Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong
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| Location | Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong |
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| Opening date | 22 March 1966 |
| Developer | The Wharf (Holdings) Limited |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Website | http://www.oceanterminal.com.hk/ |
Ocean Terminal (Chinese: 海運大廈) is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
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[edit] History
The location of Ocean Terminal was once a wharf pier on the west shore of Tsim Sha Tsui. Rebuilt and enlarged for use as a cruise terminal, it also served as a multi-story shopping centre. Ocean Terminal opened on 22 March 1966, signifying the increasing wealth of Hong Kong. Costing HK$70 million, its 112 shops made it "the largest shopping centre" in Hong Kong.[1]
It was re-branded together with nearby buildings of the Wharf as Harbour City. Ocean Terminal is now owned by The Wharf (Holdings) Limited.
[edit] Heavy load
The annual berth utilisation rate of Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, which offers two berths accommodating vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes, rose to 76% last year from 71% in 2003. Between 2001 and 2005, some 11 cruise vessels had to berth mid-stream and at container terminals because Ocean Terminal could not meet market demand.
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[edit] References
- ^ Dale Lu, Gordon; Mathews, Gordon; Lui, Tai-Lok (2001). Consuming Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 33–34. ISBN 9622095461. http://books.google.com/books?id=TTJ8jQzu1nUC&dq=%22Ocean+Terminal%22&pg=PA33.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ocean Terminal at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 22°17′42″N 114°10′01″E / 22.2950576°N 114.1668172°E
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