The Bauhinia Room represents an exciting new opportunity for customers planning to host banquets or corporate functions, weddings or private receptions. A dedicated function room remarkable for its elegance and versatility, the Bauhinia Room combines an intimate atmosphere with an open and spacious feel, boasting a ceiling height of 4.8 metres at the apex and dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the Victoria Harbour.

Capable of being adapted to the needs of as many as thirty tables, the Bauhinia Room can also be subdivided into smaller spaces to fit the size of any group. Backed up by a superbly equipped kitchen staffed by experts in both Chinese and Western cuisine, the Bauhinia Room offers everything to add that touch of class to your banquet or reception.

It's official --again. The HKCEC has been voted "Asia Pacific's Leading Conference Centre 2002" at the 9th World Travel Awards, an event that has been described as the 'Oscars' of the World Tourism and Travel Industry. With nominees determined by votes received from over 500,000 frontline agents and 80,000 travel agencies worldwide, becoming a finalist is in itself a prestigious accomplishment. For the HKCEC to win the award outright suggests that the Centre truly is consistently attaining standards of facilities and service that are unable to be matched elsewhere in the hemisphere.

Working together with local interests from within the exhibition industry, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council has come up with a topical and attractive new brochure promoting Hong Kong as the ideal trade fair location in Asia. Titled 'Hong Kong - First Choice in Asia for International Trade Fairs', the brochure includes a host of useful information for both organisers and exhibitors, and highlights the many ways in which Hong Kong holds important competitive edges over rival trade fair destinations. The brochure will be available in April.

Managing space is one of the HKCEC's specialties, an ability which has been significantly enhanced by the recent acquisition of the latest space innovation-retractable telescopic seating. Installed in Hall 3, this remarkable technology allows for whole sections of seating to be swiftly and silently removed at the touch of a button, creating a versatile and flexible space that can be adapted according to the individual needs of users. With seating up to 3,200, the new seating system can quickly and efficiently transform the Hall 3 into multipurpose meeting or entertainment space and allow organisers to quickly design their creative layout.

What better way of using space creatively than going al fresco? The Centre's latest entertainment venue is its Skyway outdoor area, located on the roof of the Atrium and with nothing but the sky for ceiling. Elegantly finished with stone flooring, careful planting and soft lighting for evening receptions, Skyway is an ideal spot for combining a pre-event cocktail or welcome speech within an unusual open-air location high above Victoria Harbour. Able to accommodate up to two hundred guests, Skyway looks set to become a favoured meeting place with its own unique ambience.