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built along the southern side of

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near Ngau Tau Kok station and developed by

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.http://www.millenniumcity.hk Millennium City Home Page The Millennium City project currently consists of five buildings, numbered 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. The number 4 is widely regarded as

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in many parts of

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and in both Chinese and

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it is a

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for "death". Millennium City 1 and 2 are connected and share a mall and a lobby on their ground floor. They host the headquarters of

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, a

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and various other offices. Their reflective

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glass walls look strikingly modern against the areas other, old

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buildings. The two buildings are located opposite to Ngau Tau Kok station. Millennium City 3 is a continuation of buildings 1 and 2, but separated from towers 1 and 2 by the Meyer Building. It is also mostly offices and has a similar architectural design to buildings 1 and 2. However,

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s are used to a lesser extent and more white

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s are incorporated. Millennium City 5 is built near

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. The building is well known because of the shopping mall it holds -

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. The project has a site area of and contains over of office space on top of a regional shopping centre of about . The

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bought the majority of office space here as a back-up operation centre. Millennium City 6 and 7 are under planning, and both will be built in the Kwun Tong Industrial Area, farther from Kwun Tong Road. Millennium City 8 is currently under construction. It is on the site of the former KMB Bus Kwun Tong depot. There are two buildings with total floor area of 1.15m sq ft and the shopping mall occupies 12 floors with another 21 floors of offices and 4 floors of underground car parks. The development will be completed in 2022-23.

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