Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre

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.

Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Traditional Chinese九龍灣國際展貿中心
Simplified Chinese九龙湾国际展贸中心
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

Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
KITEC, with the site of the former Kai Tak Airport in the background
E-Max shopping mall

Convention & Exhibition Facilities

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 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 (Closed)
  • 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)[1]

Office

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 includes several divisions of the Registration and Electoral Office.[2]

Star Hall
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 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft) offers column-free space.

A Symphony of Lights

KITEC joined A Symphony of Lights on 26 June 2007 with its searchlights.

References
  1. "The Metroplex".
  2. "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
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