Man Yee Building
{{short description|Building in Central, Hong Kong}}
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File:Man Yee Building Atrium 201510.jpg
The original Man Yee Building ({{zh|t=萬宜大廈|y=maahn yì daaih hah|j=maan6 ji4 daai6 haa6}}), initially built in 1957, was the first building in Hong Kong with escalators.{{cite web|url=http://news.hkheadline.com/dailynews/headline_news_detail_columnist.asp?id=177527§ion_name=wtt&kw=149 |title=歷史價值|publisher=Headline Daily | date=2012-01-29 | access-date=2014-01-08}}
Located between Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street and Des Voeux Road Central in Central on the Hong Kong Island, the tower was demolished in 1999 and was rebuilt as a 35-storey ({{convert|344|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) tower with total office space of {{convert|290,000|ft2|m2|abbr=off|sp=us}}. It is owned by Man Hing Hong Property Management and Agency Company Limited and designed by architectural firm Rocco Design Architects Limited.
First generation
The original "Man Yee Building" is now referred to as the "Old Man Yee Building". Man Yee Building was built on a slope near the original Central waterfront, thus its entrance on the north and south differs by two floors.
The original Man Yee Building was the last building in Hong Kong with manually operated elevators, installed by Otis. Old-time skilled operators were hired.
Shops at the mall
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Body Shop.JPG| The Body Shop
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Millie's Shoes shop.JPG | Millie's shoes
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building Optical 88 shop.JPG | Optical 88 shop
File:HK Central night Man Yee Building 銀座藏人 Ginza Kuraudo restaurnat.JPG | Japanese style restaurant
References
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External links
{{commons category|Man Yee Building}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050308054202/http://www.mhh.com.hk/map_manyee.htm Man Yee Building]
- [http://www.building.com.hk/plibrary/ManYee/manyee.html Man Yee Building]
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{{Shopping centres in Hong Kong}}
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong