CITIC Tower ( zh, 中信大廈) is a 33-storey

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. It is the corporate headquarters of

CITIC Pacific CITIC Limited () is a conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong. Its shares are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and it is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index. 58% of its issued shares are owned by the Chinese state-own ...

Ltd, a conglomerate publicly traded on the

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and listed on the

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, and also a subsidiary of the

CITIC Group CITIC Group Corporation Ltd., formerly the China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC), is a state-owned investment company of the People's Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval of Deng Xiaoping. ...

. CITIC Tower is also the headquarters of another development partner,

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. It is one of the participants in the nightly

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(幻彩詠香江) light show on both sides of

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. In an authorised protest in 2019, police surrounded the tower on both sides, trapping protesters and fired tear gas into the crowd of protesters. International experts called the use of tear gas excessive, "actually inciting and causing what looks like a stampede".

Design and construction

The tower was conceived as an equilateral triangular block with landscaped sky gardens at various levels. The architecture was designed by

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. Its unique design is composed of equilateral triangles and circles.Chinese article on CITIC Tower's unique geometrical appearance
CITIC Tower was completed in 1997 under a fast track development programme.

Location and facilities

It borders the

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in Admiralty and features a view of

. At the lower levels there is a shopping mall and carpark. There is a footbridge connecting it with

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and

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Admiralty station. Of the proposed

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headquarters to be built at

, two of the taller buildings will be of similar height to CITIC Tower.

Current tenants

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CITIC Capital CITIC Group Corporation Ltd., formerly the China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC), is a state-owned investment company of the People's Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval of Deng Xiaoping. ...

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CITIC Securities International CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. is a Chinese full-service investment bank. It offers services in underwriting, research, brokerage, asset management, wealth management, and investment advisory. CITIC Securities was established in 1995 and it is headq ...

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International Hotel Management Ltd (2/F)

References

External links

CITIC Tower homepage

CITIC Group homepage

CITIC Pacific homepage

CITIC Pacific page on CITIC Tower

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