Harbour City (Hong Kong)
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| 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 Hong Kong Hotel, 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.
History
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
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.
Cathay Pacific, Hyatt International, Dragonair[1][2] and All Nippon Airways have offices in The Gateway.[3]
In popular culture
In Top of the Lake season 2, Detective Griffin (played by Elisabeth Moss) will investigate a case in Harbour City. (Shooting was set to begin in December 2015.)[4]
References
- ↑ "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.
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Coordinates: 22°17′52″N 114°10′05″E / 22.29778°N 114.16806°E