Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong)

Building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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Hopewell Centre

合和中心

Hopewell Centre in 2012

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Commercial offices
Address| 183 Queen's Road East
Town or city| Wan Chai
Country| Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°16′28.25″N 114°10′17.76″E﻿ / ﻿22.2745139°N 114.1716000°E﻿ / 22.2745139; 114.1716000
Construction started| 1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Completed| 1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Height
Roof| 222 m (728.3 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 64
Floor area| 111,000 m2 (1,190,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Gordon Wu, WMKY Limited
Structural engineer| Ove Arup & Partners
References
[1][2][3][4]
Hopewell Centre

Traditional Chinese| 合和中心
| Transcriptions

Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Hahp wòh jūng sām
Jyutping| Hap6 wo4 zung1 sam1

Hopewell Centre is a 222-metre (728-foot), 64-storey skyscraper at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The tower is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong–listed property firm Hopewell Holdings Limited, which constructed the building. Hopewell Holdings Limited's headquarters are in the building and its chief executive officer, Gordon Wu, has his office on the top floor.

## Description[edit]

Construction started in 1977 and was completed in 1980. Upon completion, Hopewell Centre surpassed Jardine House as Hong Kong's tallest building. It was also the second tallest building in Asia at the time. It kept its title in Hong Kong until 1989, when the Bank of China Tower was completed. The building is now the 20th tallest building in Hong Kong.

The building has a circular floor plan. Although the front entrance is on the 'ground floor', commuters are taken through a set of escalators to the 3rd floor lift lobby. Hopewell Centre stands on the slope of a hill so steep that the building has its back entrance on the 17th floor towards Kennedy Road. There is a circular private swimming pool on the roof of the building built for feng shui reasons because people thought the building resembled a cigarette.[5]

A revolving restaurant located on the 62nd floor, called "Revolving 66", overlooks other tall buildings below and the harbour. It was originally called Revolving 62, but soon changed its name as locals kept calling it Revolving 66. It completes a 360-degree rotation each hour. Passengers take either office lifts (faster) or the scenic lifts (with a view) to the 56/F, where they transfer to smaller lifts up to the 62/F. The restaurant is now named The Grand Buffet.

The building comprises several groups of lifts. Lobbies are on the 3rd and 17th floor, and are connected to Queen's Road East and Kennedy Road respectively. A mini-skylobby is on the 56th floor and serves as a transfer floor for diners heading to the 60/F and 62/F restaurants. The building's white 'bumps' between the windows have built in window-washer guide rails.

This skyscraper was the filming location for R&B group Dru Hill's music video for "How Deep Is Your Love," directed by Brett Ratner, who also directed the movie Rush Hour, whose soundtrack features the song. The circular private swimming pool is well visible in this music video. This swimming pool has also featured in an Australian television advertisement by one of that country's major gaming companies, Tattersall's Limited, promoting a weekly lottery competition.

The skyscraper was also featured on the cover of post-hardcore band Fugazi's 1998 album End Hits.

## Access[edit]

* MTR Wan Chai station Exit D, followed by a 5-minute walk south through Lee Tung Avenue.

## Gallery[edit]

* Hopewell Centre Lobby at 17/F

* The Grand Buffet Restaurant at 62/F

* Hopewell Centre front entrance at street level

* View of Wan Chai from Hopewell Centre in November 2006

## Privatisation[edit]

Hopewell shares shot up 31 per cent at one point, after the developer unveiled a privatisation plan worth HK$21.26 billion. The company was privatised in 2019 and its stock ticker 54 was removed from the exchange.

## See also[edit]

* List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
* List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
* List of tallest buildings
* List of buildings

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hopewell Centre". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.CTBUH+Skyscraper+Center&rft.atitle=Hopewell+Centre&rft_id=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/wd/1325&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Hopewell+Centre+(Hong+Kong)" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Emporis building ID 121026". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
3. ^ "Hopewell Centre". SkyscraperPage.
4. ^ Hopewell Centre at Structurae
5. ^ "What's the History of the Hopewell Centre?". 20 August 2015.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong.

