Exchange Square, Hong Kong
| Exchange Square | |
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| 交易廣場 | |
One and Two Exchange Square
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′2″N 114°9′30″E / 22.28389°N 114.15833°ECoordinates: 22°17′2″N 114°9′30″E / 22.28389°N 114.15833°E |
| Construction started | 1983 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Opening |
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| Cost | Whole project: US$256,410,257 |
| Owner | Hong Kong Land |
| Height | |
| Roof | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count |
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| Floor area | Total: 130,680 m2 (1,406,628 sq ft) |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Palmer & Turner |
| Developer | Hong Kong Land |
| Main contractor | Gammon Construction |
| References | |
Exchange Square (Chinese: 交易廣場; Jyutping: gaau1 jik6 gwong2 coeng4) is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the . It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system.
Most part of the Exchange Square is owned by Hong Kong Land, with the remaining portions owned by the American Club of Hong Kong and the Government. The building has three blocks, namely, One Exchange Square, Two Exchange Square and Three Exchange Square. A shopping block known as The Forum was redeveloped as an office building in 2011-14.
The ground level houses a large-scale bus terminus, called Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus, which has a large number of bus routes bound for different areas of Hong Kong.
The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms including Credit Suisse, Bank of Montreal, Lloyd George Management, RPC, Latham & Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy and Allens Arthur Robinson. Exchange Square is also home to the consulates in Hong Kong of Argentina, Canada, Japan, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and the American Club of Hong Kong.
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