CITIC Tower

CITIC Tower
View of CITIC Tower from Kowloon
General information
Status	Complete
Location	Hong Kong, China
Coordinates	22°16′50.51″N 114°10′1.73″E / 22.2806972°N 114.1671472°E / 22.2806972; 114.1671472Coordinates: 22°16′50.51″N 114°10′1.73″E / 22.2806972°N 114.1671472°E / 22.2806972; 114.1671472
Completed	1997
Height
Roof	413 ft (126 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	33[2]
Design and construction
Architect	P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd
References
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CITIC Tower entrance

CITIC Tower from Lung Wui Road

CITIC Tower (中信大廈) is an office building on Tim Mei Avenue, Admiralty, Hong Kong. It is the corporate headquarters of CITIC Pacific Ltd, a conglomerate publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and listed on the Hang Seng Index, and also a subsidiary of the CITIC Group.

This 33-storey prestigious commercial tower is also the headquarters of another development partner, Kerry Group.

It is one of the participants in the nightly A Symphony of Lights (幻彩詠香江) light show on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

Design and construction [edit]

The Tower was conceived as an equilateral triangular block and modulated in the shape and soft landscaping at various levels through the creation of innovative sky gardens. The state-of-art architecture was designed by the renowned P&T Group. Its unique design composed of equilateral triangles and circles is rarely seen in Hong Kong.^[4]

CITIC Tower was completed in 1997 under a fast track development programme.

Location and facilities [edit]

It borders the Tamar site in Admiralty, with a stunning 180 degree view of Victoria Harbour, and boasts a rooftop garden, shopping mall and carpark. There is a footbridge connecting it with Admiralty Centre and MTR Admiralty Station.

Of the proposed government headquarters to be built at Tamar site, two of the taller buildings will be of similar height to CITIC Tower.

Current tenants [edit]

• CITIC Pacific Ltd (32/F)
• CITIC Capital (27/F)
• CITIC Securities International (11/F & 26/F)
• Clyde & Co (18/F & 24/F)
• Ernst & Young (22/F)
• Macquarie Bank (17/F & 19/F)
• Kaplan (6/F)
• Mizuho Bank
• Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd (2/F)

Transport [edit]

• MTR：
  • Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line： Admiralty Station exit E1
• Bus: 1, 2, 5, 5B, 6, 6X, 10, 11, 12A, 12M, 15, 18, 18P, 23, 23A, 23B, 25, 26, 37A, 37B, 40, 40M, 43X, 46X, 66, 70, 75, 90, 90B, 97, 101, 103, 104, 109, 111, 113, 115, 182, 260, 307, 590A, 601, 603, 619, 629, 641, 680, 681, 690, 692, 720, 720A, 780, 788, 789, 905, 914, 930, 960, 961, 962, 962B, 962X, 967, 968, 969, A11, A12, E11, M590, M722, N8, N8X, N11, N90, N121, N182, N619, N680, N691, N962, N968, N969

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Citic Tower

• CITIC Group homepage
• CITIC Pacific homepage
• CITIC Tower CITIC Pacific page on CITIC Tower
• Chinese article on CITIC Tower's unique geometrical appearance
• Emporis page on CITIC Tower