Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre
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The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (九龍灣國際展貿中心) or KITEC, formerly known as the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre (香港國際展貿中心) 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.
on 26 June 2007 with its searchlights.
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between Hung Hom and Lei Yue Mun...
, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was developed by Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
Convention & Exhibition Facilities
Multi-functional venues, including Rotunda 1, Rotunda 2, Rotunda 3 and Star Hall, can accommodate exhibitions, concerts, banquets and business functions. There is an auditorium with 702 tiered seats and a conference centre with 17 meeting rooms on the 6th and 7th floors.E-Max shopping mall
The mall provides dining in the forms of Chinese and western restaurants and cafés. Major tenants include:- Hong Kong Bowling City
- Kowloon Bay Integrated Auto Mall
- Premier Home Forum
- PetMax
- Starbucks
Office
The centre offers office spaces ranging from 600 sq ft (55.7 m²) to an entire floor of 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²).Star Hall
Star Hall (匯星) is the performance venue inside KITEC. It can accommodate audiences of 3,600 people. It is a popular venue for concerts. The 4-storey Star Hall measuring 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) offers column-free space.A Symphony of Lights
KITEC joined A Symphony of LightsA Symphony of Lights
A Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by music. The technology was developed by Australian firm Laservision and cost approximately 44 million HK...
on 26 June 2007 with its searchlights.