The Westpoint

{{short description|Building in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong}}

{{Infobox building

|name = The Westpoint

|native_name = 西港中心

|image = China Merchants Group The Westpoint.jpg

|caption =

|location = 160 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

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|completion_date = {{End date and age|1999}}

|opening = {{Start date and age|1999}}

|building_type = Office

|antenna_spire =

|roof = {{convert|186|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|top_floor =

|floor_count = 41

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|cost =

|floor_area =

|architect = Ho & Partners Architects

|structural_engineer=

|main_contractor = Chun Wo Construction & Engineering

|developer = China Merchants Group

|owner = Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

|management =

|references = {{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4986|title=The Westpoint|accessdate=2008-07-15|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwestpoint-hongkong-china|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308132024/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetwestpoint-hongkong-china|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 8, 2007|title=The Westpoint|accessdate=2008-07-15|publisher=Emporis.com}}

}}

{{Chinese

|c=西港中心

|j=sai1 gong2 zung1 sam1

|p=Xī​gǎng Zhōngxīn

|l=West Hong Kong Centre

}}

The Westpoint ({{zh|t=西港中心}}) is a skyscraper located in the Sai Ying Pun district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 41 floors and {{convert|186|m|ft|0}} in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by architectural firm Ho & Partners Architects, and was constructed by Chun Wo Construction & Engineering. The Westpoint, which stands as the 84th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of office space. The building is architecturally unique due to its ball structure that adorns the roof; the ball is home to a private club.

The building was originally meant to serve as the headquarters of the Chinese state-owned corporation China Merchants Group, but was sold to the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the early 2000s.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Frank|title=Liaison Office has exquisite taste for property|url=http://www.ejinsight.com/20141126-liaison-office-has-exquisite-taste-for-property/|work=Hong Kong Economic Journal|date=26 November 2014}} The entire building is occupied by this office and the ground level is heavily fortified and protected by security. The top level houses the director's office, a clubhouse, and a grand ballroom. Other features of the building include a gym, a conference centre, banquet facilities, exhibition space, and a beauty salon with barbers from mainland China.