Hong Kong Drone Gallery - Wanchai 2024

Wanchai is an older residential area that has seen some redevelopments into luxury housing. Nevertheless, there are still many unique small restaurants along its side streets. An added bonus is its close proximity to Central, which is walkable during the cooler months.

The cigarette-looking Hopewell Centre was the city's tallest building at 64 storeys when it opened in 1980, and it was able to hold onto that title until 1989 when the Bank of China Tower was completed. To maintain good feng shui, the cigarette had to be extinguished to prevent a fire, so a pool was added to the top. The revolving restaurant just beneath it is a good place to enjoy the view, albeit overshadowed by many more taller skyscrapers today.
A hotel extension is now under construction next door after many years of debate. In 2008, the developer reduced the building's scale from 93 stories to 55 in exchange for a land swap. That plan see-sawed again later and had to go to the planners a few times to get the shovels into the ground.


Wanchai is an older residential area that has seen some redevelopments into luxury housing. Nevertheless, there are still many unique small restaurants along its side streets. An added bonus is its close proximity to Central, which is walkable during the cooler months. The cigarette-looking Hopewell Centre was the city's tallest building at 64 storeys when it opened in 1980, and it was able to hold onto that title until 1989 when the Bank of China Tower was completed. To maintain good feng shui, the cigarette had to be extinguished to prevent a fire, so a pool was added to the top. The revolving restaurant just beneath it is a good place to enjoy the view, albeit overshadowed by many more taller skyscrapers today. A hotel extension is now under construction next door after many years of debate. In 2008, the developer reduced the building's scale from 93 stories to 55 in exchange for a land swap. That plan see-sawed again later and had to go to the planners a few times to get the shovels into the ground.

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