Wing On House
Commercial offices in Central, Hong Kong
22°17′2.41″N 114°9′23.83″E / 22.2840028°N 114.1566194°E / 22.2840028; 114.1566194| Wing On House | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 永安集團大廈 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 永安集团大厦 | ||||||||||
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Wing On House (Chinese: 永安集團大廈) is a commercial building located at No. 71 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.
History
Upon its completion in 1967,[1] it was Hong Kong's tallest commercial building, with 31 storeys. It held that distinction until 1971, when it was surpassed by Pearl City Mansion.
Name
It is named after Wing On, a department stores and insurance conglomerate with a history dating back more than 100 years. Two other buildings along Des Voeux Road Central are also named after Wing On: Wing On Centre in Sheung Wan and Wing On Life Building in Central.
Features
Each floor occupies around 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2).
The building currently houses the Hong Kong Branch of Public Bank Berhad, The Law Society of Hong Kong, BOC Group Life Insurance and the local Consulate of Ghana as well as offices of Hang Seng Bank, whose old and new headquarters are next to Wing On House.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Wing On House". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ "Wing On House". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
External links
Media related to Wing On House at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by | Tallest Building in Hong Kong 1967 – 1971 | Succeeded by |
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- Glenealy (Elliot's Vale)
- Government Hill
- Tamar
- Admiralty Centre
- AIA Central
- Alexandra House
- Bank of China Building
- Bank of China Tower
- Chater House
- Cheung Kong Center
- Edinburgh Tower
- Exchange Square
- Gloucester Tower
- Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building
- Hong Kong Club Building
- HSBC Building
- International Finance Centre
- Jardine House
- LHT Tower
- Man Yee Building
- 9 Queen's Road Central
- Pacific Place
- Prince's Building
- St. George's Building
- Standard Chartered Bank Building
- Three Garden Road (Citibank Tower)
- Wing On House
- World-Wide House
- York House
| Closed/reprovisioned |
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- Court of Final Appeal Building
- High Court Building (Supreme Court Building)
- Legislative Council Complex
- PLA Building (Prince of Wales Building)
- Ching Yi To Barracks
| Bus terminuses |
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| Ferry piers |
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| MTR stations |
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- British Consulate
- Canadian Consulate
- EU Office
- Japanese Consulate
- South Korean Consulate
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Chung Hwa Travel Service)
- U.S. Consulate
- Battery Path
- Bishop's House
- Canossa Hospital
- The Cenotaph
- Former Central Magistracy
- Central Market
- Chater Garden
- China Club
- Connaught Place
- Conrad
- Old Dairy Farm Depot
- Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
- Duddell Street
- Edinburgh Place
- 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana
- Flagstaff House
- Foreign Correspondents' Club
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Former French Mission Building
- Graham Street
- Harcourt Road
- The Helena May
- HSBC lions
- Hong Kong Park
- Ice House Street
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Island Shangri-La
- Jamia Mosque
- JW Marriott Hotel
- Lan Kwai Fong
- The Landmark
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- Luk Yu Tea House
- Mandarin Oriental
- Observation Wheel
- Old Bailey Street
- Pedder Building
- Pedder Street
- Pottinger Street
- St. John's Cathedral
- St. Joseph's Church
- St. Paul's Church
- Statue Square
- Tai Kwun
- Yung Kee
- Zetland Hall
- Zoological and Botanical Gardens
| Demolished |
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| Relocated |
- Caritas Institute for Further and Adult Education (Caritas Francis Hsu College)
- Sacred Heart Canossian School
- St Joseph's College
- St. Paul's Co-educational College
This list is incomplete.
