Hong Kong attracts about 300 international conferences and exhibitions annually. There are more than 1,100 associations in Hong Kong that are eager to collaborate with their overseas counterparts, making a ready network for successful implementation of a conference. Hong Kong is one of the world's safest cities, and its more than 90 hotels cater to guests' every need.

Fast Facts

• Where We Are 21 miles from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) • served by Cathay Pacific, United, Northwest, Continental, Singapore, others • 17 minutes to city center via Airport Express (train)

• Where to Stay 90 hotels, with nearly 3,500 guest rooms • 13 percent total tax on hotel room

• Where to Meet Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, almost 700,000 square feet of exhibition space, 52 meeting rooms, 7 exhibition and convention halls, 2 theaters • great value for dollar, with cost per person, per day of $138, including deluxe hotel accommodations • also available, the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre

• Where to Play a city of exotic landmarks such as Victoria Peak, The Star Ferry, Repulse Bay • 9,000 restaurants with everything from gourmet to traditional Chinese to fast food • the arts, including the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Hong Kong Ballet • museums include Museum of History, Hong Kong Heritage Museum • hiking, golf, tennis, swimming, horse racing • shopping, from boutiques to night markets to street stalls, bargain prices, no sales or value-added tax

• What's New second convention center to be opened adjacent to Hong Kong International Airport

• Weather temperatures in winter range from 57 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit; summer, 79 to 91 degrees; spring, 64 to 80 degrees; fall, 64 to 82 degrees • high season: summer and fall; low season: winter

• Did You Know… The following associations have recently held meetings in Hong Kong: International Bar Association, World Congress of Accountants, Lions Club International, World Newspaper Congress, International Association of Special Education.

Hong Kong Tourism Board, Convention and Exhibition Department

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10940 Wilshire Boulevard., Suite 2050
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3915
Phone: 310.208.4582
Fax: 310.208.2398
E-mail: meetings@hktb.com
www.DiscoverHongKong.com
Regional Director, The Americas: Lily Shum, Convention and Exhibition Manager: Barbara Corbine