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You might wonder why the HSBC Building, inaugurated in 1986, is supported by eight pillars, requiring technical prowess and astronomical costs to build. As with so many of the buildings in Hong Kong, the answer is that it adheres to the strict principles of feng shui. One of these states that centres of power should always be accessible via a straight line (Government House at the time of its construction). As the tower was to be built on the access road from Star Ferry Pier, it had to leave the way clear... underneath its 52 floors. Astounding.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide166 m - 4-8 Garden Road, Hong Kong
- The Green Guide202 m - 1 Garden Road, Hong Kong
- The Green Guide242 m - Garden Road, Hong Kong
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Where to sleepnearby
- From HK$3,300The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong KongMICHELIN Guide175 m - 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
- From HK$2,250Mandarin Oriental, Hong KongMICHELIN Guide250 m - 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong
- From HK$2,000The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo HotelMICHELIN Guide283 m - 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong
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Where to eatnearby
- China Tang$$MICHELIN 2024164 m - Shop 411-413, 4F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
- Kappo Rin$$$$MICHELIN 2024164 m - 7F, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
- Beefbar$$$MICHELIN 2024177 m - 2F, Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong
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