The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong (), is a

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, located on the top floors of the

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, near Kowloon station. Offering 312 rooms, it occupies the 102nd to 118th floors of the

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-owned International Commerce Centre, was the world's highest

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from 2011-2019 (currently surpassed by

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Guangzhou located on the top floors of the

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). The hotel features both a bar (called Ozone) and a pool located on the 118th floor, which are the highest

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and

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in the world, at 484 metres (1,588 ft) above ground level.

History

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, was formerly located at

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, where it operated from 1993 to 2008. It reopened at

for business on 29March 2011. Its interior lighting was designed by British lighting designer Sally Storey.

Features

The Presidential Suite is on the 117th floor. The hotel's arrival lobby is on the 9th floor where guests are greeted by receptionists and taken to express elevators. The express elevators take guests above the ground in 50 seconds to the main lobby on the 103rd floor. Guest keycards are required to use the hotel elevators to access the hotel rooms on floors 104–117 and the swimming pool and gym on floor 118. An exclusive club lounge for guests staying in club rooms and suites is located on floor 116 along with the spa.

Restaurants

Three restaurants, Tosca (an Italian restaurant), Chinese restaurant

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are located one floor below reception on floor 102, while CAFÉ 103 is on floor 103. Tin Lung Heen has been given two Michelin stars. Tosca di Angelo is presided by chef Angelo Agliano and has been given 1 Michelin star

Events

Woman Jumps to Death from 102^nd Floor

At about 3am on August 9, 2017, a 29-year-old woman was found lying on the road at the taxi stand opposite the

. After investigation, the woman was Liao Yilin, the 29-year-old daughter of Liao Rongjiu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Political Consultative Conference. She stayed in The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong since August 7, 2017 until her suicide. It is suspected that the woman climbed over the fence from the fire barrier on the 102^nd Floor of the Hotel and jumped. The protruding glass windows on around the 10^th Floor of the building were found to be shattered. It is suspected that the woman crushed the windows as she fell.

South Korean Man Murdered Wife and Son

In the early morning of January 14, 2018, a family of 3 South Koreans (including a 42-year-old couple and a 7-year-old son). A friend in

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claimed that the family was going to commit suicide. The friend called the South Korean police, who then referred the South Korean Consulate Ceneral in Hong Kong for help. The consulate contacted The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong to find out. Police arrived at the scene to arrest the suspect and picked up a blood-stained knife that did not belong to the Hotel. The man was drunk when he was arrested. A Hotel spokesperson responded to the incident, saying that they are deeply sympathetic to the unfortunate incident and are cooperating with the police investigation. 8] The man involved was remanded to the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre after his arrest, until he was found by Correctional Services Department staff on April 16, 2018 to hang himself with a bed sheet in the cell. A week later, a judge granted permission to drop all charges.

The Murder of Aqua Chow

Aqua Chow (周慧賢), a 23-year-old yoga instructor in Hong Kong, was originally scheduled to board a plane at 2am on June 30, 2022, to go to the

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for further studies. She disappeared after leaving her apartment with her ex-boyfriend in the afternoon of June 29. Her 28-year-old ex-boyfriend Alex Lo surrendered to the police on June 30. The police later found a female bodyx in The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. The deceased was found heavily wounded in a bloody bathtub with more than 30 knife stabs.

Occupancy

The hotel is targeting a 60% occupancy rate.

Gallery

File:The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong Level 7 Open Area.jpg, Level 7 open area File:The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong Outside Parking Area.jpg, Outside parking area File:The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong Level 103 Lobby.jpg, Lobby on 103rd floor File:The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong The Lounge & Bar.jpg, The Lounge & Bar File:The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong Tin Lung Heen View from 103.jpg, Tin Lung Heen Chinese Restaurant

References

External links

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