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Rooftop slums in Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2009. Rooftop slum (Chinese: 天台屋) or penthouse slum generally refers to illegal housing on the rooftops of apartment buildings. In Hong Kong, some people are unable to afford traditional apartments and are forced to wait years for affordable public housing.
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 813), formerly Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (Chinese: 世茂集团控股有限公司), is a diversified real estate development company that specializes in property development, property investment, and hotel operations in the People's Republic of China.
The International Finance Centre Tower 2 and the International Commerce Centre are the tallest buildings in Hong Kong. In 1996, SHKP was the lead developer which had bid the sum of HK$5.5 billion to acquire the rights to develop Hong Kong's second-tallest building, the International Finance Centre .
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-story, 484 m (1,588 ft) ... Residential complex The Cullinan and W Hong Kong hotel are located alongside the ICC. Taken in ...
The group was founded in 1957 by Mr. Young Chi Wan (Chinese: 楊志雲) [3] after taking over the Spanish Catholic Missions-owned hotel property on Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1970. It was also a member of Hang Seng Index Constituent Stocks (blue-chip stocks) from 1974 to 1996. [4]
The International Finance Centre (abbreviated as IFC) is a skyscraper and integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.. A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers (1 IFC and 2 IFC), the IFC mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, respectively. 2 IFC is the second-tallest building in Hong Kong at a height of ...
Regal Constellation Hotel, a large property near Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario built in 1962. The hotel consisted of two 15 floor towers, a six-storey atrium, a Chinese restaurant and 90,000 square feet (8,400 m 2) of convention space.
According to 2012 estimates by Barclays Capital, Sun Hung Kai, Cheung Kong and Henderson Land Development together provide an estimated 54 percent of the 20,398 private housing units to be launched in Hong Kong as at 2012. [10] Hong Kong-based consolidated turnover figures and reference periods in parentheses. ('Interim' indicates 6 months ...