Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre

Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
	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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǔlóng Wān Guójì Zhǎn Mào Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gáu lùhng wāan gwok jai jín mauh jūng sām
Jyutping	Gau2 lung4 waan1 gwok3 zai3 zin2 mau6 zung1 sam1
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Guójì Zhǎn Mào Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng gwok jai jín mauh jūng sām
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 zin2 mau6 zung1 sam1

KITEC, with the site of the former Kai Tak Airport in the background

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

Convention and exhibition spaces

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

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

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

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

^ 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