With flourishing trade and burgeoning demand for event space, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is ideally placed to reinforce its own - and the city's - reputation for holding flawlessly run, cost-effective events of every size.
To ensure each aspect of the complex organisation, planning and support operations run smoothly for visitors and exhibitors alike, HKCEC will be recruiting for about 20 key positions. The openings will be in departments such as event planning and co-ordination, food and beverage (F&B), engineering, management information systems and housekeeping.
The priority is to attract candidates eager to immerse themselves in a fast-paced, challenging business that will inspire them to think innovatively and find effective solutions.
'Our business is special,' says Terry Kwan Chun-kit, HKCEC director of human resources and administration. 'We hold more than 1,000 events annually for local and international clients. People are understandably quite interested in joining us to learn and experience our line of business.'
He notes that the scope and style of work requires employees to be committed and to take the initiative. In doing so, he adds, they can learn much more about their specific disciplines than they would elsewhere.
For instance, HKCEC's 300 F&B staff cater for dine-in customers at the seven on-site outlets, and also for conferences, banquets and concerts. The facility team is responsible for the upkeep of the 306,000 square metres of space, while setting up meeting venues and attending to requirements for all conferences and exhibitions.