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[[File:HK Kwun Tong 223 View From Island East.jpg|thumb|250px|Kwun Tong 223]]
[[File:HK Kwun Tong 223 Footbridge view 偉業街 Wai Yip Street.JPG|thumb|250px|Kwun Tong 223 was renamed as Manulife Financial Centre]]
[[File:HK Kwun Tong 223 View From Island East.jpg|thumb|Kwun Tong 223]]
[[File:HK Kwun Tong 223 Footbridge view 偉業街 Wai Yip Street.JPG|thumb|Kwun Tong 223 was renamed as Manulife Financial Centre]]
[[File:KT223 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Kwun Tong 223 （January 2008）]]
[[File:KT223 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Kwun Tong 223 (January 2008)]]
[[File:Kwun Tong 223 200711.jpg|thumb|250px|Kwun Tong 223 being built （November 2007）]]
[[File:Kwun Tong 223 200711.jpg|thumb|Kwun Tong 223 being built (November 2007)]]
[[File:KT 223 Bridgelink.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bridgelink from Kwun Tong Pier to Kwun Tong 223.]]
[[File:KT 223 Bridgelink.jpg|thumb|upright|Bridgelink from Kwun Tong Pier to Kwun Tong 223.]]


'''Manulife Financial Centre''' (traditional Chinese''': 宏利金融中心''') is an office building on [[Wai Yip Street]], [[Kwun Tong]], [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]. Originally named '''Kwun Tong 223''', it was completed during the second quarter of 2008. The building was renamed '''Manulife Financial Centre''' from 1 December 2009.
'''Manulife Financial Centre''' ({{zh|t=宏利金融中心}}) is an office building on [[Wai Yip Street]], [[Kwun Tong]], [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]. Originally named '''Kwun Tong 223''', it was completed during the second quarter of 2008. The building was renamed 'Manulife Financial Centre' from 1 December 2009.


The property was jointly developed by [[Henderson Land Development]] and [[Sun Hung Kai Properties]], on land formerly occupied by [[Dairy Farm International Holdings|Dairy Farm]]'s ice factory and a cement factory.
The property was jointly developed by [[Henderson Land Development]] and [[Sun Hung Kai Properties]], on land formerly occupied by [[Dairy Farm International Holdings|Dairy Farm]]'s ice factory and a cement factory.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Kwun Tong 223 comprises two 28-storey office towers connected with a multi-storey structured thoroughfare on the top floors. The building form adopts full curtain wall facade design. The superstructure works were completed in just 18 months.
Kwun Tong 223 comprises two 28-storey office towers connected with a multistory structured thoroughfare on the top floors. The building form adopts full curtain wall facade design. The superstructure works were completed in just 18 months.
<ref>[http://www.hld.com/construction/prime_kt223.html Kwun Tong 223 E Man Construction Co Ltd]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.hld.com/construction/prime_kt223.html Kwun Tong 223 E Man Construction Co Ltd]</ref>


==Features==
Kwun Tong 223 was hailed as a landmark office development in Kowloon East soon after its completion in late 2007 because it embodies not just state-of-the-art facilities but also an environmentally sustainable design. The urban waterfront location of Kwun Tong 223 allows tenants to enjoy [[Victoria Harbour]] views, whilst its open portal design enables a free passage of sea breeze to the whole neighbourhood.<ref>[http://finance.thestandard.com.hk/en/comp_profile.asp?code=00012 The Standard Finance]</ref>
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*Floor height is about 2.7 to 3.1&nbsp;m<ref>[http://www.joneslanglasalle.com.hk/zh-HK/properties/lease/%E8%A7%80%E5%A1%98223.htm 物業推介] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128164209/http://www.joneslanglasalle.com.hk/zh-HK/properties/lease/%E8%A7%80%E5%A1%98223.htm |date=28 January 2008 }}</ref>
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*180-degree sea view
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*{{convert|862000|sqft|abbr=on}} clubhouse
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*{{convert|50000|sqft|abbr=on}} exhibition and conference space


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==Tenants==
===Property information===
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[[Manulife Financial]], one of the world's largest insurance firms, has signed a lease for 8 floors of Kwun Tong 223, making it the largest tenant in the building and giving it rights to rename the building and to mount signage on the building itself. The rename is effective from 1 December 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manulife.com/corporate/corporate2.nsf/Public/hongkong070609.html|title=404}}</ref>{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
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*Floor height is about 2.7 to 3.1&nbsp;m<ref>[http://www.joneslanglasalle.com.hk/zh-HK/properties/lease/%E8%A7%80%E5%A1%98223.htm 物業推介]</ref>
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*180 degree sea view
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*{{convert|862,000|sqft|abbr=on}} clubhouse
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*{{convert|50,000|sqft|abbr=on}} exhibition and conference space


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One of the [[Big Four accounting firms]], [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], announced that it will rent out Kwun Tong 223's 18th and 19th floor at block A as the firm's training centre and the Asian headquarters for its global information management department. In May 2008 it was expected to move in.<ref>[http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20080401&sec_id=15307&subsec_id=15329&art_id=10934532 羅兵咸承租觀塘223]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 蘋果日報，1 April 2008</ref>
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===Transport===

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*[[MTR]] [[Kwun Tong Station]] along [[Hai Yuan Road]] 10 minutes walk
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[[Jardine Matheson]]'s long standing business, [[Jardine Engineering Corporation|The Jardine Engineering Corporation, Limited.]], have moved into the 5th to 7th floor of Block A, as the company headquarters in the Asia Region.

