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HMS Tamar, was a 3,650 ton British troopship laid down in 1862 [5] and launched in 1863. She first visited Hong Kong in 1878 with reliefs crews, returned once in 1886. [4] She finally arrived in Victoria City on 11 April 1897. [1] She was stationed permanently in the harbour from 1897 to 1941, when she was scuttled during the Battle of Hong ...
Silvercord. Atrium of shopping centre. Food Republic food court in the basement of the Silvercord shopping centre. Silvercord ( Chinese: 新港中心) is a shopping centre and office tower complex located at No. 30 Canton Road, at the junction with Haiphong Road, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The complex, owned by Cheung Kong Holdings, was ...
It was a modern structure built of stone, concrete and steel and consisted of six cell blocks set behind an 18-foot wall. It was originally designed to house 1,500 prisoners. Before Hong Kong officially abolished the death penalty in 1993, Stanley Prison had been a place of execution between 1946 and 1966. Although the law did not change until ...
Tsim Sha Tsui station. / 22.2973°N 114.1722°E / 22.2973; 114.1722. Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the Tsuen Wan line, serving the area of Tsim Sha Tsui . East Tsim Sha Tsui station on the Tuen Ma line, which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this ...
The location of Ocean Terminal was once a pier (Kowloon Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon Wharf and Godown) on the western shore of Tsim Sha Tsui. Rebuilt and enlarged for use as a cruise terminal, it also served as a multi-storey shopping centre. Ocean Terminal opened on 22 March 1966, signifying the increasing wealth of Hong Kong and costing HK$ 70 ...
Panorama of Tamar site in 2005. Tamar ( / ˈteɪmɑːr / ⓘ TAY-mar) is the administrative centre of Hong Kong located in Admiralty. The headquarters of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and Central Government are located in Tamar. Adjacent to the island's financial heart at the Central harbourfront, the word Tamar is often used as a metonymy ...
The Langham Place Hotel is located at 555, Shanghai Street. Managed by the Langham Hotels International, it is the only five star hotel located in Mong Kok and has a swimming pool on its roof. Its 42 floors houses 280 deluxe, 284 executive, and 101 Langham Hotel Club guest rooms. On 26 August 2015, the Langham Place Hotel was rebranded as the ...
Standard Mandarin. Hanyu Pinyin. Yuánfāng. Yue: Cantonese. Jyutping. Jyun4 fong1. Elements (stylised as ELEMENTS) is a large shopping mall located at Union Square, on 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is developed and managed by MTR Corporation through its subsidiary Premier Management Service.