Harbour City

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Harbour City
Chinese: 海港城
Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin: Hái Gǎng Chéng
Cantonese
Jyutping: hoi2 gong2 sing4
The southern entrance to Harbour City in October 2005
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The southern entrance to Harbour City in October 2005

Harbour City is a large shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China. It is part of a series of office blocks and hotels. It comprises four parts: Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Ocean Terminal, Ocean Centre (with 1980s retro decor), and the Gateway. The complex is located along the west side of Canton Road, stretching from the Star Ferry terminal in the south to China Hong Kong City in the north.

The mall features many branded boutiques, such as Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, 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 Hongkong Hotel 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. Two supermarket chains, Wellcome and c!ty'super, also have locations in Harbour City; the largest Hong Kong location of the latter is housed here.

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.

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