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In addition, the world's third largest container freight company [[CMA CGM]]'s Hong Kong office, including subsidiaries [[Delmas (shipping company)|Delmas]] and [[Australian National Line|ANL]] have also moved into the 17th and 18th floor of Block B, on 27 December 2008.

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==Transport==
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*[[MTR]] [[Kwun Tong station]] along Hoi Yuen Road 10 minutes walk
*[[Kwun Tong Ferry Pier]] to [[North Point]]
*[[Kwun Tong Ferry Pier]] to [[North Point]]
*[[Kwun Tong Ferry Pier|Kwun Tong Public Ferry Pier]] to [[Sai Wan Ho]]
*[[Kwun Tong Ferry Pier|Kwun Tong Public Ferry Pier]] to [[Sai Wan Ho]]
*[[Kowloon Motor Bus]] 15A, 23 to [[Hip Wo Street]], [[Hai Yuan Road]] etc.
*[[Kowloon Motor Bus]] 15A, 23 to [[Hip Wo Street]], Hoi Yuen Road etc.
*[[Minibus]] no.103, to [[Tseung Kwan O]] and [[Clear Water Bay]]
*[[Minibus]] no. 103, to [[Tseung Kwan O]] and [[Clear Water Bay]]
*[[Shuttle bus]]
*[[Shuttle bus]]


There is currently a footbridge being constructed with elevator facilities to link Kwun Tong 223 with Kwun Tong Ferry Pier.
There is currently a footbridge being constructed with elevator facilities to link Kwun Tong 223 with Kwun Tong Ferry Pier.

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===Tenants===
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[[Manulife Financial]], one of the world's largest insurance firms, has signed a lease for 8 floors of Kwun Tong 223, making it the largest tenant in the building and giving it rights to rename the building and to mount signage on the building itself. The rename is effective from 1 December 2009.<ref>http://www.manulife.com/corporate/corporate2.nsf/Public/hongkong070609.html</ref>

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One of the big four accounting firms, [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], announced that it will rent out Kwun Tong 223's 18th and 19th floor at block A as the firm's training centre and the Asian headquarters for its global information management department. It was expected to move in in May 2008.<ref>[http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20080401&sec_id=15307&subsec_id=15329&art_id=10934532 羅兵咸承租觀塘223] 蘋果日報，1 April 2008</ref>

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[[Jardine Matheson]]'s long standing business, [[Jardine Engineering Corporation|The Jardine Engineering Corporation, Limited.]], have moved into the 5th to 7th floor of Block A, as the company headquarters in the Asia Region.

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In addition, the world's third largest container freight company [[CMA CGM]]'s Hong Kong office, including subsidiaries [[Delmas (shipping company)|Delmas]] and [[Australian National Line|ANL]] have also moved into the 17th and 18th floor of Block B, on 27 December 2008.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}

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* [http://www.manulifefinancialcentre.com.hk/ Henderson Land Development Manulife Financial Centre]


==External links==
{{commons category|Kwun Tong 223}}
{{commons category|Manulife Financial Centre}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100215040602/http://www.manulifefinancialcentre.com.hk/ Henderson Land Development Manulife Financial Centre]


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Latest revision as of 22:53, 9 December 2024

Kwun Tong 223
Kwun Tong 223 was renamed as Manulife Financial Centre
Kwun Tong 223 (January 2008)
Kwun Tong 223 being built (November 2007)
Bridgelink from Kwun Tong Pier to Kwun Tong 223.

Manulife Financial Centre (Chinese: 宏利金融中心) is an office building on Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally named Kwun Tong 223, it was completed during the second quarter of 2008. The building was renamed 'Manulife Financial Centre' from 1 December 2009.

The property was jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and Sun Hung Kai Properties, on land formerly occupied by Dairy Farm's ice factory and a cement factory.

Introduction

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Kwun Tong 223 comprises two 28-storey office towers connected with a multistory structured thoroughfare on the top floors. The building form adopts full curtain wall facade design. The superstructure works were completed in just 18 months. [1]

Features

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  • Floor height is about 2.7 to 3.1 m[2]
  • 180-degree sea view
  • 862,000 sq ft (80,100 m2) clubhouse
  • 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) exhibition and conference space

Tenants

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Manulife Financial, one of the world's largest insurance firms, has signed a lease for 8 floors of Kwun Tong 223, making it the largest tenant in the building and giving it rights to rename the building and to mount signage on the building itself. The rename is effective from 1 December 2009.[3][permanent dead link‍]

One of the Big Four accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers, announced that it will rent out Kwun Tong 223's 18th and 19th floor at block A as the firm's training centre and the Asian headquarters for its global information management department. In May 2008 it was expected to move in.[4]

Jardine Matheson's long standing business, The Jardine Engineering Corporation, Limited., have moved into the 5th to 7th floor of Block A, as the company headquarters in the Asia Region.

In addition, the world's third largest container freight company CMA CGM's Hong Kong office, including subsidiaries Delmas and ANL have also moved into the 17th and 18th floor of Block B, on 27 December 2008.

Transport

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There is currently a footbridge being constructed with elevator facilities to link Kwun Tong 223 with Kwun Tong Ferry Pier.

References

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  1. ^ Kwun Tong 223 E Man Construction Co Ltd
  2. ^ 物業推介 Archived 28 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "404". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ 羅兵咸承租觀塘223[permanent dead link‍] 蘋果日報，1 April 2008
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