AsiaWorld–Expo
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| Location | Chek Lap Kok |
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| Capacity | AsiaWorld-Arena: 13,500 |
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| Opened | 21 December, 2005 |
| Construction cost | $2.35 billion HKD |
The AsiaWorld-Expo is one of the two major convention and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong along with Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. AsiaWorld-Expo is located in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. It is operated by AsiaWorld-Expo Management Limited and was opened on 21 December, 2005 by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
At a construction cost of HK$2.35 billion, AsiaWorld-Expo offers over 70,000 square metres of rentable space, including 10 exhibition halls and the 13,500 seat AsiaWorld-Arena for exhibitions, conventions, concerts, sports and entertainment events.
Exhibitions and events
Concerts
The following list presents world-wide famous artists and performers :
- Oasis Live in Hong Kong! - 25 February, 2006
- Jamie Cullum Live in Hong Kong - 6 June, 2006
- Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour - 13 July, 2006
- The Black Eyed Peas The Monkey Business Asian Tour - 16 July, 2006
- Westlife Face to Face Asian Tour - 9 September, 2006
- Eric Clapton World Tour 2006-2007 - 17 January, 2007
- John Legend Live in Hong Kong - 20 January, 2007
- Il Divo Live in Hong Kong - 22 January, 2007
- Lloyd Banks Live in Hong Kong - 10 February, 2007
- Muse Live in Hong Kong 2007 - 3 March, 2007
- Christina Aguilera Back to Basics Tour - 3 July, 2007
- The Cure A Light with The Cure - 30 July, 2007
- Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape Tour - 16 August, 2007
- Avril Lavigne - Promotional Tour 2007 - 18 August, 2007
- Nine Inch Nails - Live in Hong Kong - September 13, 2007
- Linkin Park -Live in Hong Kong - 20 November, 2007
- My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade World Tour - January 29, 2008
- Björk - The Volta Tour - February 28,2008
- Backstreet Boys - Unbreakable Tour - February 29, 2008
- Maroon 5 - Live in Hong Kong - March 19, 2008
Others
- A Citywide Christmas Celebration (24 December, 2005), hosted by Christian organisation City Renewal. It was the first large scale event held at AsiaWorld-Expo. Deputy CEO of AsiaWorld-Expo Allen Ha offered free venue space for the host organisation. This event was sponsored by the MTR Corporation, and Airport Express was designated the official railway of the event.
- Hong Kong Spring Fair (10 January-13 January, 2006); the first exhibition held at the venue.
- Chan Po Chu & HKCO (4 February, 2006), a concert featuring Hong Kong artist Chan Po Chu and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra; the first live performance at the Arena of AsiaWorld-Expo featuring an Asian artist.
- ITU Telecom World 2006 (4 December-8 December, 2006), hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); the first time the conference is held in any city other than Geneva, Switzerland.
- Asian Aerospace 2007 was held here from 3 September to 6 September. It was previously held in Singapore only. The exhibition included an Airbus A380 flying low over Victoria Harbour at 8am on 3 September 2007. [1]
Transport
- MTR Airport Express - AsiaWorld-Expo Station
- Buses:
- A43 (Luen Wo Hui <> Airport, 0700-1900 Airport bound only)
- E11 (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Causeway Bay (Tin Hau))
- E21 (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Island Harbourview)
- E22 (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Lam Tin (North)
- E22A (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Po Lam)
- E22P (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Yau Tong, Mondays to Fridays evenings only)
- E32 (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Kwai Fong MTR Station, with some departures detouring Tsing Yi South)
- E41 (AsiaWorld-Expo <> Tai Po Tau)
- S1 (Tung Chung MTR Station > AsiaWorld-Expo Circular)
- Passengers can enjoy a free interchange from E11, E21, E22, E22A, E22P from AsiaWorld-Expo towards Airport to routes A11, A12, A21, A22, E23 towards city centre.
- Passengers can enjoy a free interchange from E32, E41 from AsiaWorld-Expo towards Airport to routes E31, E33, E34, E42, A31, A33, A41, A41P, A43 towards New Territories.
- AsiaWorld-Expo special services towards Urban area, which will depart 15 minutes after major cultural events have ended:
- X11 (towards Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace), via Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei and Cross Harbour Tunnel)
- X22 (towards Lam Tin MTR Station, via Jordan Road, Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong)
- X33 (towards Fu Tai Estate, Tuen Mun)
- X35 (towards Mui Wo Ferry Pier)
- X41 (towards Yu Chui Court, Sha Tin)