Sitex 2008 - 20th Singapore Consumer Electronics Show.
New attractions at the 2008 Singapore Sitex are sections on sports electronics, digital art and digital music technologies.
Sitex - Singapore Consumer Electronics and Technology Exhibition.
The annual Sitex Exhibition in Singapore is major consumer trade show where top brands exhibit their latest products and innovations to an eager public of all ages.
Product sections include: animation and comics; automobile electronics; digital cameras camcorders; computer hardware and peripherals; gaming consoles and accessories; business IT; home entertainment and home theatre; IT for kids; telephones and portable music/video players and more.
SITEX is the launch pad for Singapore's best infocomm and consumer electronic products. It's the infocomm event of the year where consumers come face to face with innovative technologies in computer hardware and software, digital products, wireless applications and solutions from world renowned brand.
SITEX is not only about Value Bargains but MORE. It encompasses a learning platform packed with activities for the modern generation to get acquainted with the latest galore of Infocomm and consumer electronic offerings in the market.
Riding on last year’s success, you can expect more than 800,000 visitors and over 500 brands spread across 200,000 sq ft of exhibition hall.
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About HKCECThe Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (often abbreviated as HKCEC or 會展) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with Asia World-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings.
Contents :
1. Construction
2. Management
3. Convention facilities statistics
4. Functions held at the site
5. Awards
5.1 2005
5.2 2004
5.3 2002
6. Role in Hong Kong's economy
2. Management
3. Convention facilities statistics
4. Functions held at the site
5. Awards
5.1 2005
5.2 2004
5.3 2002
6. Role in Hong Kong's economy
7. Transport
8. In popular culture
8. In popular culture
9. External links
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1. Construction
The original building was built on reclaimed land off Gloucester Road in 1988. The glass curtain was the world's largest at the time, overlooking the Victoria Harbour on three sides.
The second phase of the centre, located on an artificial island, was constructed from 1994 to 1997, and features a bird-like rooftop (also referred to as a turtle by some critics). It is connected to the old phase with an atrium link - a sky bridge, and to Convention Road with two road bridges. The project took only 48 months from reclamation to completion, which is extremely fast for a building project of this size. The main constructor of the extension was a joint venture named Hip Hing Construction Co Ltd Dragages et Travaux Publics. The atrium link will be rebuilt and expanded.
The complex's construction was financed by New World Development, with the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and Harbour View Apartments on top of it.
The HKCEC has a total internal exhibition area of more than 28,000 square metres with 16-metre headroom and spans ranging from 26 m to 81 m. Its multi-curved steel roof has a total area of 40,000 m², while the 7,000 m² fully glazed main entrance foyer has a clear headroom of about 60 metres.
2. Management
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NWS Holdings Ltd (新創建集團有公司), is contracted by the HKTDC for the day-to-day management and operation of the HKCEC. The Managing Director of the company is Cliff Wallace.
There have been comments that the management of HKCEC provided preferential treatment to some client with regards to booking dates at the HKCEC. Cliff Wallace rebutted this allegations in a meeting with the Legislative Councilors in the 2003-2004 session. He reiterated during the meeting that his company did not provide preferential treatment, that dates were offered on a first-come-first-served basis and standard industry practices were exercised with regards to booking and scheduling at the HKCEC as required by the operating agreement with HKTDC.
The second phase of the centre, located on an artificial island, was constructed from 1994 to 1997, and features a bird-like rooftop (also referred to as a turtle by some critics). It is connected to the old phase with an atrium link - a sky bridge, and to Convention Road with two road bridges. The project took only 48 months from reclamation to completion, which is extremely fast for a building project of this size. The main constructor of the extension was a joint venture named Hip Hing Construction Co Ltd Dragages et Travaux Publics. The atrium link will be rebuilt and expanded.
The complex's construction was financed by New World Development, with the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and Harbour View Apartments on top of it.
