General Information

Admission & Opening Hours

Entrance Rules for Visitors

• Visitors under age 18 will not be admitted.
• Visitors are invited to approach registration counter ar Hall 5FG to redeem name badge, and the name badge shall be presented for checking at the entrance of venue.
• The valid entrance name badge shall not be transferred to other party. The Organiser reserves the right to request for identity if required.;
• If the name badge is damaged or lost, visitor must register again for re-entry.
• No banners, buntings, flyers or publicity materials of any kind shall be displayed without prior permission from the Organiser.
• No loudhailers shall be brought into and/or used in the venue without prior permission from the Organiser.
• Visitors must not enter any restricted area without authorisation. In the event of an emergency, attendees must comply with all reasonable directions of venue security personnel.
• Persons entering into or inside the venue should not intentionally cause any obstruction to the entrance, exit, staircase, passage, district passageway, emergency exit or emergency passageway of the venue.
• Security staff at the venue may intercept or interdict persons who constitute a threat to event safety and good order for any reason, including those apparently under the influence of alcohol or drugs and those in possession of dangerous items or substances. Such persons may be denied from entry or removed from the venue.
• The Organiser reserves the right to invite any person to leave the venue if he/she fails to comply with the Entrance Rules or interrupts the programme.
• On-site shooting will be conducted in the event, content shall be used for promotion by the Organiser.

Special Arrangement on anti-epidemic measures

Precaution Rules and Regulations

• All visitors are required to wear face masks.
• Please keep your hands clean and use hand sanitizer.
• Eating or drinking, including sample tasting, are not allowed in the venue. Visitors cannot consume any food or drinks at the venue.

Inclement Weather Arrangement

Special Arrangements for Tropical Cyclone & Black Rainstorm Warning Signals

All visitors are requested to note the emergency measures under the following situations. The measures will be implemented should there be a tropical cyclone (commonly known as “typhoon”) or black rainstorm warning signal during the HKCSS Convention cum Hong Kong Social Service Expo 2023 ("the event").

1. Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) without a Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement is hoisted

   A. Within 7:00am – 12:00nn on the event day
   The venue will remain closed, until two hours after the removal of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8

   B. 12:30pm on the event day
   The event will be cancelled without any make-up arrangement

   C. Within 9:00am – 6:00pm on the event day
   The venue will be closed in two hours, and the Organiser will make an announcement in the venue to request visitors to leave the venue as soon as possible

2. Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is hoisted

   A. Within 7:00am – 12:00nn on the event day
   The venue will remain closed, until two hours after the removal of Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

   B. 12:30pm on the event day
   The event will be cancelled without any make-up arrangement

   C. Within 9:00am – 6:00pm on the event day
   The event will remain open

Other Issues

Visitors may contact the Organiser regarding their concerns of the above arrangements