The is a convention and exhibition facility in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok island, Hong Kong , where the Hong Kong International Airport is located. It is operated by the Airport Authority , and was opened on 21st December , 2005 by Donald Tsang , Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong.
At a construction cost of HK$ 23.5 billion, AsiaWorld-Expo offers over 70,000 square metres of rentable space, including 8 exhibition halls and Arena for exhibitions, conventions, concerts, sports and entertainment events.
AsiaWorld-Expo has been booked for over 30 events and exhibitions through the end of 2006 , including:
- ( 24th 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.
- ( 25th February , 2006 ), the concert from UK famous rock band Oasis , as the past of Asian tour and the first visit to Hong Kong since 1998 .
- Airport Express (MTR) - AsiaWorld-Expo (MTR) Station
- Buses:
- ---A21( Hung Hom KCR Station <> Airport GTC, Airport bound only)
- ---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 A21, 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 E33, E34, E42, A31, A33, A41, A41P, A43 towards New Territories.
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