The HKCEC has a total internal exhibition area of more than 28,000 square metres with 16-metre headroom and spans ranging from 26 m to 81 m. Its multi-curved steel roof has a total area of 40,000 m², while the 7,000 m² fully glazed main entrance foyer has a clear headroom of about 60 metres.
2. Management
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NWS Holdings Ltd (新創建集團有公司), is contracted by the HKTDC for the day-to-day management and operation of the HKCEC. The Managing Director of the company is Cliff Wallace.
There have been comments that the management of HKCEC provided preferential treatment to some client with regards to booking dates at the HKCEC. Cliff Wallace rebutted this allegations in a meeting with the Legislative Councilors in the 2003-2004 session. He reiterated during the meeting that his company did not provide preferential treatment, that dates were offered on a first-come-first-served basis and standard industry practices were exercised with regards to booking and scheduling at the HKCEC as required by the operating agreement with HKTDC.
3. Convention facilities statistics
5 exhibition halls: 46,600 m²
2 convention halls: 6,100 m²; total seating for 6,100
2 theatres: 800 m²; total seating for 1,000
52 meeting rooms: 6,900 m²
Pre-function areas: 8,000 m²
7 restaurants: total seating for 1,870
Business centre: 150 m²
Carpark spaces parking: for 1,300 cars and 50 vans
Total available rental space: 63,580 m²
Capacity: 140,000 visitors per day
4. Functions held at the site
Numerous functions are held at the HKCEC each year, including exhibitions, conventions/meetings, banquets and other special events.
The centre hosts more than 45 international trade fairs for buyers from more than 100 countries each year, including the world's largest leather fair and watch and clock fair. The regular international fairs for giftware, toys, fashion, jewellery, electronics and optical products are Asia's largest.
The HKCEC also includes provisions for video-conferencing, teleconferencing, satellite links, simultaneous interpretation in up to eight languages, audio-visual equipment, foyer registration space, and event signage.
It also served as the site of the Hong Kong handover ceremony, which signified the end of British colonial rule.
5. Awards
The centre has won a number of awards, including "Best Convention and Exhibition Centre in Asia Pacific" in the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Asia Pacific annual survey by organizers of exhibitions and conferences.
5.1. 2005
Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant Sous Chef Lui Yau Wing won Gold Award
Distinction Award in 'Deep-fried Dish Category' in the Best of the Best Culinary Awards 2005 by the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Voted Best Convention & Exhibition Centre" in 16th TTG Travel Awards 2005
Voted Asia Pacific's Leading Conference Centre for the third consecutive year at the 11th World Travel Awards by tens of thousands travel agents from around the world.
5.2. 2004
"The CIM Accolade Award 2004"
Voted "Best Convention and Exhibition Centre"
5.3. 2002
Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant won Gold Award in 'Lobster Category' and 'Bean Curd Category' in the Best of the Best Culinary Award
Voted "Best Exhibition Centre" in Asia Pacific for the second consecutive year by exhibition organisers in the annual exhibition venue survey
Voted "Best Overseas Centre, Meetings Category" for the ninth consecutive year
Second Prize in the 53rd Sapporo Snow Festival
The HKCEC had also won awards in previous years.
6. Role in Hong Kong's economy
With its strategic location near the city's financial heart and its comprehensive facilities, the HKCEC has become one of Hong Kong's competitive assets. It raises city's profile by providing a world-class venue for hosting major international trade fairs and conferences.
In recent years, the HKCEC has attracted an increasing number of local, mainland and overseas companies to market their products, services and ideas to the world on its premises. Buyers and sellers meet here and a large number of business transactions are made during these fairs, such as the Hong Kong International Film and TV market and the Hong Kong Food expo. They regard organising events at the HKCEC as a convenient and cost-effective way to source or sell in the region.
2 convention halls: 6,100 m²; total seating for 6,100
2 theatres: 800 m²; total seating for 1,000
52 meeting rooms: 6,900 m²
Pre-function areas: 8,000 m²
7 restaurants: total seating for 1,870
Business centre: 150 m²
Carpark spaces parking: for 1,300 cars and 50 vans
Total available rental space: 63,580 m²
Capacity: 140,000 visitors per day
4. Functions held at the site
Numerous functions are held at the HKCEC each year, including exhibitions, conventions/meetings, banquets and other special events.
