Dome

Pathway between enclosure all on the right and the tower area, with pergola arching overhead; One of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings. The 1994-1997 expansion of the venue was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM. This was built on an artificial island and juts out towards the harbor. It served as the site of the Hong Kong handover ceremony, which signified the end of British colonial rule. HKCEC made a second expansion during 2006-2009. Upon completion, the HK$1.4 billion expansion added 19,400 sqm to the HKCEC, bringing the total exhibition space to nearly 83,000 sqm and total rentable function space to over 92,000 sqm. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/18/2013)