Metro Town
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Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town , is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village....

 district of the New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

 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...

, near MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

 Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng is an area of Hong Kong in the Sai Kung District adjacent to Tseung Kwan O .-History:...

. It is jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group is a privately held group of companies carrying on the business of property development as its core business in Greater China including shipping, textiles and financial services. It is also one of the leading property developers and largest privately held developers in Hong Kong.Nan...

 and MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...

 in 2006.

The complex consists of four towers, each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Metro Town Tower 1 and Metro Town Tower 2 (also called Le Point), which both rise 205 metres (673 ft) and 62 floors. The towers are tied with Four Seasons Place as the 45th-tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Towers 3 and 5 rise 188 metres (617 ft) and 57 floors, standing as the 76th-tallest buildings in the city and tied in rank with One
Exchange Square (Hong Kong)
The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system....

 and Two Exchange Square
Exchange Square (Hong Kong)
The Exchange Square is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system....

. The entire complex was completed in 2006. Metro Town is planned to contain 10 skyscrapers, but as of 2008 only the four towers of Phase One have been constructed. This first phase of the project contains 1,676 residential units.

Phase 2: Le Point

Le Point (lə pwɛ̃; ) is a private housing estate
Private housing estate
A private housing estate is a term in Hong Kong that refers to a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It usually is characterised with a cluster of high-rise buildings,...

 belonging to the phase 2 of Metro Town Its 5 towers (which are named "Tower 6" to "Tower 10") were jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group is a privately held group of companies carrying on the business of property development as its core business in Greater China including shipping, textiles and financial services. It is also one of the leading property developers and largest privately held developers in Hong Kong.Nan...

 and MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...

. Completed in 2008, it comprises a total of 2,096 units.

Transportation

MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

  • Kwun Tong Line / Tseung Kwan O Line Tiu Keng Leng Station

NWFB
  • 796C- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Nam Cheong Station
  • 796S- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↺ Ngau Tau Kok Station
  • 796X- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
  • 798- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)
  • N796- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui (Midnight Service)

Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
  • 694- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Siu Sai Wan Estate
  • N691- Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) (Midnight Service)
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