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Traditional Chinese | 九龍灣國際展貿中心 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 九龙湾国际展贸中心 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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.
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.
The mall provides dining in the forms of Chinese and western restaurants and cafés. Major tenants include:
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 (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.
KITEC joined A Symphony of Lights on 26 June 2007 with its searchlights.
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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