Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong)
| Company type | Private (since 2019) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Property development |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Gordon Wu |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
| Products | Office buildings, property development |
| Owner | Hopewell Holdings Limited (privatized in 2019) |
Hopewell Centre (Chinese: 合和中心) is a 222-meter tall, 64-storey tower situated at 183 Queen's Road East in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. Recognized as Hong Kong's inaugural circular skyscraper, it derives its name from Hopewell Holdings Limited, the property developer listed in Hong Kong responsible for its construction. The building houses Hopewell Holdings' main offices along with CEO Gordon Wu’s workspace.
Description
The project commenced in 1977 and reached completion by 1980. At the time of its inauguration, Hopewell Centre overtook Jardine House to become the tallest structure in Hong Kong and ranked as the second tallest in Asia. It maintained the title of Hong Kong's highest building until 1989, when the Bank of China Tower was finished. Currently, it is ranked as the 20th tallest edifice in the city.
Its design is distinguished by a circular floor layout, with multiple entry points at various levels due to its placement on a hillside—featuring a ground-level entrance on Queen's Road East and an additional rear entrance on the 17th floor facing Kennedy Road. A rooftop circular swimming pool was incorporated as part of feng shui considerations.
On the 62nd floor, a revolving dining venue known today as The Grand Buffet (originally named "Revolving 66") completes one full rotation every hour, offering sweeping vistas of Victoria Harbour. Patrons reach it by taking either office or scenic elevators to a skylobby on the 56th floor, where they transfer to smaller lifts.
Hopewell Centre is equipped with several elevator groups, with lobbies located on both the 3rd and 17th floors providing access from Queen's Road East and Kennedy Road respectively. The building’s distinctive white façade integrates window-washer guide rails within its architectural design.
This skyscraper has been featured in various media productions including Dru Hill’s "How Deep Is Your Love" music video and an Australian advertisement for Tattersall's lottery. It also appeared on the cover art of Fugazi’s 1998 album End Hits.
The structure connects directly to Hopewell Mall, which launched on 1 November 2024, enhancing its retail footprint.
Privatisation
Following the announcement of a privatisation proposal valued at HK$21.26 billion, Hopewell’s shares experienced a 31% increase. The company was taken private in 2019, leading to the removal of its stock ticker number 54 from the exchange.
Floors
- Basement: Supermarket
- Ground Floor & Second Floor: Retail outlets, Queen's Road East entrance
- Third Floor: Shops and office lift lobby
- Fourth & Fifth Floors: Truck parking (entry via Spring Garden Lane)
- Sixth to Eighth Floors: Former location of Hopewell City Restaurant (closed in 2000), currently leased to various food operators
- Ninth to Fifteenth Floors (excluding 13th floor): Car parking with Kennedy Road lobby access on the 17th floor
- Sixteenth, Eighteenth to Thirty-first, Thirty-third to Forty-fourth, Forty-sixth to Fifty-seventh, Fifty-ninth to Sixtieth, Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Floors: Office spaces
- Seventeenth Floor: Retail units including Polestar Space Hong Kong; Kennedy Road entrance; lift and observation lift lobby
- Seventeenth, Seventeenth Mezzanine, and Forty-sixth Floors: Computershare offices
- Eighteenth Floor: Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board (Suites 1802-10)
- Twenty-fifth Floor: Consulates General of Poland (Suite 2506) and Mexico (Suites 2507-09), Lau & Ngan Solicitors LLP (Suites 2504-05)
- Thirty-second, Forty-fifth and Fifty-eighth Floors: Refuge areas
- Thirty-third Floor: Offices for FCL Group, Fotocine Advertising Ltd, WestcomZivo, iPrinciple, Tung Fang Mei Enterprise Co., Ltd., WMKY Ltd (Architects/Engineers)
- Thirty-fourth Floor: Environmental Protection Department
- Thirty-sixth Floor: FWD Group
- Thirty-seventh Floor: Hong Kong Insurance Agency Co., Hexin Insurance and Reinsurance Consultants, First Direct Holdings Ltd., IT People Limited, Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce of Listed Companies
- Forty-fourth Floor: Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (Suites 4402-03)
- Fifty-fourth Floor: Blue Cross (Asia Pacific) Insurance Limited
- Fifty-seventh Floor: MetLife
- Sixty-first Floor: Kitchen serving The Grand Buffet
- Sixty-second Floor: The Grand Buffet operated by Lisboa Food & Wines Ltd.
- Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Floors: Offices for Hopewell Holdings Limited entities (Hopewell Holdings Limited, Hopewell Real Estate Agency Limited, Hopewell Hong Kong Properties Limited) and the Honorary Consulate of Croatia
Note: Accessing floors fifty-nine, sixty, and sixty-two through sixty-four requires transferring lifts at the fifty-sixth floor. Two freight elevators serve floors two through fifty-eight and sixty-one.
Access
- Take Exit D from MTR Wan Chai station, then proceed south along Lee Tung Avenue for approximately five minutes on foot.
- Hopewell Centre is accessible via bus routes 1P, 6, 6A, 6X, 10, 15, 24A, 24M, 56, 56A, 56B, 66, 90C, 109, 113, and A17.
Gallery
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
- List of tallest buildings
- List of buildings
