News this week:
Coinciding with the venue’s 10th anniversary, expansion work on Malaysia’s
Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre (KLCC) is officially underway. The expansion plans were first approved
in February 2011.
The designated lot for expansion will comprise of mixed commercial use
including an office tower, convention centre and retail podium. KLCC is located
in the heart of the city’s business district. The extension will provide an
additional 10,000 m2 of flexible indoor space in addition to KLCC’s existing
22,659 m2.
In 2014, a total of 1,759 events were held at the venue attracting more
than 1.97 million delegates, an 11% increase over the 1,565 events recorded in
2013. The number of events increased from 1,565 in 2013, while delegates were
up from the 1.96 million recorded in 2013.
KLCC’s general manager, Alan Pryor, commented at this year’s IMEX Frankfurt, “We are thrilled to reveal that groundwork
began in late April and we expect the expansion to be completed in 2018. For
many current clients the expansion will enable them to grow their activities
and/or events significantly. This development will also play an important part
in the future of the Centre and the events that it hosts, as such we are very
happy that the announcement of the expansion coincides with our 10th
anniversary.”
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