Central Elevated Walkway | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中區行人天橋 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中区行人天桥 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Central District Pedestrian Bridge | ||||||||||||
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The Central Elevated Walkway is an extensive footbridge network spanning Admiralty,Central and parts of Sheung Wan,near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
The system was built in phases by the Hong Kong Government and various developers,such as Hongkong Land,Jardine Matheson Holdings and Shun Tak Holdings. It has escalators and staircases for access. Parts of it are air-conditioned. There is another system in Admiralty that is currently not connected to the Central system.
In the 1970s,Hongkong Land built a footbridge over Connaught Road to facilitate pedestrian access between Connaught Place (today's Jardine House),Swire House (today's Chater House) and the General Post Office. The developer also built many footbridges between its buildings which were under construction.
In the 1980s,after Exchange Square was completed,the government built a footbridge to connect to Hongkong Land's network;it ran west along the harbourfront to connect Central Piers and Shun Tak Centre. Other buildings along Queen's Road Central,such as Standard Chartered Bank Building and Central Tower,were also connected to the system.
In 1993,the Central–Mid-Levels escalator came into operation,and Hang Seng Bank Building was connected.
In 1998,the International Finance Centre and Airport Express Hong Kong station were completed and brought into the network.
After 2000,the government built a bridge between World-Wide House and Exchange Square.
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Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District,on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui,the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City,although that name is rarely used today.
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Jardine House,formerly known as Connaught Centre (康樂大廈),is an office tower in Hong Kong. The building is located at 1 Connaught Place,Central on Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Hongkong Land Limited,a subsidiary of Jardines. At the time of its completion in 1973,Jardine House was the tallest building in Hong Kong and in Asia. In 1980,the Hopewell Centre usurped the title of the tallest building in Hong Kong. The building is interconnected by the Central Elevated Walkway with buildings of Hongkong Land Limited like Exchange Square and the International Finance Centre.
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