MegaBox is a large
shopping centre
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known collec ...
in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
and part of the
Enterprise Square Five
Enterprise Square Five (Traditional Chinese: 企業廣場五期) is a shopping mall and office building complex in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. It was developed by Kerry Properties. It opened in June 2007.
The property comprises the MegaBox shoppin ...
shopping and office complex, located at 38 Wang Chiu Road,
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between ...
,
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
. With 19 stories and a floor area of , MegaBox is the largest shopping centre in Eastern
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
.
In addition MegaBox houses an
ice rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water and/or an artificial sheet of ice created using hardened chemicals where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The ...
, MegaIce, which is the largest in Hong Kong at 26 metres x 57 metres. MegaBox's UA theatre is the first commercial theatre in Hong Kong to have the
IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graeme F ...
film display system. It also offers a 1000-space car park.
Although it is not built on top of a railway station, the mall is accessible by its free
shuttle bus service
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
History of buses Origins
While there are indications ...
, plying between the mall and
MTR Kowloon Bay station
Kowloon Bay is a station on the Hong Kong MTR . It is located between and stations in Kowloon East. The station was opened in 1979.
Kowloon Bay station is one of the five MTR stations on the Kwun Tong line located above ground level, and on ...
with a frequent headway. Visitors using the MTR have complained of the long delay of around 15 mins from waiting for the shuttle bus to and from the mall. The mall is 15 minutes from the station on foot.
Enterprise Square Five
MegaBox is part of a larger residential and office development,
Enterprise Square Five
Enterprise Square Five (Traditional Chinese: 企業廣場五期) is a shopping mall and office building complex in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. It was developed by Kerry Properties. It opened in June 2007.
The property comprises the MegaBox shoppin ...
, developed by
Kerry Properties
Kerry Properties Limited is a listed company engaged in property development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific region; infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and hotel ownership and operations in Mainland China. Th ...
. The development has a gross area of . It consists of two 15-storey
office
An office is a space where an Organization, organization's employees perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize objects and Goals, plans, action theory, goals of the organizati ...
towers totalling and the 19-storey shopping mall Megabox.
Architecture
Designed by architects
Jerde, MegaBox has a square and circle front facade in deep red, a propitious Chinese colour.
MegaBox incorporates a concept the mall refers to as "Totally Connected Modules" (TCM), which is purportedly realized in three ways: the free-flow of visitor traffic, facilitated by express escalators and elevators connecting the mall's four major zones; second, through the access driveway reaching all floors; and third, the mall's connectivity with the outside environment through its L5 and Beehive Atriums, both incorporating six-storey glass curtain wall for views natural light.
The Four Major Zones
MegaBox has four distinctive lifestyle-theme zones catering to shoppers’ personalized tastes; they are IN-Style, Better HOME, FAMILY Circus and EATertainment.
IN-Style (G/F – L2)
The IN-Style Zone spans three floors and encompasses fashion, accessories and superstores. The major tenants is Extravaganza,
Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group, ...
,
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
and
Mannings
Mannings () is a personal care product chain owned by Dairy Farm International Holdings, which is in turn owned by Jardine Matheson. It is known as Guardian () for Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Singapore. By the end of 2016, there we ...
.
Before January 2010, there were several trendy fashion and gift stores, such as PiT, Nici, Mac Look, FX Creations, Extravaganza, Evisu, Scoops, Area 0264 and Novo Concept. However, the shops have since been replaced by a
JUSCO
is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan.
The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of the ÆON supermarket chain.
The JUSCO name was adopte ...
Department Store in June 2010, which includes a supermarket and three restaurants.
Image:MegaBox G 1.jpg, Shops (G/F)
File:HK MegaBox Jusco Enterance 2010.jpg, JUSCO
is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" (or hypermarket) and the largest of its type in Japan.
The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of the ÆON supermarket chain.
The JUSCO name was adopte ...
Department Store (Level 1-Level 2)
Better HOME (L3 – L5)
Showcasing house and apartment decoration shops are the three stories of the Better HOME Zone. The major tenants are Giormani Furniture, Simmons,
Osim, OTO, and DG Lifestyle Store.
B&Q and Spotlight opened in 2007. However, due to their products' unpopularity in Hong Kong, the shops closed in 2009 and were replaced by
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...
in June 2010.
File:MegaBox Level 3 Shops.jpg, Level 3 Shops
File:HK IKEA Kowloon Bay Store 201006.jpg, IKEA Kowloon Bay Store Entrance (4/F)
File:MegaBox 05 2.jpg, Atrium
Atrium may refer to:
Anatomy
* Atrium (heart), an anatomical structure of the heart
* Atrium, the genital structure next to the genital aperture in the reproductive system of gastropods
* Atrium of the ventricular system of the brain
* Pulmona ...
(5/F)
File:MegaBoxLevel5Garden.jpg, Podium
A podium (plural podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek ''πόδι'' (foot). In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podiums can also be used ...
(5/F)
FAMILY Circus (L6 – L9)
FAMILY Circus offers books, toys, sports, health and music stores as well as electronics & digital outlets.
Image:MegaBox 06 1.jpg, Best Denki
is a Japanese electronics retailer with outlets across Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. It operated in Hong Kong and Taiwan from the late 1980s until 2011 and 2017 respectively.
Best Denki headquarters is located in Fukuoka. Previously ...
in 2007 (6/F)
Image:MegaBox 07 2.jpg, Capsule stations (扭蛋機) (7/F)
Image:MegaBox Gigasports.JPG, Gigasports
Swire Resources () is a Hong Kong retail company specialising in sports apparel, swimwear, and footwear. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific, itself a subsidiary of Swire Group.
History
The company was founded by Swire Group in 1990 ...
(8/F)
Image:MegaBoxMegaKids.jpg, Children's World (9/F)
EATertainment (L10 – L14 & L17 – L18)
The seven floors of the EATertainment Zone follow, featuring theme restaurants, international deli, ice-skating rink and movie theatres. In November 2020, there is a new open indoor playground, The Wonderful World of Whimsy, which is the first time open in the mall, it is the third shop in Hong Kong.
Image:MegaICEview 20071217.jpg, MegaICE skating rink (10/F)
Image:MegaBox 11 1.jpg, 11/F
Image:MegaBox 12 1.jpg, Shops (12/F)
Image:MegaBox 13 1.jpg, Chinese restaurants (13/F)
Image:MegaBox 14 1.jpg, Paramount Banquet Hall (14/F)
Previous tenants
![MegaBoxSpotlight20070607](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/MegaBoxSpotlight20070607.jpg)
*B&Q (closure on September 14, 2009)
*Spotlight (closure on December 31, 2009)
*NOVO Concept (closure in January 2010)
*PlayStation PlayGround (closure on January 28, 2010)
Transportation
MegaBox provides a shuttle bus route to Telford Plaza. The route is free of charge.
Bus routes 14X, 15A, 15P, 28B, 74A, 107, 297, 606 and 641 are available for passengers to Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Aberdeen, Tin Wan, Tseung Kwan O, Chai Wan, Central, etc.
Minibus routes 15,
[Only available at noon.] 48, 68, 106, 110, 111 are also available for passengers to Kowloon Bay, Shun Lee Estate, Choi Wan Estate and Tseung Kwan O.
Image:MegaBoxL1overview.jpg, Shops (1/F)
Image:HK MegaboxL2view3 20070706.jpg, Shops (2/F)
References
External links
MegaBox official websiteMegaIce (MegaBox ice rink) official websiteEnterprise Square Five website
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Shopping centres in Hong Kong
IMAX venues
Shopping malls established in 2007
2007 establishments in Hong Kong