Groundwork on the purpose-built Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s expansion at the adjacent Lot 91 is officially underway as the Centre celebrates a decade in business this year. “We are thrilled to reveal that groundwork began in late April and we expect the expansion to be completed in 2018,” shared General Manager Alan Pryor on the sideline of IMEX Frankfurt 2015.
Lot 91 will be a mixed commercial development comprising of office tower, convention centre and retail podium. The project has a prime location within KLCC Precinct and has been designed for seamless integration with the existing Centre. When operational the extension will provide an additional 10,000 sqm of flexible and multipurpose space to the KLCC’s current 22,659 sqm. This will allow the facility to comfortably accommodate larger international association meetings and concurrent events.
The KLCC’s 10th anniversary arrives on the back of a milestone 2014 with 1,759 events hosted, an 11% increase over the previous record of 1,565 in 2013. Delegate numbers were also up accordingly, to over 1.97 million against 1.96 million in 2013. The Centre has now hosted 10,408 events and welcomed over 18.1 million delegates and visitors (as at 30 April 2015), since opening in June 2005. During that time, the Centre has also contributed more than RM5.7 billion (EUR1.4 billion) in economic impact to Malaysia and provided an invaluable platform for knowledge transfer through the many high-profile events hosted.
For additional information, visit www.klccconventioncentre.com
*photo courtesy of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
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