The centre hosts more than 45 international trade fairs for buyers from more than 100 countries each year, including the world's largest leather fair and watch and clock fair. The regular international fairs for giftware, toys, fashion, jewellery, electronics and optical products are Asia's largest.
The HKCEC also includes provisions for video-conferencing, teleconferencing, satellite links, simultaneous interpretation in up to eight languages, audio-visual equipment, foyer registration space, and event signage.
It also served as the site of the Hong Kong handover ceremony, which signified the end of British colonial rule.
5. Awards
The centre has won a number of awards, including "Best Convention and Exhibition Centre in Asia Pacific" in the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Asia Pacific annual survey by organizers of exhibitions and conferences.
5.1. 2005
Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant Sous Chef Lui Yau Wing won Gold Award
Distinction Award in 'Deep-fried Dish Category' in the Best of the Best Culinary Awards 2005 by the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Voted Best Convention & Exhibition Centre" in 16th TTG Travel Awards 2005
Voted Asia Pacific's Leading Conference Centre for the third consecutive year at the 11th World Travel Awards by tens of thousands travel agents from around the world.
5.2. 2004
"The CIM Accolade Award 2004"
Voted "Best Convention and Exhibition Centre"
5.3. 2002
Golden Bauhinia Cantonese Restaurant won Gold Award in 'Lobster Category' and 'Bean Curd Category' in the Best of the Best Culinary Award
Voted "Best Exhibition Centre" in Asia Pacific for the second consecutive year by exhibition organisers in the annual exhibition venue survey
Voted "Best Overseas Centre, Meetings Category" for the ninth consecutive year
Second Prize in the 53rd Sapporo Snow Festival
The HKCEC had also won awards in previous years.
6. Role in Hong Kong's economy
With its strategic location near the city's financial heart and its comprehensive facilities, the HKCEC has become one of Hong Kong's competitive assets. It raises city's profile by providing a world-class venue for hosting major international trade fairs and conferences.
In recent years, the HKCEC has attracted an increasing number of local, mainland and overseas companies to market their products, services and ideas to the world on its premises. Buyers and sellers meet here and a large number of business transactions are made during these fairs, such as the Hong Kong International Film and TV market and the Hong Kong Food expo. They regard organising events at the HKCEC as a convenient and cost-effective way to source or sell in the region.
7. Transport
The Star Ferry, a Hong Kong ferry service, operates 2 routes from the HKCEC across the Victoria Harbour:
HKCEC, Wan Chai - Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
HKCEC, Wan Chai - Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom
The fare is HK$2.2 for adults, and HK$1.3 for children.
Currently, the closest MTR metro station serving the HKCEC is Wan Chai Station (exit C) on the Island Line. The proposed North Island Link, an extension of the MTR's Tung Chung Line, will have a station at HKCEC.
In addition, the HKCEC is served by bus routes number 960, 961, 40, 40M , 8 & 2A.
8. In Popular Culture
During the Chinese campaign of the video game Command & Conquer: Generals, the player is ordered to destroy the HKCEC with military force after it falls under the control of a fictional terrorist group. The game series was banned in China.
It is also the setting for the grand finale in both New Police Story starring Jackie Chan, and Gen-X Cops.
9. External links
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreIt is also the setting for the grand finale in both New Police Story starring Jackie Chan, and Gen-X Cops.
