Hong Leong Building

Commercial offices in Raffles Quay, Singapore

Hong Leong Finance Building

丰隆大厦

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Commercial offices
Architectural style| Modernism
Location| 16 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048581
Coordinates| 1°16′53″N 103°51′03″E﻿ / ﻿1.281308°N 103.850939°E﻿ / 1.281308; 103.850939
Completed| 1976
Height
Roof| 158 m (518 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 45
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Swan and Maclaren
References
[1][2]

Hong Leong Finance Building (Chinese: 丰隆大厦) is a high-rise office skyscraper in the central business district of Singapore. This is the flagship building of Hong Leong Holdings Limited. It is located on 16 Raffles Quay, in the zone of Raffles Place.

It is just next to the historic Lau Pa Sat Market. There are many skyscrapers near the building, such as One Raffles Quay, 6 Raffles Quay,[3] Robinson Towers, John Hancock Tower, and AIA Tower, all of which are less than 100 metres away.[4] With 45 floors of office space (parking levels from 4 to 7) and one basement level consisting of shops and a cafeteria, the building stretches 158.0 metres above ground.

Hong Leong Finance Building currently houses the Embassy of Panama on the 41st floor and the Embassy of Norway on the 44th floor.

## History

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Hong Leong Building was designed by Swan and Maclaren, and was completed in 1976. Other firms involved in the development include Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Private Limited, and Knight Frank.

### Tremors

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In March 2007, about 5000 workers were evacuated from the building, after they felt some tremors. They were caused by two earthquakes in Sumatra, Indonesia. Some people complained of headaches and dizziness while others vomited. Most of these complaints originated from those working at the higher floors of the building. Several businesses operating at the building were disrupted after the evacuation.[5]

## Tenants

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Office tenants include Hong Leong Group Singapore Holding, Hawksford, etc. Ground floor tenants include Maybank and Watsons .

* Hong Leong Finance Building

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Singapore
* CapitaLand
* Shenton Way
* Tanjong Pagar

## References

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1. ^ "Emporis building ID 106416". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "Hong Leong Building". SkyscraperPage.
3. ^ "Asia Travel : Map of Hong Leong Building (S) 048581". StreetDirectory. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
4. ^ "Hong Leong Building is a place in Singapore on the Map of Singapore". SGPageNation. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
5. ^ "Evacuees at Hong Leong Building experience dizziness, vomiting". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

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