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The site was originally occupied by the eastern part of the old City Hall, which had been built in 1869.The western part of the City Hall was demolished in 1933 to make way for the 3rd generation of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, while the eastern part was demolished in 1947 to make way for the Bank of China Building.
The building was initially built by the Hong Kong Branch of the Bank of China; its Garden Road entrance continues to display the name "Bank of China", rather than BOCHK. The top four and the bottom 19 stories are used by the Bank, while the other floors are leased out.
The Church of Christ in China Hop Yat Church 合一堂 1926 Tsim Sha Tsui: The Peninsula Hong Kong: 1928 Tsim Sha Tsui: Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong 1929 Diocesan Boys' School: 1929 Mongkok/ Ho Man Tin: Shum Residence (General House, Hip Wai House, & Shum Ancestral Hall)(上將府主樓) 1932 Mixed
The building was inaugurated by HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on 2 November 1869 on his visit to the colony. [5] [6] The land was acquired by the Hong Kong Bank in 1933 for its third generation headquarters, so that the western part of City Hall was pulled down. The remaining part was demolished in 1947 to make way for the Bank of China ...
The China Club opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the old Bank of China Building in Central, Hong Kong. The restaurant serves traditional Hong Kong Chinese food. The traditional Chinese breakfast of congee, crullers , and dim sum similar to those found in street stalls is served.
Hong Kong's best-known building is probably I. M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. The building attracted heated controversy from the moment its design was released to the public, which continued for years after the building's completion in 1990. The building was said to cast negative feng shui energy into the heart of Hong Kong due to the building's ...
Bank Street, with Bank of China Building on the left, HSBC Building on the right and Former French Mission Building in front HSBC Building (second generation) at the corner of Queen's Road Central and Wardley Street, c. 1908. Bank Street (Chinese: 銀行街) is a short street in Central, Hong Kong. It links Des Voeux Road Central to Queen's ...
Bank of China Building, Shanghai, former headquarters of Bank of China; Bank of Communications Building, Shanghai; Bank of Shanghai Headquarters, Shanghai; Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, which is headquarters of Bank of China and was the tallest building in Asia when built; Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building, Hong Kong; HSBC Building (Hong ...