Revenue Tower

Building in Hong Kong

Revenue Tower 稅務大樓

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| No. 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai North, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°16′47″N 114°10′19″E﻿ / ﻿22.27972°N 114.17194°E﻿ / 22.27972; 114.17194
Completed| 1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Opening| 1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Owner| Government of Hong Kong
Height
Roof| 181 m (594 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 49
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Architectural Services Department
References
[1][2]
Revenue Tower

Traditional Chinese| 稅務大樓
Simplified Chinese| 税务大楼
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Shuìwù Dàlóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Seui mouh daaih làuh
Jyutping| Soei3 mou6 daai6 lau4

The Revenue Tower is a skyscraper located in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The tower rises 49 floors and 181 metres (594 ft) in height.[2] The building was completed in 1990.[1] The Revenue Tower, which stands as the 93rd-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space.[1] The building, along with its twin tower, the Immigration Tower, house government offices.[1] The building is unique in that it houses a sky lobby on the 38th floor; this is designed to ease vertical transportation in the tower.[2]

## History

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The building was originally called Wanchai Tower III. The Inland Revenue Department relocated to the tower in December 1991 from their premises at Windsor House in Causeway Bay.[3] In 1989, the opening of the Revenue Tower was projected to save the government $120 million annually in office space rental costs.[4]

## Future

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Financial Secretary John Tsang announced in 2008 that the government would study the feasibility of relocating the departments housed within the Immigration Tower, Revenue Tower, and Wanchai Tower to Kai Tak and Tseung Kwan O New Town in order to open up the valuable Gloucester Road lands for private redevelopment.[5] Surveyors estimated then that the site could fetch up to $20 billion if the site were auctioned by the government.[6] The plan has garnered some criticism for moving government services to locations seen as less convenient.[5] An area of Tseung Kwan O on Po Yap Road, named Area 67, is already zoned to house government offices.[6]

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Revenue Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
2. ^ a b c "Revenue Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
3. ^ "Inland Revenue Department 60th Anniversary" (PDF). Inland Revenue Department. "December 1991: The Department moved to Revenue Tower (originally known as Wanchai Tower III)"
4. ^ "$120m rental saving on block". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1989.
5. ^ a b Wong, Olga (28 February 2008). "Government offices may leave Wan Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
6. ^ a b Wong, Olga (29 February 2008). "Tseung Kwan O 'suitable' for government offices". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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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

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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

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* 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.

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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
* 8 Clearwater Bay Road
* 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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Government buildings in Hong Kong

Government of Hong Kong

Current|

| Central|

* Central Government Complex (Central Government Offices, Legislative Council Complex, Office of the Chief Executive)
* Former French Mission Building (Court of Final Appeal)
* Queensway Government Offices

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Local offices|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon
* Kowloon East
* Lai Chi Kok
* Mong Kok
* North District
* North Point
* Sha Tin
* Tai Hing
* Tai Po
* Tsuen Wan
* Tuen Mun
* Yuen Long

Others|

* Fire stations
* Former Kowloon British School (Antiquities and Monuments Office)
* Harbour Building
* Immigration Tower
* Post offices
* Revenue Tower
* Wanchai Tower

Residences|

* Government House
* Fanling Lodge

Former|

| Central|

* Old Central Government Offices (1847-1954)
* Former Central Government Offices (1957-2011)
* Old Supreme Court Building

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Others|

* Beaconsfield House
* Historic police buildings
* Kwun Tong
* Murray Building

Residences|

* Gate Lodge
* Mountain Lodge

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