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The Westpoint

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Type
  
Office

Completed
  
1999

Roof
  
186 m (610 ft)

Height
  
186 m, 188 m to tip

Opened
  
1999

Location
  
Hong Kong

Opening
  
1999

Floor count
  
41

Floors
  
41

Phone
  
+852 2831 4333

The Westpoint

Address
  
160 Connaught Rd W, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Similar
  
Aigburth, China Online Centre, The Summit, Cable TV Tower, Ocean Pointe

The Westpoint (Chinese: 西港中心) is a skyscraper located in the Sai Ying Pun district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 41 floors and 186 metres (610 ft) in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by architectural firm Ho & Partners Architects, and was developed by Chun Wo Construction & Engineering. The Westpoint, which stands as the 84th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space. The building is architecturally unique due to its ball structure that adorns the roof; the ball is home to a private club.

The building was originally meant to serve as the headquarters of the Chinese state-owned corporation China Merchants Group, but was sold to the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the early 2000s. The entire building is occupied by this office and the ground level is heavily fortified and protected by security. The top level houses the director’s office, a clubhouse, and a grand ballroom. Other features of the building include a gym, a conference centre, banquet facilities, exhibition space, and a beauty salon with barbers from mainland China.

References

The Westpoint Wikipedia