Harbour City is a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui , Kowloon , Hong Kong. It occupies the lower levels of a series of office blocks and hotels, comprising several parts: Marco Polo Hotels , Ocean Terminal , Ocean Centre, the Gateway and the Pacific Club Kowloon. The complex is located along the west side of Canton Road , stretching from Star House and the Star Ferry Pier in the south to China Hong Kong City in the north.
23-711: Harbour City may refer to: Harbour City (Hong Kong) , a shopping centre Harbor City, Los Angeles , the community in Los Angeles Harbour City tram stop , a tram stop in Greater Manchester Kaohsiung , nicknamed "the harbour city" for having the biggest port in Taiwan Nanaimo , British Columbia, officially called "The Harbour City" Sydney , nicknamed "the Harbour City" Harbor City Capital,
46-479: A 500-room serviced apartment (Gateway Apartments), a private club (Pacific Club) and 2,000 parking spaces. The complex was a redevelopment of the existing Kowloon Wharves and completed in multiple phases. The earliest portion, Ocean Terminal , was completed in 1966 as a shopping centre with a passenger terminal servicing cruise ships. The entire complex gradually took shape throughout the 1980s. Due to its size and number of shops, approximately 300,000 people visit
69-421: A Florida-based alternative investment firm employing George Santos during 2020–2021 See also [ edit ] Harbour Town Harbor Town Harbour Centre [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
92-663: A cinema, the Grand Ocean, operated by Golden Harvest . It is home to the largest Toys "R" Us location in Hong Kong, and there is a large Lane Crawford in the Ocean Terminal portion of the mall. The 3rd floor of Ocean Terminal was converted in the early 2000s into LCX, a collection of retailers targeted at younger shoppers. c!ty'super is located in Harbour City. In Top of the Lake season 2, Detective Griffin (played by Elisabeth Moss )
115-602: A largely successful business partnership in Hong Kong, although the firm's Hong Kong Milling Company (aka Rennie's Mill ) failed in 1908 and resulted in the suicide of Albert Rennie . In 1886, he helped Patrick Manson establish Dairy Farm , and he entered the Legislative Council that same year, taking the place of F.D. Sassoon . Also in 1886 Chater established Kowloon Wharf and Godown, predecessor of The Wharf (Holdings) . In 1889, he established Hongkong Land with James Johnstone Keswick . Hong Kong Land commenced
138-443: Is developed and owned by The Wharf (Holdings) Limited group. The mall covers an area of approximately 2 million square feet, including 70 restaurants, 1 large cinema, an art gallery, observation deck and about 450 retail stores. The office portion of Harbour City covers an area of 4.6 million square feet spread across 10 commercial buildings. The total area of the complex is 8.41 million square feet, which includes three luxury hotels,
161-836: The Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth in Calcutta, which runs a home for Armenian elderly, named The Sir Catchick Paul Chater Home. He was interred at the Hong Kong Cemetery . Chater's wife lived in Marble Hall as a life tenant until her death in 1935. Ownership then passed to the government. It became "Admiralty House" – the official residence of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and was commandeered by Japanese during their occupation . It accidentally burned down in 1946, and
184-741: The Hong Kong Cricket Club 1st XI, and was a thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. He reportedly never missed the weekly races at the Happy Valley Racecourse in 60 years. He set up the Chater Stable in Hong Kong in 1872 that won many races at Happy Valley. The Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup , the Group One third leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown , is named in his honour. In 1896, Chater joined government ranks when he
207-512: The coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, Chater presented a statue in bronze of the King to Hong Kong, executed by George Edward Wade and unveiled at Statue Square in 1907. In 1904, Chater single-handedly financed the construction of St. Andrew's Church . Some titles and positions held by Chater: In May 1923, Chater, then treasurer of the University of Hong Kong, made a donation of $ 250,000 to
230-611: The land reclamation project under the Praya Reclamation Scheme in 1890. Persuaded by the suggestion of temporary councillor Bendyshe Layton that Hong Kong should have electricity, they secretly acquired an old graveyard in Wan Chai, where they built one of the earliest power stations in the world. In 1890, the Hongkong Electric Company went into production. Chater was enthusiastic in two sports: He played for
253-447: The bank, and traded gold bullion and land on his own account. He took sea-bed soundings at night in a sampan and was thus instrumental in plotting the reclamation of Victoria Harbour . He is credited with a pivotal role in the colonial government's success in acquiring lands then held by the military, at a cost of two million pounds sterling. In 1868, he and Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody formed brokerage company Chater & Mody ,
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#1732845646972276-512: The collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art ) are known to have survived. Chater's nephew (Anna's son) Gregory Paul Jordan was instrumental in developing medical services and education in Hong Kong and in the founding of the University of Hong Kong . He was its second vice-chancellor. On the occasion of the 171st anniversary of Paul Chater's birth, a bust of Paul Chater was unveiled at
