World-Wide House

World-Wide House

World-Wide House (zh-t|t=環球大廈) is an office building in Central, Hong Kong. It is located between Connaught Road Central, Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central.

History

The site is situated on land reclaimed at the turn of the 20th century.

WWH was constructed on a 23,000 square foot siteMalcolm Surry, [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/16_05.01/65736.pdf Metro's role in the property game] , South China Morning Post, 16-Jul-1976] vacated by the former General Post Office, which was located there from 1911 to 1976. The GPO was relocated to Connaught Place for the construction of the Pedder Station (later renamed to Central) of MTR. Below the building is the interchange of Hong Kong Station and Central Station of MTR.

In the early 1970s, there were proposals for the site to be swapped for the Alexandra House plot, to create more open space in Central, and pedestrianised. The proposals were defeated mainly due to financial considerations [ [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/08_03.01/92298.pdf Govt against GPO plan] , South China Morning Post, Nomember 18, 1973] .

MTR Corporation, which had been given the first refusal on the site, paid the Government approximately HK$212 million in cash for the rights for the site. The Government ended up receiving some $8,700 per square foot instead of its initial asking price of $10,000 [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/12_07.01/117216.pdf GPO site cost $212m] , South China Morning Post, April 06, 1977] .

Cheung Kong, the enterprise founded by Li Ka Shing, obtained the right for the development of the above-ground structure. With a plot ratio of 15:1, CKH built a 32-storey single tower office-cum-commercial building. The arcade is connected to adjacent properties by the Central Elevated Walkway.

hopping arcade

World-Wide Plaza is the shopping centre on 3 levels on the lower floors of World-wide House. It is built in an "atrium" style, but without skylight. Its first level is accessible from the Central Elevated Walkway or by escalator from the ground floor of the building.

The kiosks or shop units are typically from around 10 square metres, and are rented out to small traders, who sell telecommunications and banking services, to food, and magazines. The arcade is popular with the large Filipino population, particularly on Sundays, as many of the shops are run by their compatriots. The wide assortment of typically small shops caters to their needs, selling merchandise from their homeland.

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