Man Yee Building
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The original Man Yee Building (Chinese:
萬宜大廈), built in 1957, was the first tower in Hong Kong
with elevator
s. Located between Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street
and Des Voeux Road Central in Central
on the Hong Kong Island
, the tower was demolished in 1999 and re-built as a 35 storey (344 feet / 105 m) glass wrapped tower with total office space of 290,000 square feet (27,000 square meter). It is owned by Man Hing Hong Property Management and Agency Company Limited and designed by architectural firm Rocco Design Architects Limited
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The original Man Yee Building was the last building in Hong Kong with manually operated elevators, installed by Otis. Old-time skilled operators were hired.
Man Yee Building is build on a slope on the former shore of the Central and thus its entrance on the north and south differs by two floors.
The original "Man Yee Building" is now referred to as the "Old Man Yee Building".
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
萬宜大廈), built in 1957, was the first tower in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
with elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s. Located between Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is also better known as the Stone Slabs Street by the locals, after the granite stone steps which are a rarity nowadays in Hong Kong. The street was named after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong.-Location:The street was...
and Des Voeux Road Central in Central
Central, Hong Kong
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, the tower was demolished in 1999 and re-built as a 35 storey (344 feet / 105 m) glass wrapped tower with total office space of 290,000 square feet (27,000 square meter). It is owned by Man Hing Hong Property Management and Agency Company Limited and designed by architectural firm Rocco Design Architects Limited
Rocco Design Architects Limited
Rocco Design Architects Limited , led by Rocco Yim, is a prominent design architectural firm based in Hong Kong. It is responsible for the design of many iconic buildings in the special administrative region and Guangdong province, including the International Finance Centre, Hong Kong Station and...
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The original Man Yee Building was the last building in Hong Kong with manually operated elevators, installed by Otis. Old-time skilled operators were hired.
Man Yee Building is build on a slope on the former shore of the Central and thus its entrance on the north and south differs by two floors.
The original "Man Yee Building" is now referred to as the "Old Man Yee Building".