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Reply Serial No.
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CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO
INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION
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CEDB(CIT)089
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Question Serial No.
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3064
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Head:
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152 Government Secretariat: Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch)
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Subhead (No. & title):
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Question:
Regarding the use of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and its extension:
(a) What are the numbers of local exhibitions held at the HKCEC and its extension in the past three years, i.e. from 2007 to 2009, and what are the utilisation rates?
(b) What are the numbers of local exhibitions organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council at the HKCEC and its extension in the past three years, i.e. from 2007 to 2009, and what are the numbers of those by private exhibition organisers?
Asked by: Hon. NG Margaret
Reply:
(a) The numbers of local exhibitions held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and its extension (including the Atrium Link Expansion (ALE)) and utilisation rates1 are as follows:
Year
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Number of exhibitions
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Average monthly utilisation rate (%)
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Utilisation rate during peak seasons (%)
(average utilisation rate for April and October )
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2007
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105
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53.87
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102.53 2
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2008
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111
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56.17
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107.24 2
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2009
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109
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48.60
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84.97
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1 The utilisation rates are calculated on the basis of the total dedicated exhibition spaces of HKCEC. Before completion of ALE, the relevant area was 46,296 square metres. From April 2009 onwards after the opening of the ALE, the relevant area increased to 65,874 square metres.
2 Utilisation rates exceeding 100% suggest that the dedicated exhibition spaces are inadequate to meet demands, and non-exhibition spaces such as meeting rooms and foyers were used for relevant trade fairs.
(b) The numbers of local exhibitions organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and other private exhibition organisers at HKCEC and its extension (including the ALE) are as follows:
Year
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Number of exhibitions organised by HKTDC
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Number of exhibitions organised by private exhibition organisers
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2007
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27
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78
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2008
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27
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84
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2009
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30
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79
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Signature
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Name in block letters
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MISS YVONNE CHOI
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Post Title
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Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)
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Date
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18.3.2010
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