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The original Man Yee Building (), initially built in 1957, was the first building in
Hong Kong
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with
escalator
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s.
Located between
Queen's Road Central
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria, Hong Kong, Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong, constructed History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s), by t ...
,
Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is also known as the ''Stone Slabs Street'' () since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong, ser ...
and
Des Voeux Road Central
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* Des Buckingham, English football manager
* Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician
* Des Dillon (disambiguation), severa ...
in
Central
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Central may also refer to:
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on the
Hong Kong Island
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, the tower was demolished in 1999 and was rebuilt as a 35-storey (344 ft/105 m) tower with total office space of 290,000 square feet (27,000 square meters). It is owned by Man Hing Hong Property Management and Agency Company Limited and designed by architectural firm
Rocco Design Architects Limited
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.
First generation
The original "Man Yee Building" is now referred to as the "Old Man Yee Building". Man Yee Building was built on a slope near the original Central waterfront, thus its entrance on the north and south differs by two floors.
The original Man Yee Building was the last building in Hong Kong with manually operated elevators, installed by Otis. Old-time skilled operators were hired.
Shops at the mall
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Body Shop.JPG, The Body Shop
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Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, the company currently has a range of 1,000 products sold in about 3,000 stores, divided b ...
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Millie's Shoes shop.JPG , Millie's shoes
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Optical 88 shop.JPG , Optical 88 shop
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building 銀座藏人 Ginza Kuraudo restaurnat.JPG , Japanese style restaurant
References
External links
Man Yee Building
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Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong
Shopping centres in Hong Kong
Central, Hong Kong