* Building's Website
* Dru Hill's music video How Deep Is Your Love at YouTube
* Elevator Layout (Original Design)
* Elevator Layout

* v
* t
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Wan Chai District

Main borders and locations

Areas|

* Causeway Bay
* Kellett Island
* Happy Valley
* Jardine's Lookout
* Mid Levels (part)
* Stubbs Road
* Tai Hang
* Tin Hau
* Wan Chai
* Wan Chai North
* Wong Nai Chung Gap

Education|

* Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School
* Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
* French International School of Hong Kong Blue Pool Road (HQ) and Jardine's Lookout
* Hong Kong Japanese School Primary school
* St. Paul's Convent School
* Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
* Marymount Primary School
* Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School
* Hong Kong Central Library

| Closed|

* Hong Kong Sam Yuk Secondary School

|

Landmarks|

* Blue House
* Central Plaza
* China Resources Building
* Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel
* Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
* The Excelsior
* Golden Bauhinia Square
* Great George Street
* Happy Valley Racecourse
* Fire Memorial
* Harbour Centre
* Australian Consulate-General
* Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
* Hong Kong Police Headquarters
* Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
* Hopewell Centre
* Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island
* Hysan Place
* Immigration Tower
* King Yin Lei
* Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple
* Lai Tak Tsuen
* Lee Garden
* Lee Garden One
* Lockhart Road
* Mount Cameron
* Mount Nicholson
* Mount Parish
* Nam Koo Terrace
* Novotel Century Hong Kong
* Old Wanchai Market Building
* Old Wan Chai Police Station
* Old Wan Chai Post Office
* Po Leung Kuk Museum
* QRE Plaza
* Queen's Road East
* Pacific Place Phase III
* Revenue Tower
* Ruttonjee Hospital
* Shui On Centre
* Southorn Playground
* Spring Garden Lane
* St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
* Stubbs Road
* Sun Hung Kai Centre
* Times Square
* Tung Wah Eastern Hospital
* Victoria Park
* Wan Chai Heritage Trail
* Wanchai Tower
* Windsor House
* World Trade Centre Hong Kong

| Closed|

* Lee Tung Street

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Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Causeway Bay
* Exhibition Centre station
* Tin Hau
* Wan Chai

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Ferry|

* Wan Chai Pier

Society|

* Wan Chai District Council

This list is incomplete.

* v
* t
* e

Timeline of the tallest buildings in Hong Kong

* Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building (70 m) (1935)
* Bank of China Building (76 m) (1950)
* Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (91 m) (1963)
* Kiu Kwan Mansion (95 m) (1966)
* Pearl City Mansion (109 m) (1971)
* Connaught Centre (178 m) (1973)
* Hopewell Centre (216 m) (1980)
* Bank of China Tower (367 m) (1990)
* Central Plaza (374 m) (1992)
* International Finance Centre (415 m) (2003)
* International Commerce Centre (484 m) (2010)

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* t
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Queen's Road, Hong Kong

(In alphabetical order)

Queen's Road East|

|  Landmarks|

* Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel
* Hopewell Centre
* Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island
* Hung Shing Temple
* Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple
* Mount Parish
* Mount Shadwell [yue]
* Old Wan Chai Post Office
* QRE Plaza
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium
* Ruttonjee Hospital
* Sunlight Tower
* Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
* Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
* Wan Chai Market
* Wu Chung House

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Intersections|

* Amoy Street
* Anton Street
* Chuk Kui Terrace
* Gresson Street
* Kennedy Road
* Kennedy Street
* Landale Street
* Lee Tung Street
* Li Chit Street
* Lun Fat Street
* McGregor Street
* Monmouth Path
* Ship Street
* Siu Kin Lane
* Spring Garden Lane
* St. Francis Street
* Stone Nullah Lane
* Swatow Street
* Tai Wong Street East
* Tai Wong Street West
* Tai Yuen Street
* Wan Chai Road
* Wing Lok Lane
* Wing Fung Street
* Yen Wah Steps

Queensway|

|  Landmarks|

* Hong Kong Police Headquarters
* Harcourt Garden
* Pacific Place
* High Court Building
* Queensway Government Offices
* Hong Kong Park
* Lippo Centre
* Chater Garden
* Bank of China Tower

