The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) won the ‘Outstanding Venue Award’ at the 2017 AFECA Asian Awards, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 6 September.
The HKCEC beating strong competitors from the region and Ms Monica Lee-Müller, MD of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML), the management company of the HKCEC, said her team was “delighted” to receive the award from the Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) and industry peers. She said: “It demonstrates our ongoing commitment to service excellence is being recognised by the industry. The award is a clear testimony of our continuous efforts in upgrading the HKCEC’s infrastructure, uplifting our service standards and driving sustainability.”
Michael Duck, executive vice-president of UBM Asia Limited, added his congratulations to the venue, from an organiser’s perspective: “The HKCEC is home to many of UBM’s most important regional and global exhibitions and so we are very demanding on excellence in our venues. The HKCEC team is definitely one of the best among our venue partners, in terms of service delivery, professionalism and dedication. Also HKCEC’s continuous commitment to sustainability helps raise industry standards.”
The HKCEC has already garnered 14 international and local awards and certificates since the beginning of 2017. HML is also the first organisation in Hong Kong to obtain the ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System certificate.
