THE new Kaohsiung Exhibition Centre (KEC) has appointed Thomas Khoo as its international consultant to help draw international events.
Khoo is a pioneer of Singapore’s exhibition industry and a veteran organiser in Asia since 1974.
KEC, funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan (MOEA) and built at a cost of NT3 billion (US$100 million), is the second Operate-Transfer MICE venue in Taiwan. The Operate-Transfer contract was secured by Uniplan Taiwan Corporation, a German-Taiwan joint venture company, and inked between MOEA and Kaohsiung Exhibition Centre Corporation, a subsidiary of Uniplan.
It will open on April 14 next year, with the Fasteners Show slated to be the venue’s first trade fair. The inaugural Taiwan International Boat Show will follow in May. KEC also has several events lined up for 2014 and 2015.
