Maritime Square
{{short description|Shopping centre in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong}}
{{for|the location formerly known as Maritime Square in Singapore|HarbourFront}}
{{primary sources|date=September 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=November 2017}}
{{infobox shopping mall
| name = Maritime Square
| logo = MaritimeSquareLogo.svg
| image = Maritime Square Enterance 2009.jpg
| caption = Maritime Square entrance after renovation
| address = 33 Tsing King Road (Phase 1)
31 Tsing King Road (Phase 2)
| location = Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong
| coordinates = {{coord|22.3557|114.1082|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999|4|1}} (Phase 1), {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|12|16}} (Phase 2)
| developer = MTR Corporation Limited
| number_of_stores = 140
| number_of_anchors =
| floor_area = {{cvt|46,000|sqm}}
| manager = MTR Properties Management
| owner =
| floors = 4
| publictransit = Tsing Yi station
}}
{{Chinese
|c=青衣城
|j=Cing1 ji1 sing4
|y=Chīng yī sìhng
|p=Qīngyī Chéng
|l=Tsing Yi City
}}
File:Maritime Square Void 201307.jpg
File:Maritime Square Aquatic Fantaria 201307.jpg
Maritime Square is a four-storey shopping centre located on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. It was built and is owned by MTR Corporation (MTRC) in conjunction with the opening of Tsing Yi station.
History
The shopping centre opened on 1 April 1999 and has a floor area of {{convert|46,000|m2}}. The landlords claimed in December 2004 that daily pedestrian traffic at the mall is 170,000.{{cite news
|last = Lau
|first = Eli
|title = MTRC malls face rent rises
|publisher = Hong Kong Standard
|date = 3 December 2004
|url = http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=1870&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=20050121&sear_year=2005
|access-date = 2007-02-06
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090217072337/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=1870&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=20050121&sear_year=2005
|archive-date = 17 February 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}
MTR expanded the shopping centre onto the site of the Tsing Yi lorry park.{{cite news|last1=Li|first1=Sandy|title=MTR Corp breaks ground on HK$2.4 billion shopping mall in Tsing Yi|url=http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1820671/mtr-corp-breaks-ground-hk24-billion-shopping-mall-tsing-yi|work=South China Morning Post|date=12 June 2015}} Some opposed the plan because it blocks the already crowded skyline. The MTR broke ground on the $2.4 billion project in 2015, and work was completed in 2017.
Design
Maritime Square is the first shopping mall in Hong Kong adopting ocean and navigation as the design theme.
Shops
Maritime Square houses a total of 140 shops. There are a wide variety of restaurants, bookstores, fashion stores, electrical appliances stores, supermarket, cinema and banks, etc. Numerous types of restaurants are available. For example, fast food restaurants like Café de Coral, traditional Chinese restaurants, cafés like Starbucks and restaurants providing Japanese and Thai food. There is also a Hong Kong Jockey Centre, which is the first off-course betting branch of the Hong Kong Jockey Club to be opened on the island.[http://www.maritimesquare.com/eng/ms/shopping/list Shops in Maritime Square], Official website
Facilities
The following various customer services are available at the Customer Service Centres:[http://www.maritimesquare.com/eng/ms/inmallservice/inmallservice.jsp Facilities in Maritimes Square], Official website
- Enquiries on mall promotional activities and transportation information
- Wheelchair lending (within the mall area only)
- Baby stroller lending (within the mall area only and limited supply)
- Emergency mobile phone battery charging
- Disposable raincoat
- Umbrella lending (limited supply)
- Lost child handling and lost & found service
- Octopus card add-value service
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Maritime Square}}
- {{official website|http://www.maritimesquare.com/eng/ms/main/index.jsp}}
{{Kwai Tsing District}}
{{Shopping centres in Hong Kong}}
Category:Shopping malls established in 1998