The Ritz-Carlton Press Release wrote:
"The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong in Central, an award-winning hotel since opening in 1993, will cease operations effective January 1, 2008."
Originally known as The Mandarin Hotel, it had its soft opening on 1st September 1963:
The original Royal Building, built in two phases, ran the length of Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road C. and Chater Road. It was on the west side of the street. Part of Alexandra House now occupies this site.
This page describes the south section. For the north section, which housed the Cecil Hotel, see: http://gwulo.com/node/33451
[Updated 28 May 2010: Replaced text about Tai Po Police station with correct text about Tai O. Thanks to Moddsey for catching the mistake]
The government's heritage website says:
Notes from Wikipedia:
This was in the short terrace of buildings between Far East Motors to the south, and the entrance to Chungking Arcade to the north.
Moddsey notes this building was completed in 1952.