Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre

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KITEC, with the site of the former Kai Tak Airport in the background
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E-Max shopping mall

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.

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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

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It has included several divisions of the Registration and Electoral Office.[4]

Star Hall

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Star Hall

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External links

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