Address: 95 Queensway
Emporis gives end of construction as 1980, so it opened in 1981.
Height (tip) 140.00 m
Floors (above ground) 36
It is used for commercial offices.
Construction of Harcourt Road
After the end of WW2, the military and naval premises were repaired from war damages and used further on. Mainly on Hong Kong Island, these areas were situated right in the centre of the developing city. Any expansion to the east was impeded by these areas, mainly in the aspect of traffic (i.e. motor vehicles).
Named after:
Admiral Cecil Harcourt (1892-1959), the head of a provisional military government in Hong Kong from September 1945 to April 1946.
Details:
Harcourt Road is about 650 m (0,4 miles) long and connects Connaught and Gloucester Roads
Timeline:
There is another name on the 1845 map but I cant read it Ouch...
Friend of China 12.1.43 edition
The Canton Dispensary and Soda Water Establishment has removed from the Thirteen Factories in Canton to Captain Morgan’s Bazaar in Hong Kong w.e.f. 1st January 43 where it will be known as the Hong Kong Dispensary.
Sgd A Anderson and P Young. (This is the major competitor to Mr Alexander S Watson’s Dispensary)
Flagstaff House in Hong Kong Park Central is the oldest existing Western building in Hong Kong. Built in 1846 for Major General George Charles D'Aguilar, it was formerly known as Headquarters House. The building was renamed Flagstaff House around 1932 and remained the office and residence of the Commander of British Forces until 1978. It now houses the Museum of Tea Ware displaying Chinese teaware and related material of different periods. (from AMO website)
