Metro Town

Metro Town (left) and its Phase 2, Le Point (right)

Metro Town Clubhouse

Podium Garden

Metro Town Phase One, often abbreviated to Metro Town (Chinese: 都會駅), is a private residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near the MTR station in Tiu Keng Leng. It was a joint development by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation, which began in 2006.^[1][2][3]

The complex consists of four towers,^[4] each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Metro Town Tower 1 and Metro Town Tower 2 (also called Le Point), which both rise 205 metres (673 ft) and have 62 floors.^[5][6][7] The towers are tied with Four Seasons Place as the 45th-tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Towers 3 and 5 rise 188 metres (617 ft) and have 57 floors,^[8][9] standing as the 76th-tallest buildings in the city and tied in rank with One and Two Exchange Square. The entire complex was completed in 2006.^[4] Metro Town is planned to contain ten skyscrapers, but as of 2008 only the four towers of Phase One have been constructed.^[10] This first phase of the project contains 1,676 residential units.^[4]

Phase Two: Le Point

Le Point (French pronunciation: ​[lə pwɛ̃]; 城中駅) is a private housing estate belonging to Phase Two of Metro Town^[11] Its five towers (which are named "Tower 6" to "Tower 10") were jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation.^[12][13] Completed in 2008, it is comprised a total of 2,096 units.^[14]

Transportation

MTR Service

• Kwun Tong Line / Tseung Kwan O Line Tiu Keng Leng Station

Kowloon/New Territories Bus Service

New World First Bus

• 792M- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Sai Kung
• 796C- Oscar by the Sea ↔ So Uk (Sham Shui Po)
• 796S- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Ngau Tau Kok Station
• 796X- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
• 798- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) via Sha Tin
• N796- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui (Midnight Service)

Kowloon Motor Bus

• 91R- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) ↔ Clear Water Bay (Recreation Service)
• 93M- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) → Po Lam ↺ Lam Tin (Weekday Morning Special Service)

Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus Service

New World First Bus

• 692P^#- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming)→ Central (Exchange Square) (Morning Peak Hour Service)
• 694- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Siu Sai Wan Estate
• N691^#- Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) (Midnight Service)

North Lantau Island Bus Service (Airport)

CTB

• E22A- Hong Shing Garden ↔ AsiaWorld-Expo via Airport
• N29- Hong Shing Garden ↔ Tung Chung Station via Airport (Midnight Service)

p.s. # indicates the route is jointly operated with KMB.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong

References

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Coordinates: 22°18′15″N 114°15′07″E / 22.3043°N 114.2519°E / 22.3043; 114.2519