AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong: Convention and Exhibition Centre

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Venue Name: AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong
Category: Venue
Location: AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong – 1 Airport Expo Boulevard, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Phone: (852) 3606 8888
Email: info[at]asiaworld-expo.com
www: asiaworld-expo.com
Timings: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM

AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong: About

An AWESOME Destination To Dazzle The World

Wholly owned by Airport Authority Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) is one of the most versatile exhibition and event areas in Hong Kong, offering AWEsome value across an enormous diversity of events. AWE offers huge, column-free, integrated ground-access spaces with high ceilings, flexible configurations and ancillary services that can accommodate everything from rock concerts to global conventions and expositions to product launches. But our real value lies in our exceptionally experienced and professional staff working delicately with an AWEsome spirit to serving every client and realising their wishes.

Fast Facts:

Opened in December 2005
Wholly owned by Airport Authority Hong Kong
Over 70,000 sqm of rentable space
10 ground-level column-free exhibition halls
Extra high ceilings of 10-19 metres
Hong Kong’s largest and most versatile indoor Arena for up to 14,000 participants
Hong Kong’s largest banquet hall catering up to 360 tables and over 4,000 diners
The only venue in Hong Kong which can host mega-conferences of up to20,000 delegates

The AWE 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.

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, AWE, 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.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 29 March 2004. The new facility opened on 21 December 2005.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, AWE was used as a Department of Health saliva collection and testing centre for those arriving at Hong Kong International Airport. Starting in January 2022, it has been used as a treatment facility for patients with mild cases of COVID-19.

In May 2022, Irene Chan Fong-ying, chief executive of AWE, said the first phase of the facility will have upgraded facilities and smart sanitizing equipment such as UV lights costing HK$600 million while a new 30,000 square meter second phase will have 20,000 seats.

Feature:

At a construction cost of HK$2.35 billion, AWE has over 70,000 square metres of space with 10 ground-level and column-free halls, including the AsiaWorld–Arena – the biggest purpose-built indoor seated entertainment arena in Hong Kong with a maximum capacity of 14,000; the AsiaWorld–Summit – Hong Kong’s largest indoor conference venue that seats 700 to 5,000 persons; the Runway 11 – the venue’s latest conference and function hall for 500 to 3,800 guests.

Its is also an award-winning venue. In 2017, the arena is awarded the “Best International Venue” at the Exhibition News Awards.