Harbour City (Hong Kong)
Harbour City (Hong Kong)
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Harbour City | |||||||||||
Harbour City | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 海港城 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 海港城 | ||||||||||
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Harbour City | |
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General information | |
Completed | 1966, with additions and alterations 1969, 1977, 1983, 1999 zh:海港城 |
Renovated | 1986-1989, 2001-2003, 2012-2015 |
Demolished | Ocean Gallery: 1992 |
Owner | The Wharf(Holdings)Limited |
Harbour City is a large shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is part of a series of office blocks and hotels. It comprises several parts: Marco Polo Hotels, Ocean Terminal, Ocean Centre (with 1980s retro decor), the Gateway and the Pacific Club Kowloon. The complex is located along the west side of Canton Road, stretching from the Star Ferry Pier in the south to China Hong Kong City in the north.
Contents
1 History
2 Features
3 In popular culture
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
The centre is built on the site of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown, one of colonial Hong Kong's original commercial wharfage and dockside warehousing complexes. Harbour City is still owned by The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, which was formed in 1886 to operate the godown but has since grown to be a major commercial force in Hong Kong.
Features[edit]
The mall features many branded boutiques, such as Cerruti 1881, Gieves & Hawkes, Kent & Curwen, D'Urban, MCM (Mode Creation Munich), Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Shiatzy Chen, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Polo Ralph Lauren, Versace, Burberry, and Hugo Boss. The mall also has two cinemas at both ends, the Grand Ocean and the Grand Gateway; both are operated by Golden Harvest. It is home to the largest Toys "R" Us location in Hong Kong, and there is a large Lane Crawford in the Ocean Terminal portion of the mall. The outlet includes a new look and new features compared to its other stores by the group. The 3rd floor of Ocean Terminal was converted in the early 2000s into LCX, a collection of retailers targeted at younger demographics. c!ty'super, is located in Harbour City.
The Genting Hong Kong head office is in Suite 1501 of the Ocean Centre (海洋中心) building.[1]
Cathay Pacific, Hyatt International, Dragonair[2][3] and All Nippon Airways have offices in The Gateway.[4]
In popular culture[edit]
In Top of the Lake season 2, Detective Griffin (played by Elisabeth Moss) was to investigate a case in Harbour City. (Shooting was set to begin in December 2015.)[5]
References[edit]
^ "Contact Us." Genting Hong Kong. Retrieved on 11 September 2017. "Genting Hong Kong Limited Address: Suite 1501, Ocean Centre, 5 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong " - Address in Traditional Chinese: "香港九龍尖沙咀廣東道5號海洋中心1501室" - Address in Simplified Chinese: "香港九龙尖沙咀广东道5号海洋中心1501室"
^ "Hong Kong." Cathay Pacific. Retrieved on 8 September 2010.
^ "Hong Kong." Dragonair. Retrieved on 8 September 2010.
^ "ANA City offices Asia." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. "Hong Kong Office
Room 1908, Tower 6, The Gateway, 9 Canton Road, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong"
^ Shechet, Ellie (June 23, 2015). "Season 2 of Top of the Lake Will Take Place in Sydney and Hong Kong". Jezebel.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harbour City. |
- Harbour City Website
Coordinates: 22°17′52″N 114°10′05″E / 22.29778°N 114.16806°E / 22.29778; 114.16806
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