Hong Kong - Hopewell Centre 1980s postcard
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 35651138
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 525
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1599)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Thu 02 Dec 2010 16:55:38 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Postcard
- Picture / Image: Hopewell Centre 'highest building in Asia' [at time]
- Publisher: Hanes Co. Hong Kong
- Postally used: no
- Stamp: n/a
- Postmark(s): n/a
- Sent to: n/a
- Notes & Key words:
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Postage & Packing:
UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
Payment Methods:
UK - PayPal, Cheque (from UK bank) or postal order
Outside UK: PayPal or Google Checkout ONLY please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:
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Hopewell Centre (Chinese: ????) is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is located at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong-listed property firm Hopewell Holdings Limited (????????), which constructed the building. Hopewell Holdings Limited and is headquartered in the building and its CEO, Sir Gordon Wu Ying Sheung, has his office on the top floor of the building.
The 64-storey building is 216 metres (709 feet) tall. Construction started in 1977 and was completed in 1980. Upon completion, Hopewell Centre surpassed Jardine House as Hong Kong's tallest building. It was also the second tallest building in Asia at the time. It kept its title in Hong Kong until 1989, when the Bank of China Tower was completed.
The building uses a circular floor plan. Although the front entrance is on the 'ground floor', commuters are taken through a set of escalators to the 3rd floor elevator lobby. Hopewell Center stands on the slope of a hill so steep that the building has its back entrance on the 17th floor towards Kennedy Road. There is a circular private swimming pool on the roof of the building.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 35651138 |
| Start Time | Thu 02 Dec 2010 16:55:38 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 525 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
