Revenue Tower

Coordinates: 22°16′47″N 114°10′19″E / 22.27972°N 114.17194°E / 22.27972; 114.17194
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Revenue Tower 稅務大樓
Wan Chai North, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′47″N 114°10′19″E / 22.27972°N 114.17194°E / 22.27972; 114.17194
Completed1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Opening1990; 34 years ago (1990)
OwnerGovernment of Hong Kong
Height
Roof181 m (594 ft)
Technical details
Floor count49
Design and construction
Architect(s)Architectural Services Department
References
[1][2]
Revenue Tower
Hanyu Pinyin
Shuìwù Dàlóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSeui mouh daaih làuh
JyutpingSoei3 mou6 daai6 lau4

The Revenue Tower is a skyscraper located in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The tower rises 49 floors and 181 metres (594 ft) in height.[2] The building was completed in 1990.[1] The Revenue Tower, which stands as the 93rd-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space.[1] The building, along with its twin tower, the Immigration Tower, house government offices.[1] The building is unique in that it houses a sky lobby on the 38th floor; this is designed to ease vertical transportation in the tower.[2]

History

The building was originally called Wanchai Tower III. The Inland Revenue Department relocated to the tower in December 1991 from their premises at Windsor House in Causeway Bay.[3] In 1989, the opening of the Revenue Tower was projected to save the government $120 million annually in office space rental costs.[4]

Future

Tseung Kwan O New Town in order to open up the valuable Gloucester Road lands for private redevelopment.[5] Surveyors estimated then that the site could fetch up to $20 billion if the site were auctioned by the government.[6] The plan has garnered some criticism for moving government services to locations seen as less convenient.[5] An area of Tseung Kwan O on Po Yap Road, named Area 67, is already zoned to house government offices.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Revenue Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Revenue Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Inland Revenue Department 60th Anniversary" (PDF). Inland Revenue Department. December 1991: The Department moved to Revenue Tower (originally known as Wanchai Tower III)
  4. ^ "$120m rental saving on block". South China Morning Post. 11 December 1989.
  5. ^ a b Wong, Olga (28 February 2008). "Government offices may leave Wan Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b Wong, Olga (29 February 2008). "Tseung Kwan O 'suitable' for government offices". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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