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. As a result, the KITEC ended its operations at 17:00 on 30 June 2024.
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)
Offices The centre offers office spaces ranging from to an entire floor of .
It has included several divisions of the Registration and Electoral Office.
Star Hall
Star Hall () 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 offers column-free space.
Notable Events FanFan - We Are Friends Concerts - August 21, 2009 References
External links
KITEC official website E-Max website