PRESS RELEASE

21 February 2012

PERFORMANCE, INNOVATION & CREATIVE VALUE-ADDS FROM

KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE

MELBOURNE, 21 February 2012 – The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre)

Malaysia’s premier convention and exhibition venue, has kicked off 2012 with new signature

experiences to further enhance its value proposition to meeting and event planners.

The Centre enjoyed a successful 2011 with a 15% growth in the number of events held,

attracting approximately 1.7 million delegates and visitors to over 1,340 events. This brings

the number of visitors to, and events held at, the Centre since it opened in June 2005, to

more than 12 million and 5,203 respectively, and a total economic impact contribution of

RM3.6 billion (AUD1.1 billion).

“It is this understanding of, and being responsive to, the changing business environment and

in turn, clients’ needs, with flexible, innovative and creative value-adds, complemented by

our on-going commitment to quality; be it in F&B, overall service or facilities and amenities,

that have contributed to the Centre’s ascend to become the country’s and one of the Asia

Pacific region’s leading convention facilities,” said Datuk Peter Brokenshire, General

Manager, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

The Signature offerings and experiences on offer include TenOnCall PLUS,

Complimentary Wi-Fi access, 5-Star Banqueting, DCPs with a Difference and its unique

Cultural Showcase to name but a few!

TenOnCall PLUS incorporates 3 separate function areas with dedicated free-flow lifestyle

cuisine and beverages throughout the meeting duration. The meetings spaces vary in size

and offer different but unique environments featuring attributes such as natural lighting, free-

flow cuisine, butler on-call service, complimentary Wi-Fi and business services.

The Centre welcomes clients to experience its 5-Star Banqueting signature experience.

Packaged to provide an exclusive ambience coupled with highly customised menus

combined with top-notch service, unique decor, props and sophisticated place settings in an

iconic environment.

Like no other Daily Conference Package (DCP) in town the newly-enhanced “DCPs with a

Difference” will offer unrivalled complimentary valued adds with a focus on best-in-class

audio and visual support.

The well-received complimentary Cultural Showcase offered to regional and international

conferences at the Centre has been further enhanced to incorporate henna-painting and

Chinese calligraphy to the existing six elements i.e. batik-painting, pewter-smithing, songket-

weaving, basket-weaving, gamelan and wood-carving. In addition, 10 complimentary tickets

to the Sky Bridge of the Iconic PETRONAS Twin Towers are incorporated into this signature

experience.

Complimentary Wi-Fi services have also been extended to Levels 3 and 4, and other

designated areas in the Centre.

And come mid-June this year (2012), the Centre will have an additional 2,700sq m of

exhibition space with the opening of Lot 195 located adjacent to the Centre. Lot 195 will be

inaugurated at the 25th World Gas Conference 2012 which Malaysia hosts from 4 – 8 June.

The Centre’s marketability to global audiences will also be further enhanced following the

recent launch of the ‘Malaysia’s Iconic Experience in Kuala Lumpur’ (MIEKL) by the Kuala

Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) precinct owner and developer, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad.

MIEKL aims to promote the KLCC precinct as a one-stop hub for work, play, visit, shop and

to live, and encompasses 11 attractions comprising the Centre, PETRONAS Twin Towers,

KLCC Park, Dewan Philharmonic PETRONAS, Galeri PETRONAS, Petrosains, Suria KLCC,

Aquaria KLCC, Traders Hotel, Impiana Hotel and Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The Centre continues to enjoy the custom of the local Australian business community and

Australian High Commission. In return, last year (2011) it was pleased to support the

Queensland Flood Relief Fundraiser organised by the Malaysian-Australian Business

Council (MABC) as a venue sponsor to help those affected by the worst floods to ever hit the

Australian state and Australia’s 2012 National Day Celebration.

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For further information, please contact: Datuk Peter Brokenshire Desiree Ann OR Charles Chaplin General Manager TQPR (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Tel: +603 2092 4300 Tel: +603 2333 2888 Fax: +603 2092 5972 Fax: +603 2333 2882 Email: desireeann@tqpr.com or Email: info@klccconventioncentre.com charlesc@tqpr.com NOTE TO EDITOR

About the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) is a component of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) and is managed and operated by Convex Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture company between KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd and AEG Ogden Pty Ltd, Australia. A winner of numerous awards including the Business Destinations Travel Awards 2011 for Best Congress & Convention Centre, Asia; TTG Travel Awards 2011 for ‘Best Convention & Exhibition Centre’; Meeting Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) 2011 for ‘Best Use of Budget (Bronze)’; CEI Industry Award 2009; and TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2007 and 2008 for ‘Best Convention & Exhibition Centre in Asia’; The Centre is a wholly-owned facility of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Sdn Bhd which in turn, is owned by KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). The Centre has ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications, EarthCheck Bronze status (environment) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Certification (HACCP) recognition, the international food safety system for international convention facilities and five-star hotels. It is also the first in Asia; and one of only 12 AIPC centres worldwide, to receive the ‘Gold’ AIPC Quality Standards certification. The Centre, comprising of two auditoria (seating 3,000 and 500 respectively), 9,710 sq metres of Exhibition Halls, a Grand Ballroom which seats 2,000 diners, a Banquet Hall for 500, a Conference Hall for 1,800 and 20 other meeting rooms, provides 20,059 sq metres of function space in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

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