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Lippo Centre, Hong Kong
Lippo Centre (), previously known as the Bond Centre (), is a twin tower skyscraper complex completed in 1988 at 89 Queensway, in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong near Admiralty station. Tower I is with 44 storeys, and Tower II is with 48 storeys. History The Lippo Centre is a landmark development located in the heart of Admiralty comprising approximately 1.3 million sq.ft. in two office towers with a retail podium element situated on the ground floors and a small basement car park. On completion in late 1987, Savills Investment Management began managing the Lippo Centre. Since 1988, the landmark has been riddled with spectacular corporate collapses in its ownership. Relatives of the Singapore-based Kwee Liong Tek family had a majority consortium interest in the construction from its conception, later selling their majority interest half-way through construction to British-born Australian business tycoon Alan Bond, who went bankrupt four years later with the collap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensway (Hong Kong)
Queensway is a major road in the Admiralty area of Central, Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East and forms part of the continuum of Queen's Road that had been split into Queen's Road West, Queen's Road Central, Queensway, and Queen's Road East after World War II. At its western end it splits into Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central while at its eastern end it merges into Hennessy Road, at the junction with Queen's Road East. Name Queensway was formally separated and given its own name when the extensive military and naval sites that dominated this area were redeveloped around the 1960s. Its Chinese name can be translated as ''Golden Bell Road'', a reference to a notable bell once located in the adjacent Admiralty Dock, and does not include 'Queen'. The road is one of only a handful in the territory to have a name consisting of a single word. Other examples are Glenealy (Central), Smithfield (Kennedy Town) and Broadway (Lai Chi Kok). As a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of and weighs . Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations possibly are separate subspecies, but this is disputed. Koalas typically inhabit open ''Eucalyptus'' woodland, as the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and calor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell (2017 Film)
''Ghost in the Shell'' is a 2017 Action film#Science fiction action, science fiction action film directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger, based on the Japanese people#Arts, Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell (manga), of the same name by Masamune Shirow. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han (actor, born 1969), Chin Han and Juliette Binoche. Set in a near future when the line between humans and robots is blurring, the plot follows the Motoko Kusanagi, Major (Johansson), a cyborg supersoldier who investigates her past. Filming for ''Ghost in the Shell'' took place in New Zealand from February to June 2016, with additional filming in Hong Kong that June. The film premiered in Tokyo on March 16, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 31, 2017, in IMAX, 3D film, 3D, IMAX 3D, and 4DX. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its cast performances, visual style, action sequences, ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takedown
Takedown or take down may refer to: Books * '' Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw'', by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura * '' The Takedown: A Suburban Mom, a Coal Miner's Son, and the Unlikely Demise of Colombia's Brutal Norte Valle Cartel'', by Jeffrey Robinson Film and television Film * ''Take Down'' (1979 film), about a high school wrestling team * ''Track Down'', a 2000 film known as ''Takedown'' outside the U.S., based on the book titled ''Takedown'' * ''Takedown'' (2010 film), also known as ''Transparency'' * ''Take Down'' (2016 film), also known as ''Billionaire Ransom'' TV * "Takedown", a ''Rookie Blue'' TV series episode Legislation * Notice and take down, a process operated by online hosts in response to court orders * Words taken down, an objection to speech in the United States House of Representatives Video games * '' Takedown: Red Sabre'' * '' Bad Boys: Miami Takedown'' * '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' Other uses * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Scarfe
Alan John Scarfe (born 8 June 1946) is a British–Canadian actor, stage director and author. He is a former Associate Director of the Stratford Festival (1976–77) and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool (1967–68). He won the 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in ''The Bay Boy'' and earned two other Genie best actor nominations for ''Deserters'' (1984) and ''Overnight'' (1986) and a Gemini Award nomination for best actor in ''aka Albert Walker'' (2003). He won a Jessie Award for best actor in 2005 for his performance in '' Trying'' at the Vancouver Playhouse. In 2006 he won the Jury Prize for best supporting actor at the Austin Fantastic Fest in ''The Hamster Cage'' and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle honorary award for lifetime achievement. Personal life Scarfe was born in Harpenden, England, the son of Gladys Ellen (née Hunt) and Neville Vincent Scarfe, both university professors. Neville Scarfe was the Founding Dean o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled him in martial arts classes, which led to Van Damme participating in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film ''Bloodsport'' (1988). Van Damme became a popular action film star and followed up with ''Cyborg'' (1989), ''Kickboxer'' (1989), '' Lionheart'' (1990), ''Death Warrant'' (1990), ''Double Impact'' (1991), '' Universal Soldier'' (1992), '' Nowhere to Run'' (1993), ''Hard Target'' (1993), ''Timecop'' (1994), ''Street Fighter'' (1994), '' Sudden Death'' (1995), '' The Quest'' (1996), ''Maximum Risk'' (1996), etc. After a decline, Van Damme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Impact
