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Bank of China Building () is located at no.2A
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History

The site was originally occupied by the eastern part of the old City Hall, which had been built in 1869. The western part of the City Hall was demolished in 1933 to make way for the 3rd generation of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, while the eastern part was demolished in 1947 to make way for the Bank of China Building.EIA: A survey report of Historical Buildings and Structures within the Project Area of the Central Reclamation Phase III
Chan Sui San Peter for the HK Government, February 2001
It was designed by Palmer & Turner and built by
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in 1951 with a goal to surpass the 3rd generation Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building nearby to become the tallest building in Hong Kong at the time.Old Bank of China Building
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in Hong Kong. When the headquarters moved into the new Bank of China Tower in 1991, this building was used by
Sin Hua Bank Sin Hua Bank (), or Sin Hua Trust and Savings Bank Limited, was a Chinese bank established in Beijing in 1914. It later moved its headquarters to Shanghai. Sin Hua established its Hong Kong branch in 1947 and was renamed to Sin Hua Trust, Savin ...
as its headquarters. After the restructuring of China's banks to form
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited () also known as its short name Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK (), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via a Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)). Bank of China (Hong K ...
in 2001, the building was returned to the Bank of China again and is used as a sub-branch.


Features

The
China Club The China Club is a retro-chic, Shanghai-style club and Michelin star restaurant in Hong Kong. It is related to the China Clubs in Singapore and Beijing but not to the clubs of the same name in New York City and Berlin, Germany. The China Club ...
, a retro-chic,
Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
-style club and restaurant, opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the building.


See also

* Timeline of tallest buildings in Hong Kong


References


Sources

* {{Bank of China Central, Hong Kong Bank of China Art Deco architecture in Hong Kong Art Deco skyscrapers