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19-537: Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street , Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and Queensway on its west near Asian House  [ tw ] , in where it is known locally as Tai Fat Hau  [ yue ] . It is shaped like a bow with the string being Hennessy Road and the Caltex petrol station, where the Wallace Harper & Co Ltd

38-565: A new anchor store. The anchors of the shopping centre are Lane Crawford and city'super . Emperor Cinemas renovated the UA Cine Times Cinema at Times Square in Causeway Bay and opened for business at end of 2021. It is common practice for owners to allow naming buildings after its important tenants and giving illusion of ownership. The entire complex remains owned by Wharf, but western and eastern office towers of

57-608: A writ in the High Court on behalf of the Government against Times Square Ltd and its parent company Wharf Group, seeking to recover rental fees of as much as HK$ 124,000 a day for use of the Causeway Bay piazza dating back to 1993. Commentators describe it as a landmark lawsuit which may have significant implications for other property owners if it is successful. The company believes that it has not charged more than what

76-514: Is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . It connects Yee Wo Street on the east in Causeway Bay , at the junction with East Point Road, Jardine's Bazaar and Great George Street in East Point , through Bowrington , to Queensway on its western end in Wan Chai . It is a two-way road with two to three lanes of traffic on each side, which is shared by tram services. The road

95-476: Is allowed in the deed, but welcomed the case saying it would ultimately provide for guidance on the proper interpretation of the relevant clauses in the deed of dedication concerned. Times Square is served by Causeway Bay station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. There is an underground passage which directly links the building, and exit A1 opens into the ground floor podium level. It

114-415: Is configured over 9 storeys. The mall and lifts to the office tower are accessible by long escalators linking the ground floor podium and the first level of the mall. The ground floor features Hong Kong's only spiral escalator. In 2015, the newly refurbished shopping centre was completed, with new express escalators inserted into the tall atrium and reconfiguration of service and car park access to facilitate

133-509: Is considered prime property in the heart of Causeway Bay. The project consists of 83,700 m of retail space, and two office towers with 102,300 m of accommodation. Times Square is considered the first of its kind, the first "vertical mall" in Hong Kong. Due to the high land price in Hong Kong, and the higher yield on retail property, Times Square departs from the common western model of the flat shopping mall. The space allocated to retail

152-703: The Times Square ). It now passes through the street to both ends of the Hong Kong Island . Due to heavy congestion during peak hours, long haul bus routes are not routed through the road. This Hong Kong road article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Times Square (Hong Kong) Times Square ( Chinese : 時代廣場 ) is a luxury shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay , Hong Kong . The complex, owned by Wharf Properties, part of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited group, opened on 13 April 1994. The site

171-630: The area was known as Praya East . The section from Spring Garden Lane to Wan Chai Road was known as Strand Road , for its proximity to the waterfront. The entire route is in Wan Chai , Wan Chai District . This road and its junction with Wan Chai Road was a Pit Stop in the eleventh leg of the reality TV show The Amazing Race 30 . The faster transport MTR is located near the road with some exits of Wan Chai station nearby. 22°16′36″N 114°10′16″E  /  22.27656°N 114.17099°E  / 22.27656; 114.17099 Hennessy Road Hennessy Road ( Chinese : 軒尼詩道 )

190-492: The complex have been named "Shell Tower" and "Tower One" respectively. Both towers were designed by the architect firm Wong & Ouyang. Tenants of Tower Two: Mirroring the ball drop event hosted by its namesake in New York City , the plaza in front of the building formerly hosted New Year's Eve festivities, in which an apple was " dropped " approaching midnight via 22 m (72 ft) of signage . The event

209-497: The concessions to the developers were not made public. Between July 2003 and March 2005, a corner of the piazza was leased to Starbucks Coffee . The company claimed it was an "unintentional oversight" that was quickly corrected after notification was received from the Buildings Department. In 2008, controversy was again sparked following complaints that private security guards attempted to stop people lingering in

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228-489: The noise of maintenance and tram movements at night was said to have long been a nuisance to surrounding residential buildings. The area was predominantly residential, and the Town Planning Board insisted that the project did not include any more residential space. In July 1987, Wharf unveiled draft plans to redevelop the site into 1,600,000-square-foot (148,600 m ) of office and retail space. Following

247-467: The public area, and building management apologised for their "over-zealous" guards. Since then, there has been a wider campaign in Hong Kong to re-examine provisions for public open space, and the government quid pro quo with property developers. Alan Leong lamented the poor quality of some of Hong Kong's public open spaces, and said he hoped that a Legco review would result in a "more transparent and predictable system". The Secretary for Justice, filed

266-468: The relocation of Wanchai depot, the site was surrendered to its associate in 1988. In 1991, the concrete plans were announced: the project would create 186,000 m of retail and office complex, an estimated construction cost of HK$ 2 billion. At the time, this part of Wanchai/Causeway Bay was deemed "not a very attractive part of town". The developer's debt levels and the uncertainty over sovereignty also rendered project financing more problematic. Now it

285-459: Was actually a myth. The road is built on the margin of the oldest building cluster in Wan Chai. Many Hong Kong residents are trying to preserve the old buildings and trees from redevelopment. The century-old transport Hong Kong Tramways goes through the road with its first service opening in 1904. Although the road was named in 1920s, part of the road can be traced back to 1851 or earlier when

304-461: Was built in the 20th century and is 1.86 kilometres (1.16 mi) in length. The road is named after John Pope Hennessy , the Governor of Hong Kong between 1877 and 1882. The portion of the road passing through Causeway Bay was one of the locations occupied during the 2014 Hong Kong protests . The tram once set up its terminal at the end of this street in 20th century (the former site of

323-456: Was held from 1993 to 2014; in 2015, Times Square discontinued the event in favour of an afternoon concert series over the holiday season. Under the terms of a Deeds of Dedication signed with the Government, 3,010 square metres (32,400 sq ft) of the ground floor was set aside for public access, pedestrian passage and passive recreation. However, the company has the right to organise exhibitions there, and charge fees. The exact details of

342-698: Was located, the Southorn Playground and the Methodist House  [ tw ] in between. The road was named after Alexander Robert Johnston , the British Deputy Superintendent of Trade during the First Opium War . He was the government administrator even before Sir Henry Pottinger was appointed the first Hong Kong governor in 1842. The story that the street was named after Sir Reginald Johnston

361-622: Was previously occupied by the original Sharp Street tram depot of the Hong Kong Tramways , another of the Wharf's subsidiary operations acquired in 1974. The Executive Council approved Tramways' plan to relocate its depots to Sai Wan Ho and Sai Ying Pun in July 1986, on the argument that the HK$ 3.5 million in operating costs savings would allow for tram fares to be held down. Additionally

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