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Exchange Square (Hong Kong)

Exchange Square
交易廣場
HK Exchange Square.jpg
One and Two Exchange Square
General information
Type Office
Location Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′2″N 114°9′30″E / 22.28389°N 114.15833°E / 22.28389; 114.15833Coordinates: 22°17′2″N 114°9′30″E / 22.28389°N 114.15833°E / 22.28389; 114.15833
Construction started 1983
Completed 1988
Opening
  • Phases 1 & 2: 1985
  • Phase 3: 1988
Cost Whole project: US$256,410,257
Owner Hong Kong Land
Height
Roof 188 m (617 ft)
Technical details
Floor count
  • Tower 1: 52
  • Tower 2: 51
  • Tower 3: 33
Floor area Total:
130,680 m2 (1,406,628 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators
  • Towers 1 & 2: 22 + 2
  • Tower 3: 12
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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