• The Mandarin term “新加坡博览中心” is a paraphrase of the English name “Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre” (commonly known as Singapore Expo).
• Singapore Expo has 10 exhibition halls with a total floor area of around 100,000 square metres.
• Every year, it hosts an average of 600 large-scale events, and welcomes approximately six million visitors. Events include exhibitions, conferences, awards ceremonies, concerts, and banquets.
• In the late 1990s, due to the demolition of exhibition spaces in Singapore’s World Trade Centre, there was a need for an indoor venue with at least 34,000 square metres as a replacement. Singapore Expo was conceived to alleviate this shortage and host major international exhibitions.
• Construction of Singapore Expo began on 30 May 1997, and the facility was officially opened in 1999. Due to its fairly remote location and the impact of the financial crisis at the time, it was initially not well utilised. However, after the opening of the Expo MRT station in 2001, visitor numbers improved significantly.
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore Expo was used as one of the community isolation facilities from April 2020 to January 2021.

At this year’s World Food Fair held at Singapore Expo, some 220 exhibitors presented a wide range of food items. (Lianhe Zaobao, 13/9/2019)