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Olympian City (Chinese: 奧海城) is a shopping and residential complex on the reclaimed land of Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, next to the MTR Olympic Station. It is one of the main shopping and residential areas in West Kowloon. The shopping arcades, Olympian City 1 and 2, are developed by Sino Land while the residential buildings are developed by MTR Corporation and Sino Land.[1]
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Phases
There are 3 phases in the development of the Olympian City project.
- Phase I includes Island Harbourview, HSBC Centre, Bank of China Centre and Olympian City 1, which were completed from 1998 to 2000.
- Phase II includes Park Avenue, Central Park and Olympian City 2, which were completed from 2000 to 2002.
- Phase III is under construction.
Note that the nearby development of Olympic Station Package 3 (Harbour Green, developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties) was not part of the Olympian City project.[2]
Shopping arcades
Olympian City 1
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Plaza in Olympian City 1
Olympian City 1 is located at exit A of Olympic station, which was developed by Sino Land and completed in 2000. It covers the area of 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of retail space spread over three floors, with 30 plus stores. The stores include Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants, lifestyle stores, spa centers, special interests and hobby outlets.
Olympian City 2
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Food court in Olympian City 2
Olympian City 2 is located at exit D of Olympic station, which was developed Sino Land and completed in 2001. It covers an area of 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of retail space spread over three floors, with 180 plus stores. The store includes fashion boutiques, jewellery shops, specialty lifestyle stores, a bowling alley and a cinema complex. [3]
Residential estates
There are three private housing estates around Olympian City, Island Harbourview, Park Avenue and Central Park, which were all developed by Sino Land and MTR Corporation. Residential estate in Olympian City 3 will be completed by mid 2011.
Office
There are four office towers in Olympian City, HSBC Centre (three towers) and Bank of China Centre (one tower). They were developed by Sino Land, but were sold to HSBC and Bank of China (Hong Kong) respectively for their back office headquarters.
Transportation
- KMB
- 2E- Kowloon City Ferry ↔ Pak Tin
- 10- Choi Wan ↺ Tai Kok Tsui
- 12- Hoi Lai Estate ↺ East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- 13D- Po Tat ↔ Island Harbourview
- 16- Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 18- Nam Cheong Station ↺ Oi Man
- 31B- Shek Lei ↔ Olympic Station
- 32- Shek Wai Kok ↔ Olympic Station
- 33A- Mong Kok (Park Avenue) ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
- 37- Kwai Shing (Central) ↔ Olympic Station
- 43C- Cheung Hong ↔ Island Harbourview
- 52X- Tuen Mun Town Centre ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 66X- Tai Hing ↔ Olympic Station
- 72X- Tai Po Central ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 87A- Pok Hong ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 87B- Sun Tin Wai ↔ Island Harbourview
- 265B- Tin Heng Estate ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 887- Sha Tin Racecourse → Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- NWFB
- 701- Hoi Lai Estate /Nam Cheong Station ↺ Mong Kok
- 701S- Hoi Lai Estate /Nam Cheong Station ↺ Mong Kok
- 971- Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Shek Pai Wan
- A21- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Hung Hom Station
- E21- AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Tai Kok Tsui Island Harbourview
- N23- Tung Chung ↔ Sze Wan Shan (Via: Airport)
- Cross Harbour Tunnel
- 904- Lai Chi Kok ↔ Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay)
- 905- Lai Chi Kok ↔ Wan Chai Ferry
- 914- Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)
- 914X- Hoi Lai Estate → Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)
See others
- Sino Land
- MTR Corporation
- Island Harbourview
- Park Avenue
- Central Park
- HSBC Centre
- Bank of China Centre
References
External links
- Official website of Olympian City
- Yu, Pui-kwan, Robin, "A study on quasi-public space in large scale private residential development, case in Hong Kong", University of Hong Kong, 2007
Categories:- Shopping centres in Hong Kong
- MTR Corporation
- Sino Group
- Tai Kok Tsui
- Olympian City
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