Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong

Ocean Terminal

Exterior view
Location Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Opening date 22 March 1966
Developer The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
No. of stores and services 114
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 2 million square feet (includes Harbour City floor area)
No. of floors 4
Website http://www.oceanterminal.com.hk/
Ocean Terminal entrance, 1996
Atrium
A cruise ship approaching the harbour

Ocean Terminal (Chinese: 海運大廈) is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

History

The location of Ocean Terminal was once a wharf pier (Kowloon Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon Wharf and Godown) on the west shore of Tsim Sha Tsui. Rebuilt and enlarged for use as a cruise terminal, it also served as a multi-story shopping centre. Ocean Terminal opened on 22 March 1966, signifying the increasing wealth of Hong Kong. Costing HK$70 million, its 112 shops made it "the largest shopping centre" in Hong Kong.[1]

It was re-branded together with nearby buildings of the Wharf as Harbour City. Ocean Terminal is now owned by The Wharf (Holdings) Limited.

Heavy transport

The annual berth utilisation rate of Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, which offers two berths accommodating vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes, rose to 76% last year from 71% in 2003. Between 2001 and 2005, some 11 cruise vessels had to berth mid-stream and at container terminals because Ocean Terminal could not meet market demand.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dale Lu, Gordon; Mathews, Gordon; Lui, Tai-Lok (2001). Consuming Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 33–34. ISBN 962-209-546-1.

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Coordinates: 22°17′42″N 114°10′01″E / 22.295058°N 114.166817°E