motor Bus.
| Preceded by | Miss World Venues 1989 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Home of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong 1 July 1997 | Succeeded by |
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