Central Building () is a building located at 1–3

Pedder Street Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central, continues through Des Voeux Road Central, and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central. History Th ...

, at the corner of

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, in

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History

The location was previously occupied by the

Hong Kong Hotel The Hongkong Hotel was Hong Kong's first luxury hotel modelled after sumptuous London hotels. It opened on Queen's Road and Pedder Street in 1868, later expanding into the Victoria Harbour waterfront of Victoria City in 1893. History The ori ...

. In 1957, under the ownership of Central Development Limited (), the former hotel building was renovated and rebuilt. In 1958, it was completed as Central Building. The original stock certificates of Central Development Limited bore the signature of lead investor Kwan Fan-Fat (), owner of Golden Dahlia (), the 1949

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/ref> The commemorative marble foundation stone of Central Building was dedicated by its chairman Hui Oi-Chow () on 29 August 1957. Mr. Hui was the patriarch of the Hui family, one of the

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Features

It has 17 floors, with the ground floor and basement level being shops and the other floors being offices. Each floor has a floor area of about . Central Building is currently also known for its many medical practitioner tenants.

Nearby landmarks

* The Landmark *

Pedder Building The Pedder Building, located at No. 12 Pedder Street, in Central, Hong Kong, is a historic commercial building built in the Beaux-Arts style. Built in 1923

* Queen's Road *

Wheelock House Wheelock House () is a commercial office building located on Pedder Street in Central, Hong Kong. Wheelock House is a Class A office space completed in 1984 and has 24 storeys. One of its architects was Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd while the real estate ...

Entertainment Building Entertainment Building () is an office building in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The neo-gothic architecture and height of the building make it distinctive amongst the office buildings nearby. The building stands at 30 Queen's Road Centra ...

References

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