Pacific Place is a complex of

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s and hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway,

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. The latest phase, Three Pacific Place, is located at 1 Queen's Road East,

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. The four-level shopping centre is home to over 160 shops and boutiques and one major department store. The complex is also home to three five-star hotels, a boutique hotel, three office towers and 270 serviced apartments. Pacific Place complex is owned and managed by

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, with the exception of the three hotels (Conrad Hong Kong, Island Shangri-La and JW Marriott Hotel), in each of which it retains a 20 per cent equity interest.Swire: Swire Properties Limited
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History

Pacific Place was developed by Swire Properties. Phases One and Two were built on land formerly part of Victoria Barracks, one of the first military compounds in Hong Kong. The land was auctioned by the Hong Kong Government during redevelopment and was successfully bid for by Swire. It was purchased in two tranches in 1985 and 1986 for a total cost of US$1 billion."Star Struck!", in ''Swire News'', 1st issue, 2009, pp. 10–15
/ref> Phase One opened in 1988. The Conrad International Hotel was completed in 1991. Phase Three, built by

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, was completed in 2004. It was developed from old buildings on Star Street,

. Pacific Place underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2011. It involved interior, exterior, and architectural changes designed by

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which cost more than HK$2.1 billion.''Swire News'', 2008 Autumn, page 4
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Phases

* One ** One Pacific Place ** JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong ** The Upper House * Two ** Two Pacific Place **

Island Shangri-La Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong () is a five-star luxury hotel of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. It is located in Admiralty, Hong Kong and is the sister hotel to the Kowloon Shangri-La in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. It is housed in a 213-metr ...

***Two Pacific Place and Island Shangri-La hotel occupy respectively the bottom half and the top half of the tallest tower of the complex, which is 213 metres high and has 56 floors. ** Conrad Hong Kong ** Pacific Place Apartments * Three ** Three Pacific Place The Beauty Gallery 20121228.jpg, The Beauty Gallery in Level 1 JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong 2014.jpg, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong The Upper House Void 202010.jpg, The Upper House HK Pacific Place Banyan Tree 2012.jpg, Banyan tree inside Pacific Place Three Pacific Place 200808.jpg, Three Pacific Place

Shopping centre

The four-level shopping arcade houses both lifestyle and high-end shops in areas ranging from entertainment, dining, accessories to apparel. It houses one department store

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. A footbridge connects it across Queensway to Queensway Plaza and United Centre. It is connected by tunnels to the Admiralty MTR station and Three Pacific Place. Escalators connect it to

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* {{Wan Chai District 1991 establishments in Hong Kong Admiralty, Hong Kong Office buildings in Hong Kong Shopping malls established in 1991 Shopping centres in Hong Kong Skyscrapers in Hong Kong Swire Group Wan Chai

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