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12-697: Its head office is the Far East Finance Centre  [ zh ; zh-yue ] in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island . On the mainland it has offices in Beijing , Jinan , Nanjing , and Shenzhen . China Everbright Holdings , a Chinese state-owned enterprise based in Hong Kong, took over a listed company in Hong Kong in 1993 ( Newfoundland International  [ zh ] Chinese : 寧發國際有限公司 , incorporated in 1961) and injected part of

24-562: A gold-coloured bell that was used for timekeeping at Wellington Barracks . The area was developed as a military area by the British military in the 19th century. They built the Wellington Barracks, Murray Barracks , Victoria Barracks and Admiralty Dock at the site. Following the urbanisation of the north shore of Hong Kong Island, the military area split the urban area. The Hong Kong Government tried many times to get

36-499: Is a small urban park in Admiralty, Hong Kong , constructed in the mid-1990s. To the east of the park is the Hong Kong Police Headquarters while to the west is Admiralty bus station. Like the adjacent Harcourt Road , the park is named for Admiral Cecil Harcourt , de facto governor of Hong Kong from September 1945 to June 1946. The park is on land reclaimed from Victoria Harbour in 1863. As part of

48-529: The 2014 Hong Kong protests (aka "Umbrella Revolution"), substantial tracts of the area were occupied by suffragists, who dubbed it Umbrella Square . Admiralty was also a focal point in the 2019 Hong Kong extradition law protests . Buildings in Admiralty consist primarily of office buildings, government buildings, shopping malls and hotels. There are also several parks in the area: Hong Kong Park , Tamar Park and Harcourt Garden . The main development of

60-604: The Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong . It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District , bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north. The name of Admiralty refers to the former Admiralty Dock in the area which housed a naval dockyard . The dock was later demolished when land was reclaimed and developed northward as the naval base HMS  Tamar . The Cantonese name, Kam Chung ( 金鐘 ), lit. "Golden Bell", refers to

72-472: The Sha Tin to Central Link. The garden now has a clock tower, new entrances to the station and several art pieces. As of 2020, the park has been reopened after the construction directly below the site for the extension of Admiralty station . This expansion houses the terminus platforms of the new MTR South Island line (East) and Sha Tin to Central Link . The MTR has refurbished the garden and moved it to

84-889: The area in recent years has been the development of the Tamar site into the Central Government Complex , which started operating in 2011. Facing Victoria Harbour , the complex houses the Office of the Chief Executive , the Legislative Council Complex and the Central Government Offices. As one of the main financial areas in Hong Kong, there are plenty of Grade-A commercial buildings in Admiralty including: Cheung Kong Centre II Queensway and Harcourt Road are

96-463: The group's business into the listed company. In 2012, vice-chairman Li Xueming resigned, following rumour on his true name and identity as the elder brother of arrested government officials Bo Xilai . In 2017, Everbright Greentech ( SEHK :  1257 ) was split from the company. Admiralty, Hong Kong Admiralty ( 金鐘 ; Gāmjūng ) is the eastern extension of the central business district (adjacent to, but separate from, Central ) on

108-574: The land from the British military to connect the two urban areas, but the military refused. It was not until the 1970s that the land was gradually returned to government and changed to commercial buildings and gardens. The Admiralty station of the MTR was built on the former site of the Hong Kong dockyards which was built in 1878 and demolished in the 1970s. After its completion, the area became increasingly known as Admiralty, rather than Central. During

120-695: The large naval and military installations that dominated this area until the 1970s and 1980s, this site was formerly occupied by the Wellington Battery and the Military Hospital, all associated with the Wellington Barracks . The adjacent military arsenal is recalled in the name of Arsenal Street. In 2013 to 2018, the garden was closed due to the expansion of Admiralty station for the South Island Line and

132-480: The major roads in the area. Both roads run from west to east and connect Central to Wan Chai . Other streets include Rodney Street and Tim Mei Avenue . Trams are running across Admiralty along Queensway. Most of the buildings of the area are connected through the Central Elevated Walkway , an extensive footbridge network which extends to the western part of Central. The area is served by

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144-551: The peaktram and Admiralty station of the MTR . It is an interchange station between Island line , Tsuen Wan line , South Island line and East Rail line . The Admiralty (East) Public Transport Interchange , a major bus terminus , is located above the station. Corporations headquartered in Admiralty include: 22°16′47″N 114°09′56″E  /  22.279636°N 114.165487°E  / 22.279636; 114.165487 Harcourt Garden Harcourt Garden ( Chinese : 夏慤花園 ; Jyutping : haa6 kok3 faa1 jyun4 )

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