Admiralty Centre, Office skyscraper in Admiralty district, Hong Kong.
Admiralty Centre is a two-tower complex at 18 Harcourt Road in Admiralty, Hong Kong, completed in 1980. Tower I has 32 floors and Tower II has 26, both rising from a shared three-level shopping podium. The towers are clad in dark blue reflective glass, and the podium is faced in pale grey stone with a red trim band.
Admiralty Centre opened in 1980, built by Cheung Kong and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation on land at 18 Harcourt Road. It was designed by Wong & Ouyang. In the early 1980s, while the HSBC headquarters was rebuilt, the bank used several floors as temporary offices. In 2019, protesters damaged glass railings at the centre's MTR exit.
The podium mall holds 180 shops, among them the Hong Kong flagship of McDonald's, once ranked the second busiest in the world, and the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education's Admiralty centre. Consulates general of France, Israel, Singapore, Albania and Kenya keep offices in the towers, alongside Kao Corporation's Hong Kong branch.
The complex connects directly to the Admiralty MTR station, making it easy for commuters to reach from anywhere in the city. Internal walkways and linked passages to nearby buildings keep visitors comfortable in warm weather.
The McDonald's in the podium shopping centre was once ranked the second busiest in the world. The three-level mall holds around 180 shops, alongside the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education Admiralty centre and its Chinese medicine clinic.
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