Hong Kong reiterates plans to boost MICE capacity – again

Hong Kong, 25th October: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Chief Executive, John Lee, released the latest 2023 Policy Address this week.

In terms of the convention and exhibition industry, the government continues to promise to support and promote the development of the industry. The new facilities mentioned by Lee have been long planned. AsiaWorld-Expo‘s (AWE) Phase II is well underway and the construction of new facilities in Wan Chai North have been discussed for the past decade. The Hong Kong government expects to raise the city’s total convention and exhibition capacity by 40% to 220,000 m2.