''Double Impact'' is a 1991 American action film written and directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written, produced by and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chad and Alex Wagner. The film marks Van Damme's third collaboration with director Sheldon Lettich (who wrote ''Bloodsport (film), Bloodsport'' and directed ''Lionheart (1990 film), Lionheart'') and second collaboration with Bolo Yeung (the first being ''Bloodsport (film), Bloodsport'' in 1988). ''Double Impact'' was released in the United States on August 9, 1991. Plot In Hong Kong during the year 1966, business partners Paul Wagner and Nigel Griffith open the Victoria Harbour Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Tunnel. Paul attends with his wife Katherine and their identical twin infant sons, Chad and Alex. After the celebration, the family is followed home by their bodyguard, Frank Avery, whom they dismiss. Once he leaves, a Triad (underground society), Triad hit squad follows them. A shootout ensues, in which Paul is killed. Katherine beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongkong Chinese Limited
Hongkong Chinese Limited is a Bermuda-incorporated Hong Kong listed company. It was the holding company of Hongkong Chinese Bank, which was sold in 2002. The listed company now engaged in real estate development in China and had properties in Singapore. Hongkong Chinese Limited is an indirect subsidiary of Lippo Capital, which was owned by Indonesian entrepreneur Mochtar Riady and his family members. The chairman of Hongkong Chinese Limited, Stephen Riady, is the son of Mochtar. History The HKCB Bank Holding Company Limited was incorporated in 1992 (and registered as a foreign company in Hong Kong on 20 October 1992). In 2001, the subsidiary Hongkong Chinese Bank was sold to CITIC Ka Wah Bank for HK$4.2 billion. The holding company itself was renamed to Hongkong Chinese Limited on 8 February 2002. In the same year 85% shares of Macau Chinese Bank and 85% stake of ImPac Asset Management were acquired, for MOP$190 million (from and Alvaro Pinho da Costa Leite) and US$2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Commerce
A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local businesses are members, and they elect a board of directors or executive council to set policy for the chamber. The board or council then hires a President, CEO, or Executive Director, plus staffing appropriate to size, to run the organization. A chamber of commerce may be a voluntary or a mandatory association of business firms belonging to different trades and industries. They serve as spokespeople and representatives of a business community. They differ from country to country. History The first chamber of commerce was founded in 1599 in Marseille, France, as the "Chambre de Commerce". Another official chamber of commerce followed 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consul (representative)
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries. A consul is distinguished from an ambassador, the latter being a representative from one head of state to another, but both have a form of immunity. There can be only one ambassador from one country to another, representing the first country's head of state to that of the second, and their duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries; however, there may be several consuls, one in each of several major cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad and to the citizens of the country in which the consul resides who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A less common usage is an administrative con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In Hong Kong
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong (TECO) is the representative office of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Hong Kong. Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan. The de-facto diplomatic mission is placed administratively under the Mainland Affairs Council, Executive Yuan, but it also houses departments that serve as outposts of the National Immigration Agency and the Bureau of Consular Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Its cultural arm, known as Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, is an overseas agency of the Ministry of Culture. The General Manager of TECO is also the Director of the Bureau of Hong Kong Affairs in the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan. The founding director of the office was Susie Chiang Su-hui. Previously located at Tower 1, Lippo Centre in Admiralty, the office has been relocated to Central Plaza in Wan Chai since December 2021. History The Taipei Economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLO International
Fairtrade International, or Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e.V. is a product-oriented multistakeholder group aimed at promoting the lives of farmers and workers through trade. Fairtrade's work is guided by a global strategy focused on ensuring that all farmers earn a living income, and agricultural workers earn a living wage. Fairtrade works with farmers and workers of more than 300 commodities. The main products promoted under the Fairtrade label are coffee, cocoa, banana, flowers, tea, and sugar. Fairtrade is an association of three Producer Networks, nineteen National Fairtrade Organisations (formerly: Fairtrade Labelling Organisations) and eight Fairtrade Marketing Organisations that promote and market the Fairtrade Certification Mark in their countries Producer Networks exist in Latin America, The Caribbeans, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. National Fairtrade Organisations exist in 16 European countries as well as in Canada ,the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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