Millennium City, Hong Kong
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Millennium City is a group of skyscrapers in Kwun Tong
, Hong Kong
built along the southern side of Kwun Tong Road
near Ngau Tau Kok
station and developed by Sun Hung Kai
Properties.
The Millennium City project currently consists of five buildings, numbered 1, 2, 3 ,5 and 6. The number 4 is widely regarded as unlucky
in many parts of Asia
and in both Chinese
and Japanese
it is a homophone
for "death".
Millennium City 1 and 2 are connected and share a mall and a lobby on their ground floor. They host the headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank
, a data center
and various other offices. They have shiny blue
glass walls and look modern compared to old factory
buildings in the area. The two buildings are located opposite to Ngau Tau Kok Station
.
Millennium City 3 is a continuation of buildings 1 and 2, but separated from towers 1 and 2 by the Meyer Building. It is also mostly offices and has a similar architectural design to buildings 1 and 2. However, glass
wall
s are used to a lesser extent and more white tile
s are incorporated.
Millennium City 5 is built near Kwun Tong station
. The building is well-known because of the shopping mall it holds - apm. The project has a site area of 107000 square feet (9,940.6 m²) and contains over 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) of office space on top of a regional shopping centre of about 600000 square feet (55,741.8 m²). The Bank of East Asia
bought the majority of office space here as a back-up operation center.
Millennium City 6 and 7 are under planning, and both will be built in the Kwun Tong Industrial Area, farther from Kwun Tong Road.
Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in Kwun Tong District, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
built along the southern side of Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road is a major road in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan...
near Ngau Tau Kok
Ngau Tau Kok (MTR)
Ngau Tau Kok is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. It is located in the Ngau Tau Kok area, between Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay stations. It was opened in 1979....
station and developed by Sun Hung Kai
Sun Hung Kai
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. is a listed corporation based in Hong Kong. The company is controlled by the family trust set up by Kwok Tak Seng, who founded the company.-History:...
Properties.
The Millennium City project currently consists of five buildings, numbered 1, 2, 3 ,5 and 6. The number 4 is widely regarded as unlucky
Luck
Luck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense...
in many parts of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and in both Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
it is a homophone
Homophone
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose and rose , or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too. Homophones that are spelled the same are also both homographs and homonyms...
for "death".
Millennium City 1 and 2 are connected and share a mall and a lobby on their ground floor. They host the headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...
, a data center
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
and various other offices. They have shiny blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
glass walls and look modern compared to old factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
buildings in the area. The two buildings are located opposite to Ngau Tau Kok Station
Ngau Tau Kok (MTR)
Ngau Tau Kok is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. It is located in the Ngau Tau Kok area, between Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay stations. It was opened in 1979....
.
Millennium City 3 is a continuation of buildings 1 and 2, but separated from towers 1 and 2 by the Meyer Building. It is also mostly offices and has a similar architectural design to buildings 1 and 2. However, glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
wall
Wall
A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air...
s are used to a lesser extent and more white tile
Tile
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...
s are incorporated.
Millennium City 5 is built near Kwun Tong station
Kwun Tong (MTR)
Kwun Tong is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line in Hong Kong. The station was used to be the original terminus of the line until Lam Tin station opened in 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between Lam Tin station and Ngau Tau Kok station....
. The building is well-known because of the shopping mall it holds - apm. The project has a site area of 107000 square feet (9,940.6 m²) and contains over 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) of office space on top of a regional shopping centre of about 600000 square feet (55,741.8 m²). The Bank of East Asia
Bank of East Asia
The Bank of East Asia Limited often abbreviated to BEA, is the largest independent local bank and the third largest bank in Hong Kong. Its chairman and chief executive is Sir David Li...
bought the majority of office space here as a back-up operation center.
Millennium City 6 and 7 are under planning, and both will be built in the Kwun Tong Industrial Area, farther from Kwun Tong Road.