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The Excelsior (Chinese: 怡東酒店) was a four-star hotel located at 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group , a member of the Jardine Matheson Group , and served as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's headquarters.
The building on the left is The Excelsior. World Trade Centre after renovation, viewed from Jaffe Road in February 2009. World Trade Centre Shopping arcade after renovation in February 2009. World Trade Centre office lobby after renovation in April 2011. The World Trade Centre is a shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay, Hong ...
Kellett Island in the Map of Hong Kong in Convention of Peking in 1860. The main buildings of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club are located on the former Kellett Island. The former island and the reclaimed land form the western boundary of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter. The southern entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel is located on the Island.
Causeway Bay as shown on a map in 1845. View of Causeway Bay, 1846 Causeway Bay in 1957. The original Causeway Bay was reclaimed and in development (in white) Causeway Bay during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. The typhoon shelter of Causeway Bay and the Tin Hau Temple reveal that the area was once a fishing town.
Causeway Road (Chinese: 高士威道; Cantonese Yale: gou1 si6 wai1 dou6) is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in Causeway Bay , it joins Yee Wo Street in the west and King's Road . It is a boundary of Eastern District and Wan Chai District .
Causeway Bay is a primary shopping district in Hong Kong [note 1] with exits from the MTR leading directly into major outlets such as Sogo and Times Square, which can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A. Unlike other MTR stations, there are three different concourses in Causeway Bay station.
The Central–Wan Chai Bypass is a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) trunk road running between Sheung Wan and Fortress Hill on Hong Kong Island.The original design consists of a 2.3 km dual three-lane tunnel running under new reclamation areas provided by the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation project, [1] and also connections to Connaught Road West flyover and Island Eastern Corridor.
The street was shown in the Plan of Victoria, Hong Kong,1866. [9] The north of it became mint and later sugar refinery, and south ice works. Great George Street as street name appeared in the Plan of the City of Victoria, Hong Kong, 1889. [10] The place remained port and industrial use until 1960s.