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Intersections|

* Cotton Tree Drive
* Justice Drive
* Rodney Street
* Tamar Street

Queen's Road Central|

|  Landmarks|

* Cheung Kong Center
* Bank of China Building
* HSBC Building
* Entertainment Building
* LHT Tower
* Central Market

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Intersections|

* Aberdeen Street
* Bank Street
* Battery Path
* Bonham Strand
* Chiu Lung Street
* Cleverly Street
* Cochrane Street
* D'Aguilar Street
* Douglas Lane
* Duddell Street
* Gilman Street
* Gilman's Bazaar
* Gough Street
* Graham Street
* Hillier Street
* Hing Lung Street
* Ice House Street
* Jubilee Street
* Ladder Street
* Li Yuen Street East
* Li Yuen Street West
* Lok Ku Road
* Mercer Street
* Morrison Street
* On Wo Lane
* Pedder Street
* Peel Street
* Possession Street
* Pottinger Street
* Queen Victoria Street
* Sai Street
* Theatre Lane
* Tung Man Street
* Tung Street
* Wardley Street
* Wellington Street
* Wing Kut Street
* Wing Sing Street (Duck Egg Street)
* Wing Wo Street
* Wyndham Street
* Yu Hing Lane

Queen's Road West|

|  Landmarks|

* Government Civil Hospital [yue]
* St. Louis School
* St. Peter's Seamen's Church

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* Wan Chai District
* Central and Western District

* v
* t
* e

Tallest skyscrapers in Hong Kong

Supertall skyscrapers
(over 300 metres /
984 feet)|

* International Commerce Centre
* International Finance Centre
* Central Plaza
* Bank of China Tower
* The Center
* Nina Tower
* One Island East

Skyscrapers
(over 170 metres /
558 feet)|

| Hong Kong
Island|

* Cheung Kong Center
* Highcliff
* Manulife Plaza
* Cosco Tower
* The Belcher's Towers 1–3, 5–6 & 8
* Tregunter 3
* The Summit
* Grand Promenade Towers 2–5
* Hopewell Centre
* Sun Hung Kai Centre
* Island Shangri-La
* Azura
* Three Garden Road, Central
* May House
* Island Resort Towers 1–3 & 5–8
* China Online Centre
* Conrad International Hotel
* Queensway Government Offices
* The Merton Towers 1–2
* Aigburth
* Shell Tower & RBS Tower (Times Square)
* The Centrium
* One & Two Exchange Square
* 9 Queen's Road Central
* Entertainment Building
* Lippo Centre I&II
* The Westpoint
* Standard Chartered Bank Building
* Sino Plaza
* Manhattan Heights
* AIA Central
* Three Pacific Place
* Convention Plaza Office
* Immigration Tower
* Revenue Tower
* AIA Tower
* Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. HQs building
* Jardine House
* China Resources Building
* Far East Finance Centre
* Tavistock II

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Kowloon|

* The Cullinan North & South Towers
* The Masterpiece
* Sorrento Towers 1–3 & 5–6
* Langham Place Office Tower
* The HarbourSide
* The Harbourfront Landmark
* The Arch
* Victoria Towers 1–3
* Queen's Garden Blocks A–C
* Metro Harbour View Tower 1–10
* Langham Place Hotel
* The Hermitage Towers 1-3 & 6-8

New Kowloon|

* Banyan Garden Towers 1–3 & 5–8
* Liberte Towers 1–3 & 5–8
* Enterprise Square III

New Territories|

* LOHAS Park The Capital Towers 1-3 & 5-6
* LOHAS Park Le Prestige Towers 1-3 & 5-11
* Metro Plaza Towers 1–2
* Cable TV Tower
* Bellagio Tower 6–9
* Ocean Pointe Towers 1–3
* Oscar By The Sea Towers 5–8
* Ocean Shores Towers 1–3, 5–13 & 15–17

| Lantau|

* Caribbean Coast Towers 6–12 & 15–16

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Proposed|

* The Gateway III Tower

See also: List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
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