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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-02-10</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001794621</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CCAC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001794929</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CITIC Capital Acquisition LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>9/F EAST TOWER, GENESIS BEIJING</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>NO.8 XINYUAN SOUTH RD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BEIJING</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>F4</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>100027</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CHINA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Ordinary Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>5031250</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Class B ordinary shares are convertible for the Issuer's Class A ordinary shares as described under the heading &quot;Description of Securities&quot; in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236006) (the &quot;Registration Statement&quot;) and have no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities are held directly by CITIC Capital Acquisition LLC. CITIC Capital MB Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company, is the sole member and the manager, and has sole voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by CITIC Capital Acquisition LLC. CITIC Capital MB Investment Limited is managed by a board of directors comprised of four directors who may act unanimously in writing or by majority consent during a meeting.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>See Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Daniel Nussen, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-02-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
