Metro Town Phase One, often abbreviated to Metro Town (), is a private residential high-rise development located in the

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district of the

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in Hong Kong, on top of the MTR station in

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. It was a joint development by

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and

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, which began in 2006. The complex consists of four towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Metro Town Tower 1 and Metro Town Tower 2 (also called Le Point), which both rise and have 62 floors. The towers are tied with Four Seasons Place as the 45th-tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Towers 3 and 5 rise and have 63 floors, standing as the 76th-tallest buildings in the city and tied in rank with One and Two Exchange Square. The entire complex was completed in 2006. Metro Town is planned to contain ten skyscrapers, but as of 2008 only the four towers of Phase One have been constructed. This first phase of the project contains 1,676 residential units.

Phase Two: Le Point

Le Point (; ) is a private housing estate belonging to Phase Two of Metro Town Its five towers (which are named "Tower 6" to "Tower 10") were jointly developed by

and

. Completed in 2008, it is comprised a total of 2,096 units.

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Metro Town had a population of 11,678. The median age was 38.1 and the majority of residents (87.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$71,710.

Politics

Metro Town is located in Do Shin constituency of the

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. It is currently represented by Cheung Chin-pang, who was elected in the 2019 elections.

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Phase Two: Le Point

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