CITIC Tower | |
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View of CITIC Tower from Kowloon
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Location | Hong Kong, China |
Coordinates | 22°16′50.51″N 114°10′1.73″E / 22.2806972°N 114.1671472°ECoordinates: 22°16′50.51″N 114°10′1.73″E / 22.2806972°N 114.1671472°E |
Completed | 1997 |
Height | |
Roof | 413 ft (126 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 33 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd |
References | |
CITIC Tower (中信大廈) is a 33-storey office building on Tim Mei Avenue, Admiralty, Hong Kong. It is the corporate headquarters of CITIC Pacific Ltd, a conglomerate publicly traded on the and listed on the Hang Seng Index, and also a subsidiary of the CITIC Group.
CITIC Tower is also the headquarters of another development partner, Kerry Group.
It is one of the participants in the nightly A Symphony of Lights (幻彩詠香江) light show on both sides of Victoria Harbour.
The tower was conceived as an equilateral triangular block with landscaped sky gardens at various levels. The architecture was designed by P&T Group. Its unique design is composed of equilateral triangles and circles.
CITIC Tower was completed in 1997 under a fast track development programme.
It borders the Tamar site in Admiralty and features a view of Victoria Harbour. At the lower levels there is a shopping mall and carpark. There is a footbridge connecting it with Admiralty Centre and MTR Admiralty Station.
Of the proposed government headquarters to be built at Tamar site, two of the taller buildings will be of similar height to CITIC Tower.