The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central

Central, Hong Kong

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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. It is served by the Central

Central (MTR)

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 and Hong Kong

Hong Kong (MTR)

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 stations of the MTR

MTR

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 metro system.

Most part of the Exchange Square is owned by Hong Kong Land

Hongkong Land

Hongkong Land is one of Asia’s leading property investment, management and development groups with premium commercial and residential property interests across the region. It owns and manages some five million square feet of commercial space in Hong Kong’s Central Business District serving...

, with the remaining portions owned by the American Club of Hong Kong and the Government. The building has three blocks, namely, One Exchange Square, Two Exchange Square and Three Exchange Square, and a shopping block, namely, The Forum. The ground level also houses a large-scale bus terminus, named Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus, which have a large number of bus routes bound for different area within Hong Kong.

Tenants

The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms including Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse

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, Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal

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, Lloyd George Management, Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins

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, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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, Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy

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 and Allens Arthur Robinson

Allens Arthur Robinson

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. It is also home to the consulates in Hong Kong of Argentina

Argentina

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, Canada, Japan

Japan

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, and the American Club of Hong Kong.

Plot

Hong Kong Land tendered the Government for the plot for $4.76 billion in February 1982, when the market was at a record high. Prices subsequently dropped, necessitating its debt to be restructured. In February 1983, HKL obtained an eight-year loan of $4 billion, a record. In December 1983, it announced that the plot was to be mortgaged to secure a $2.5 billion loan facility. The second instalment of $2 billion on the plot was due in the financial year 1984/85

Phase three

Development cost HK$750m, 32 storey 322000 square feet (29,914.8 m²) office tower, 32000 square feet (2,972.9 m²) mall, substructure contractor Gammon Hongkong

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• List of skyscrapers
• List of buildings

External links

• Exchange Square