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Bank of China Building (Chinese:中國銀行大廈) is located at no.2ADes Voeux Road Central,Central, Hong Kong. It is a sub-branch ofBank of China (Hong Kong).
The site was originally occupied by the eastern part of theold City Hall, which had been built in 1869. The western part of the City Hall was demolished in 1933 to make way for the 3rd generation of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, while the eastern part was demolished in 1947 to make way for the Bank of China Building.[1]
It was designed byPalmer & Turner and built byWimpey Construction in 1951[2] with a goal to surpass the 3rd generationHong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building nearby to become the tallest building in Hong Kong at the time.[3]
The Bank of China Building was originally the headquarters ofBank of China in Hong Kong. In 1991, when the headquarters moved into the newBank of China Tower, this building was used bySin Hua Bank as its headquarters. After the restructuring of China's banks to formBank of China (Hong Kong) in 2001, the building was returned to the Bank of China again and is used as a sub-branch.
TheChina Club, aretro-chic, Shanghai-style club and restaurant, opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the building.
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