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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.
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As a result, the KITEC is set to be demolished in June 2024.
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Facilities
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Convention and exhibition spaces
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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
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The mall provides dining in the forms of Chinese and western restaurants and cafes. 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)
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Offices
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The centre offers office spaces ranging from 56 m
2
(600 sq ft) to an entire floor of 9,300 m
2
(100,000 sq ft).
It includes several divisions of the
Registration and Electoral Office
.
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Star Hall
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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 m
2
(30,000 sq ft) offers column-free space.
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