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Private Sector Island East, Hong Kong: A Story of Social
Projects Sustainability and Community Integration
Hong Kong is one of the most densely The story of Island East is one of dramatic
populated cities in the world with a and ongoing transformation, from a former
high-rise skyline that is instantly recognisable. dockyard in the 1970s into a premier
Hong Kong Island itself is home to a fifth of commercial centre and vibrant integrated
the territory’s seven million inhabitants, as community today. Each chapter closely mirrors
well as its pulsating financial heart. To the the history of Hong Kong and its transition
east of the island, nestled between the city’s from trading port to manufacturing hub and
steep hills and its famous harbour, is Hong ultimately to a banking and services centre.
Kong’s largest privately owned business and
residential district – known today simply as The tale began in 1972 when Swire
Island East. Properties began the redevelopment of the
former industrial area into the first entirely
A Swire Properties development, Island privately-funded housing scheme in Hong
East successfully mixes a number of Kong. Ahead of its time, Taikoo Shing was
uses – commercial, retail and residential. inspired by Le Corbusier’s architecture,
Spanning from Taikoo Place to Cityplaza, suffused with air and light. Its efficiency is
an area the size of London’s Canary Wharf, still an industry benchmark today.
the district features a 68-storey prime
office tower, 12 additional Grade-A office As the residential district thrived, Swire
buildings, a 61-block residential estate, Properties began to develop the surrounding
a private member’s club and Hong Kong’s areas, creating commercial hubs as well as
largest shopping mall, Cityplaza. The latest places to relax. A large-scale shopping mall
exciting additions to the neighbourhood was followed by a series of office blocks,
are EAST, Hong Kong, a lifestyle business each one carefully planned to complement the
hotel, and the soon-to-open TAIKOO existing infrastructure and add meaningfully
PLACE APARTMENTS, a 28-storey building to existing amenities. By the late 1990s,
comprising 111 fully-serviced suites. Swire Properties’ forward-thinking vision
of an integrated community had become a
reality and the area became known as Island
East.
158 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Projects Sustainability and Community Integration
Hong Kong is one of the most densely The story of Island East is one of dramatic
populated cities in the world with a and ongoing transformation, from a former
high-rise skyline that is instantly recognisable. dockyard in the 1970s into a premier
Hong Kong Island itself is home to a fifth of commercial centre and vibrant integrated
the territory’s seven million inhabitants, as community today. Each chapter closely mirrors
well as its pulsating financial heart. To the the history of Hong Kong and its transition
east of the island, nestled between the city’s from trading port to manufacturing hub and
steep hills and its famous harbour, is Hong ultimately to a banking and services centre.
Kong’s largest privately owned business and
residential district – known today simply as The tale began in 1972 when Swire
Island East. Properties began the redevelopment of the
former industrial area into the first entirely
A Swire Properties development, Island privately-funded housing scheme in Hong
East successfully mixes a number of Kong. Ahead of its time, Taikoo Shing was
uses – commercial, retail and residential. inspired by Le Corbusier’s architecture,
Spanning from Taikoo Place to Cityplaza, suffused with air and light. Its efficiency is
an area the size of London’s Canary Wharf, still an industry benchmark today.
the district features a 68-storey prime
office tower, 12 additional Grade-A office As the residential district thrived, Swire
buildings, a 61-block residential estate, Properties began to develop the surrounding
a private member’s club and Hong Kong’s areas, creating commercial hubs as well as
largest shopping mall, Cityplaza. The latest places to relax. A large-scale shopping mall
exciting additions to the neighbourhood was followed by a series of office blocks,
are EAST, Hong Kong, a lifestyle business each one carefully planned to complement the
hotel, and the soon-to-open TAIKOO existing infrastructure and add meaningfully
PLACE APARTMENTS, a 28-storey building to existing amenities. By the late 1990s,
comprising 111 fully-serviced suites. Swire Properties’ forward-thinking vision
of an integrated community had become a
reality and the area became known as Island
East.
158 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
