Kiu Kwan Mansion, Residential skyscraper in North Point, Hong Kong, China
Kiu Kwan Mansion is a 27-storey concrete-frame tower at 395 King's Road, split into two wings: a wider lower block and a taller narrow block. Its facade is banded in pale yellow, pink and white, with rows of small rectangular windows and recessed balconies fitted with metal grilles; laundry hangs from some windows.
Kiu Kwan Mansion was built on the site of the Commercial Press Print-works, completed in 1934 as Hong Kong's largest printing house. The site was bought in 1963 by Kiu Kwan Estates, chaired by Nan Yang Commercial Bank founder Chong Sze-pang, and the residential blocks were completed on 5 July 1966. Planned as four blocks, only two were built after the 1965 bank run and 1967 unrest, giving 624 units.
The building houses the Wah Fung Chinese Goods Centre on its lower floors, an important shopping destination for the local community. It continues to serve as a gathering place where residents and visitors shop and meet in the North Point area.
The building stands at the junction of King's Road and Tong Shui Road, next to North Point MTR station, the North Point Ferry Pier and bus terminus, and the North Point tram terminus. The lower three floors hold the Wah Fung Chinese Goods Centre, with the Commercial Press bookshop at the Block B lobby entrance and a Bank of China branch alongside. The residential floors are private; visitors come for the shops.
The site where this building stands was previously home to the Commercial Press Print-works, one of Hong Kong's largest printing facilities operating until the 1960s. This reflects how the district transformed from industrial production to modern residential development.
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