9. External links
The HKCEC Official website
Satellite view of the site
MyTravelGuide.com: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
AIA Chicago:Distinguished Building Award: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Extension
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HKCEC
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The Singapore Expo (Chinese: 新加坡博览中心) is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. Built and managed by PSA Corporation, and funded by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the S$220 million building (excluding the cost of the 40,000 m² expansion) was built in the east of Singapore near Simei and Tanah Merah. Currently managed by Temasek Holdings, Singex Venues Private Limited, the government-owned building was designed by Cox Richardson Rayner. It was officially opened on March 4, 1999.Contents
Facilities
History
Expansion plans
External links
History
Expansion plans
External links
Facilities
Singapore Expo is the largest Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibitions venue in Singapore and is one of the largest and most completely equipped centre in the whole of Asia. There are ten large multipurpose halls, each being 10,000 sqm in size, giving a total floor space of over 100,000 sqm. All available space is interconnected and on ground level and column free.Ten conference halls are also available, ranging in size from 89 to 844 sqm, suitable for 150 to 1,000 people. In addition, there are meeting rooms which can seat 15 to 125 members.
The original Singapore Expo building comprised six interconnected halls of 10,000 square metres each, with column free-spaces and ceiling heights of up to 16 metres. Each hall is self-contained and is linked to the other halls by air-conditioned walkways. An additional 40,000 sqm (four new halls) were completed in September 2005 and linked to the original building across Expo Drive via a sheltered walkway.
A carpark for 22,000 vehicles is also available, which can be converted into 25,000 sqm of outdoor exhibition space. It is accessible by MRT. You will need to transfer to another train from the Tanah-Merah platform.
History
A home design and decor exhibition in one of the halls at Singapore Expo.
With the exhibition space at the World Trade Centre slated for demolition, a replacement venue which could exceed the 34,000 square metres of indoor space was greatly needed. Construction on the building's first phase therefore commenced in 1997, and was officially opened on March 4, 1999, even though the effects of the Asian financial crisis has started to bite on the economy during that period. Critics predict that the halls will be under-utilized, and further worsened by its relatively remote location compared to the old World Trade Centre, or the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (now known as the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre) which had opened only a few years earlier in 1995.
The initial years almost proved the critics right, although the venue made a quick turnaround within a few years. The opening of the Expo MRT Station in 10 January 2001 was a boost to the venue, which was already experiencing increasing usage, helped in particular by the attempts to sell the venue for functions beyond exhibitions and conventions, which was to include rock concerts, new year parties, beauty pageants, musicals, and even as examination halls for educational institutions.
By 2003, demand for ever bigger exhibition space prompted the Singapore Expo to proceed with its expansion plans, especially in response to the needs of IMTA Asia, which was slated to be held from 17 October to 21 October 2005. With the inaugural show already occupying the full 60,000 square metres of space, pressure was on the venue to expand, or the prestigious event may have to move somewhere else since there is no other bigger venue available in Singapore. In response, a new 40,000 square metre expansion comprising a further four halls was constructed adjacent to the existing halls across Expo Drive in double quick time to meet the expected exhibition period, and was completed in June 2005. The extension includes a multi-purpose event hall and auditorium for large-scale meetings, seminars, conferences, congresses, concerts and other special events known as The MAX Pavilion. The original plan to build the second phase at the carpark is still on the cards.
Since 2001, the Bethesda Community church has been renting the Singapore EXPO Meeting Rooms for weekly services. Since December 2005, the largest church in Singapore, City Harvest Church, uses Hall 8 of the Singapore Expo on a weekly basis, while the 10,000-member Faith Community Baptist Church uses Hall 10 (The Max Pavilion).
Expansion plans
Road sign along Upper Changi Road East pointing to the exhibition halls.
Major expansion plans have been submitted to the Singapore Tourism Board to for Singapore Expo to acquire up to three further plots of land next to its current location. One of the plots was originally slated for use by UNSW Asia before they pulled out of Singapore. The expansion plans include the building of hotels, malls and restaurants in order to grow its business in anticipation of the completion of the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in 2009.
Road sign along Upper Changi Road East pointing to the exhibition halls.
Major expansion plans have been submitted to the Singapore Tourism Board to for Singapore Expo to acquire up to three further plots of land next to its current location. One of the plots was originally slated for use by UNSW Asia before they pulled out of Singapore. The expansion plans include the building of hotels, malls and restaurants in order to grow its business in anticipation of the completion of the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in 2009.
External links
Singapore Expo Homepage
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