Central,also known as Central District,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.
Statue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central,Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century,Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a northern and a southern section. It is bordered by Connaught Road Central in the north and by Des Voeux Road Central in the south.
Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central,Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing on luxury hotels,resorts,and residences,with a total of 34 properties worldwide,20 of which it wholly or partially owns.
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.
Prince's Building is an office tower with a six-level shopping centre,known as Landmark Prince's. Located along the western side of the southern section of Statue Square in Central,Hong Kong near Central station,the building is connected to Alexandra House and Mandarin Oriental,Hong Kong by pedestrian footbridges.
Chater House is an office tower in Central,Hong Kong. Opened in March 2003,it is a part of the Hongkong Land portfolio of properties. It has a three-level retail podium,known as Landmark Chater. The building was built on the site of the former Swire House,and was named after Sir Paul Chater. The building faces streets on three sides:Chater Road,Pedder Street and Connaught Road Central.
Landmark is a commercial complex owned by Hongkong Land in Central,Hong Kong. It consists of three office towers:Gloucester Tower,Edinburgh Tower and York House. Its retail podium,Landmark Atrium,forms the core component of the LANDMARK shopping mall.
Connaught Road is a major thoroughfare on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It links Shing Sai Road in Kennedy Town to the west and Harcourt Road in Admiralty to the east.
Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central,Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west,and ends at Murray Road in the east. It divides Statue Square into a southern and a northern sections.
The General Post Office (GPO) is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. Built in 1976,it is located at Connaught Place,Central,Hong Kong. The office was adjacent to the former Star Ferry Pier,and it is adjacent to Jardine House and the International Finance Centre. The current building occupied a seafront location until 2007,since when reclamation works have led to it becoming inland.
The Central Elevated Walkway is an extensive footbridge network spanning Admiralty,Central and parts of Sheung Wan,near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
Ice House Street is a one-way street in Central,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Named after the structure previously located on it that housed the city's only source of ice,it stretches from Lower Albert Road to Connaught Road. The street is noted for several historical landmarks situated on it,most notably the Club Lusitano and the Old Dairy Farm Depot.
Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central,continues through Des Voeux Road Central,and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central.
Leigh &Orange Ltd,founded in Hong Kong in 1874,is an international architectural and interior design practice. The group has a total of 550 staff and operates through its headquarters in Hong Kong with branch offices in Shanghai,Beijing,Fuzhou and Qatar.
P&T Group,formerly known as Palmer and Turner Hong Kong,is an architectural firm in Hong Kong. It is one of the oldest architecture and engineering firms in the world,and it has designed many landmark buildings in Hong Kong,Shanghai and in southeast Asia.
The Hongkong Electric Company is one of Hong Kong's two main electricity generation companies,the other being China Light &Power. The company is owned by several companies including Power Assets Holdings,State Grid Corporation of China,Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings and Qatar Investment Authority. It was the first company to provide electricity in Hong Kong,having run continually since the 19th century.
Swire Properties Limited is a property developer,owner and operator of mixed-use,principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972,Swire Properties is a property developer in Hong Kong,and is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Including subsidiaries,it employs around 4,500 people. The company is,in turn,a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Swire Pacific Limited.
Alexandra House is an office building in Central,Hong Kong near Central station.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong–based,Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange and Bermuda Stock Exchange. The majority of its business interests are in Asia,and its subsidiaries include Jardine Pacific,Jardine Motors,Hongkong Land,Jardine Strategic Holdings,DFI Retail Group,Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group,Jardine Cycle &Carriage and Astra International. It set up the Jardine Scholarship in 1982 and Mindset,a mental health-focused charity,in 2002.