299-517: The entrance of the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry pier. Harbour City is built on the site of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown , one of colonial Hong Kong's original commercial wharfage and dockside warehousing complexes. Harbour City is still owned by The Wharf (Holdings) Limited ( 九龍倉集團 ), or Wharf ( 九倉 ) in short, a company founded in 1886 in Hong Kong. The company's original business
322-437: The government buildings occupied the site since its demolition in 1953. Government residences named 'Chater Hall Flats' are today located on the site of Marble Hall. Chater amassed a large collection of historical pictures and engravings relating to China which he gifted to the colony. The Chater Collection was subject to a work by its curator, James Orange, in 1924, at which time the collection stood at 430 items. Its backbone
345-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harbour_City&oldid=1133878035 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Harbour City (Hong Kong) Harbour City is the largest shopping centre in Hong Kong. It
368-540: The shopping centre during the weekends, including local residents and tourists from mainland China and abroad. Over 60,000 people also work in the office buildings above the shopping centre. The mall has a small venue for performances and exhibitions. Every Saturday and Sunday, the mall invites bands and local musicians to perform in their "Music in the City" event. There is usually a festive atmosphere during Christmas and Lunar Year Festivals, with decorations mainly located near
391-592: The university at a time critical to its survival. In 1924/25, Chater made the single biggest donation to any institution or organisation whilst still alive, donating 1.1 million Rupees to his alma mater, the desperately struggling La Martiniere College, thus allowing it to avoid certain closure. To honour his contribution to the school, Sir Paul Chater's name was included in the school prayer. Chater died in 1926, and bequeathed Marble Hall and its entire contents, including his unique collection of porcelain and paintings, to Hong Kong. The remainder of his estate went to
414-497: Was a prominent British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong , whose family roots were in Calcutta , India. Chater was born Khachik Pogose Astwachatoorean ( Armenian : Խաչիկ Պօղոս Աստուածատուրեան ) in Calcutta , British India, one of thirteen offspring of Armenian parents, Miriam and Chater Paul Chater. His father was a member of the Indian civil service . Chater
437-520: Was appointed to the Executive Council , and served there until 1926, the year of his death. He was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours , receiving the accolade in person from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October that year. In 1901, Chater constructed a very fine home with imported European marble at 1, Conduit Road, Hong Kong which he named ' Marble Hall '. Therein, he housed his collection of fine porcelain. To commemorate
460-712: Was in running wharfage and dockside warehousing, and it was originally known as The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, limited and founded by Sir Paul Chater . The company adopted its current name in 1986. The current major holder of the company is Wheelock & Co. , which was formed in 1886 to operate the godown but has since grown to be a major commercial force in Hong Kong. The mall features many branded boutiques, such as Cerruti 1881, Gieves & Hawkes , Kent & Curwen, D'Urban, MCM ( Mode Creation Munich ), Louis Vuitton , Salvatore Ferragamo , Shiatzy Chen , Prada , Yves Saint Laurent , Polo Ralph Lauren , Versace , Burberry , and Hugo Boss . The mall also has
483-709: Was orphaned at the age of seven, and he gained entry into the La Martiniere College in Calcutta on a scholarship. In 1864, he moved to Hong Kong from Calcutta and lived with the family of his sister Anna and her husband, the Armenian-born Jordan Paul Jordan (1820–1875). In the early days in Hong Kong, he was an assistant at the Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan . Later, with the aid of the Sassoon family , he set up business as an exchange broker, resigned from
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#1732845646972506-664: Was the collection of Wyndham Law of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, and included oil paintings, watercolours, sketches, prints and photographs, most of which are based on landscape scenes of the South China trading ports in the 18th and 19th centuries, and of British activities in China. The Chater Collection was dispersed and largely destroyed during the Japanese occupation , and only 94 pieces (now an important part of
529-601: Was to investigate a case in Harbour City. (Shooting was set to begin in December 2015.) This article about a Hong Kong building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This retail business article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Kowloon -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paul Chater Sir Catchick Paul Chater KBE CMG Kt ( Armenian : Խաչիկ Փոլ Չաթեր ; Chinese : 遮打 ; 8 September 1846 – 27 May 1926)
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