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International Plaza is the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, which opened in 1969 and closed on January 1, 2006. The owner, Hyatt Regency International, and Tandem Properties jointly announced on October 20, 2004, the redevelopment of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong into a retail-led building named “International Square”, or “iSQUARE” in English.
In June 2009, Hong Kong retail design store G.O.D. collaborated with Starbucks and created a store with a "Bing Sutt Corner" at their store on Duddell Street. It is a concept that fuses the retro Hong Kong teahouse style with the contemporary look of a coffeehouse. [20] [21] A menu posted outside a cha chaan teng in Tsuen Wan, advertising ...
The building is known for its square "hole", purportedly added for feng shui purposes. [9] [10] [11] It received a silver medal at the 1989 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards. [12] The Repulse Bay has two restaurants: The Verandah and Spices. [13]
1915 map of the Hong Kong region with Kowloon Walled City listed as "Chinese Town" at the upper right-hand corner The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory of 1898 handed additional parts of Hong Kong (the New Territories ) to Britain for 99 years, but excluded the walled city, which at the time had a population of roughly 700.
It replaced the Melcher's Building, which itself was formerly owned by Dent & Co., where the west wing of its "princely hong" headquarters was located. [7] The north wing of the hotel burned down on New Year's Day, 1926 and in 1928 the site was acquired by Hong Kong Land and Gloucester Tower constructed in 1932
The first Hong Kong location opened in Sheung Wan in 1938. It became a solely Hong Kong franchise when the Canton location closed in 1956, [1] as the Chinese government confiscated private property. [2] In Guangzhou, there is currently the Taiping Guan Restaurant. [3] Dongjiang Restaurants began running the restaurant in 2003.
The China Club opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the old Bank of China Building in Central, Hong Kong. The restaurant serves traditional Hong Kong Chinese food. The traditional Chinese breakfast of congee, crullers , and dim sum similar to those found in street stalls is served.
The compound is a declared monument since 1994 as it is one of the four oldest surviving government buildings in Hong Kong. [5] [6] The Compound and the Old Kowloon Fire Station have been re-developed into a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets and retail facilities in a project headed by architect Daniel Lin of A+T Design, opened in ...