Tai Sang Commercial Building [1974-2010] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Tai Sang Commercial Building [1974-2010]

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-03-10 21:45
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1974-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
2010-01-01

Recently I noticed this building is being demolished. I remember visiting customers there soon after I arrived in Hong Kong, and wondered when it was built. Then today on Flickr a 1974 photo appeared, showing it under construction.

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Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2010-03-10 21:55.

Hi Swire acquired that building for HK$1.36 bln a couple of years ago. According to this web site they have planning permission to clear the whole block, including the 12 low rises next to it: http://www.hkrei.com/2008/12/31/is-this-pacific-place-4/. A bulwark against Gordon Wu's Hopewell maybe, given they're developing the Lee Tung Street area?

Submitted by jabalong on Thu, 2010-04-15 17:26.

Demolition of the Tai Sang Commercial Building is finished now as it's just a flat, empty piece of land. No indications of anything happening with the 12 low rises though where it seems to be business as usual - is it a sure thing that they will be demolished too?

Submitted by jabalong on Thu, 2010-04-15 17:30.

Can anyone upload or provide a link to a good picture of the building when it was finished?

While it was very blocky and outdated i suppose, I always thought this building had some interesting features. Never got around to taking a picture of it and it was already half gone before I realized it.