Opened in 1981 in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon and today one of the finest luxury five star hotels in Hong Kong, The Royal Garden has 450 recently remodeled contemporary guest rooms, including 50 spacious and luxurious suites. The HK$240 million (US$33 million) re-imaging project completed in 2011 signifies our continuous pursuit of excellence. <Read more ...>
Top left photo - c 1981, the footbridge linking Kai Tak Airport and the newly built hotel was under construction, it was designed with a central support column built on the traffic verge of Prince Edward Road East
Top right photo - the newly completed bridge was in the form of a balanced suspended structure with 2 cable stays at each side of the central support column. It was one of a kind built by private sector in the early 80s<Read more ...>
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This hotel was built in 1982 and was connected directly to Hong Kong Kai Tak airport via a long walkway which ran via the airport parking garage (upper & lower left photos). The Five Continents Restaurant (upper right photo) on the 14th floor had spectacular views of the airport and runway; it was reportedly a popular place for off-duty airline crews to dine. Adjacent to the restaurant was the Flying Machine Bar. <Read more ...>
View along Nathan Road in southerly direction possibly taken from the HK Telephone Building. The largest building is the Peninsula Hotel, and we can see a couple of roads going west (right): Salisbury and Middle Roads near the hotel, then Peking Road, and finally (in the foreground) a short road that leads to Lock Road which didn't have a junction with Peking Road at this time.
Many of the houses visible were built around 1930, and they will be demolished shortly after this photo was taken. <Read more ...>
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