AsiaWorld-Expo

The AsiaWorld–Expo is one of the two major convention and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong along with Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was opened on 21 December 2005 by Donald Tsang, the second chief executive of Hong Kong, and it is operated by AsiaWorld–Expo Management Limited. It is located on Chek Lap Kok island, next to the Hong Kong International Airport.

Key facts

Convention center.name: AsiaWorld–Expo
Convention center.image: 250px275px|AsiaWorld-Expo, seen from the Hong Kong International Airport, 2007
Convention center.caption: Overview of the AsiaWorld–Expo in December 2007
Convention center.address: 1 Airport Expo BoulevardChek Lap Kok, Lantau IslandHong Kong
Convention center.location: Hong Kong International Airport
Convention center.owner: Airport Authority Hong Kong
Convention center.operator: AsiaWorld–Expo Management, Ltd.
Convention center.construction_cost: HK$2.35 billion
Convention center.banquets: 4,000 (VIVA@AsiaWorld-Expo)3,800 (Runway 11)
Convention center.theatre: 14,000 (AsiaWorld-Arena)5,000 (AsiaWorld-Summit [Hall 2])
Convention center.publictransit: AsiaWorld–Expo station

Article

6 sections

Contents

History
Features
Venues
Transport
Exhibitions and events
Footnotes

==History== The complex was built under a public–private partnership involving the Hong Kong government, landowner Airport Authority Hong Kong, and a consortium led by private company Dragages et Travaux Publics. The name of the new centre, AsiaWorld–Expo, was announced on 27 November 2003, and is intended to reflect Hong Kong's "Asia's World City" promotional brand, which was launched in 2001.