Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong has compiled some of the city’s most interesting and impressive off-site venues and event spaces into a new book:
 
Best for…Ocean adventures
The aqua luna is a wooden junk that is a high-end charter option (at very reasonable prices) with Chinese-inspired furnishings and high-quality wooden floors. Downstairs is a glass-covered area while upstairs is open air with luxury lounges. The boat can go as far afield as required although the most popular routes include Hong Kong Harbour for the Symphony of Lights show and journeys around the island. aqua luna can take 80 guests at a time and packages start from US$1,200 for cocktails and US$2,500 for dinners.
www.aqualuna.com.hk
 
Best for…Grand events
The Unesco-listed Bethanie, built in 1875, is one of the city’s prettiest building complexes. It has a colourful colonial past having been used at various times as a sanatorium by its French missionary founders, a dairy farm and commercial print shop. It is now run by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and is great for functions, launches and mini concerts. Three venues are on offer – the Bethanie Chapel has views of The Peak and the sea and there are two other 150-seat performance spaces.
www.hkapa.edu
 
Best for…Water events
Two of the most colourful Chinese junks available for tours on Victoria Harbour are the Phoenix and Noble House, operated by Water Tours. These regular tourist boats do daily tours around the harbour, but they are also available for charter. These double-decker boats are popular with regional corporate groups and are perfect for staff outings, business meetings and aqua-themed product launches. There is enough space for live bands and dining options.
www.watertours.com.hk
 
Best for…Sky adventures
Piloting a Boeing 737 is probably not an option for most incentive groups, but at the Flight Experience in Hong Kong groups can still use a flight simulator that will help test leadership skills under stress. The simulators are modelled on the same equipment that airline pilots train on, although no experience is necessary. Programmes range from a 30-minute orientation to a 90-minute flight and the maximum group size is 18 people.
www.flightexperience.com.hk
 
Best for…Restored glory
Hong Kong’s newest venue is 1881 Heritage, which is the site of the former Marine Police Headquarters. The restored development is 120 years old although the branded shops and restaurants make it look like it could have been built last week. The complex has many spaces that can be used for events including the Grand Piazza and venues on the Landscape Deck. The highlight is Hullett House, the designer hotel with a courtyard and unique outdoor space bordered by red lanterns.
www.hulletthouse.com

Best for…Wine tastings
Just 15 minutes from central Hong Kong is the Crown Wine Cellars private members club and event space. This former bunker complex from WWII has been converted into a wine cellar and tasting centre that can be used for receptions and wine tastings (of course). There are three main areas, a conservatory that seats up to 38 people for dinner, a main reception room 20 metres underground that can seat 60 people and a private library that can take 20 people. The area was declared a Unesco Heritage Site in 2007.
www.crownwinecellars.com

To get your free copy of The Black Book by MEHK, and to learn more about other event spaces available in Hong Kong, visit www.mehongkong.com