Apm, Hong Kong

Opened in Hong Kong in April 2005, apm is a shopping mall in Millennium City 5, a commercial property developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties. Together with Millennium Cities 1, 2, 3, and 6 (under construction), they are commercial properties situated along Kwun Tong Road. apm is next to the Kwun Tong MTR Station. There is also a 7-storey shopping arcade with an array of restaurants, clothing stores, cosmetics shops, and a cineplex. It also contains a bus terminus and parking facilities.

It is the largest mall in the district, and caters for the habits of the community by having extended operating hours. Its name 'apm' implies that visitors are welcome during day and night. In fact, many shops inside the mall are open overnight. Some retail shops close at 12 midnight, and restaurants close at 2am. There are also stores that operate 24 hours. [Stephanie Tong, [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=48&art_id=53782&sid=15465788&con_type=3&d_str=20070920&sear_year=2007 Malls jazz it up to pack them in] , "The Standard", September 20, 2007]

This is an example of a successful "vertical mall". It has a total floor area of some convert|630000|sqft|m2|abbr=on, consisting of floor plate of about convert|50000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on.. It is positioned to attract the 15 to 35 age group through special events featuring young pop stars [Citation | last =Chung | first =Danny | title =Reach for the sky | newspaper =The Standard | date = 2005-12-09 | accessdate = 2007-07-06 | url =http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=48&art_id=27468&sid=5779401&con_type=1&d_str=20051209&sear_year=2005] .

Facilities

PALACE apm

A cinema located on the top floor (L6). It has a total number of 875 seats in six houses.

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A large international food court, owned by c!ty'super, on L1.

Counters

*Chili N Spice (Thai)
*Curry In A Hurry (Indian)
*Forum (restaurant) (Cantonese)
*Fusion Bowl (Japanese/Chinese/Singaporean)
*Ganpachi (Japanese)
*Honeymoon Dessert (Chinese dessert)
*Lee Fa Yuen Express (Korean)
*MOS Burger (burger restaurant chain from Japan)
*Nan Xiang Singapore Restaurant (Singaporean)

*Osaka Osho (Japanese)
*Saigon Express (Vietnamese)
*S.F.B. Super Food Beverage (Japanese)
*Sukho Thai (Thai)
*King&I(Vietnamese/Thai)
*Pepper Lunch (Japanese)

TV and LCD

apm provides complete digital facilities around the mall. Several channels covering movies, local news, information on latest music, trends, and celebrity gossip are distributed to four mega LED screens, over 40 plasma TVs, and 100 LCDs.

Washrooms

The male and female washrooms feature numerous LCDs, showing programmes targeted to the appropriate sex. Specially designed kids' cubicles (30 cm or convert|1|ft|m|sing=on high) provide privacy for children.

Express escalators

Two express escalators are located in the middle of the mall to take shoppers from the 1st to 3rd and 3rd to 5th floors.

Lockers

Three sets of lockers at apm for shoppers' convenience.

pecial Events

Fifa World Cup 2006

During the 2006 Germany World Cup, the gigantic LED TV located in the atrium broadcast the biggest games. Thousands of fans crowded into the mall to watch from all seven floors of the mall.

ee also

*Beijing apm

References

External links

* [http://www.apm-millenniumcity.com apm Home Page]
* [http://www.millenniumcity.hk Millennium City Home Page]
* [http://www.cinema.com.hk/revamp/html/cinema_every.php?lang=e&cinema_id=14 PALACE apm] showtimes and ticketing