Exchange Square () is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the

Hong Kong Stock Exchange The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the List of major stock exchanges, 9th largest globally by market ...

. It is served by the Central and

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stations of the

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metro system. Most of the Exchange Square is owned by

Hong Kong Land Hongkong Land (HKL) is a property investment, management and development group with commercial and residential property interests across Asia. It owns and manages some 850,000 sq. m. of office and retail property in Asia, principally in Hong K ...

, with the remaining portion owned by the Government. The building has three blocks, namely, ''One Exchange Square'', ''Two Exchange Square'' and ''Three Exchange Square''. A shopping block known as ''The Forum'' was redeveloped as an office building in 2011–14. The ground level houses a large bus terminus, Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus.

Tenants

The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms including

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, Lloyd George Management,

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and

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. Other major tenants include Sixth Street Partners, Aberdeen Standard Investment,

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, Bluepool Capital, China Merchants Securities, CSOP, CQS,

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, Fanda Partners, Harvest Fund, Hillhouse Capital, Hopu Investment and Janchor Partners. Exchange Square is also home to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the American Club of Hong Kong, and the consulates in Hong Kong of

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, and

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Plot

Hong Kong Land tendered the

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HK$4.76 billion for the plot in February 1982, when the market was at a record high. Prices subsequently dropped, necessitating its debt to be

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. In February 1983, HKL obtained an eight-year loan of HK$4 billion, a record. In December 1983, it announced that the plot was to be mortgaged to secure a HK$2.5 billion loan facility. The second instalment of HK$2 billion on the plot was due in the financial year 1984/85.

Phase three

Development cost HK$750m, 32-storey office tower, mall, substructure contractor Gammon Hong Kong.

The Forum

''The Forum'' () was a shopping complex at the podium level. From 2011 to 2014, it was redeveloped into a seven-storey office building with a floor area of 4,460 sq m. It is wholly occupied by

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Bank. The plaza outside the forum includes a landscaped roof garden, stepped terraces and fountains, and a collection of sculptures by artists such as

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, Ju Ming and Dame Elizabeth Frank.

Gallery

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. File:HK_Central_Exchange_Square_Two_2.JPG, Two Exchange Square File:One Exchange Square.jpg, One and Two Exchange Square File:Jardine_House_and_Exchange_Square.jpg, Jardine House and Towers of One Exchange Square and Two Exchange Square File:Three Exchange Square 1.jpg, Three Exchange Square File:Hong_Kong_Central_skycrapers.JPG, Three Exchange Square seen from 2IFC File:HK Central Exchange Square Man n OX red.JPG, A water buffalo by English sculptor

Elisabeth Frink Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (14 November 1930 – 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her ''Times'' obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as "the nature of Man; the 'horseness' of horses; and the divine in ...

stands in Exchange Square File:The Forum at Exchange Square 201501.jpg, The Forum at Exchange Square by architect

Aedas Aedas is an architectural firm founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas employs 1,000 staff in its twelve offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh, Delhi and Seattle and provides services in archite ...

File:HK 中環 Central 交易廣場 Exchange Square sculpture metal Sitting Couple by Lynn Chadwick January 2020 SS2 02.jpg, Sitting Couple by

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, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, China Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003). ‘Sitting Couple’, 1989-1990. Bronze, Ed. 9/9. 255 x 331 x 224 cm
Hongkong Land. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

Nearby buildings

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(formerly King's Building) *

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(formerly Queen's Building) *

Alexandra House Alexandra House ( zh, t=歷山大廈) is an office building in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong near Central station (MTR), Central station. The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade, Landmark Alexandra, and it is connected ...

Prince's Building Prince's Building is an office tower with a six-level shopping centre, known as Landmark Prince's. Located along the western side of the southern section of Statue Square in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong near Central station (MTR), Cen ...

* The Landmark *

Cheung Kong Center Cheung Kong Center is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli. The 70-storey structure is tall with a gross floor area of . When completed in 1999, it was the fourth-tallest building in the city after the Central Plaza ...

* HSBC Building *

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* Three Garden Road *

World-Wide House World-Wide House is an office building in Central, Hong Kong. It is located between Connaught Road Central, Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central. History The site is situated on land reclaimed at the turn of the 20th century. WWH was co ...

Wheelock House Wheelock House ( zh, t=會德豐大廈) is a commercial office building located on Pedder Street in Central, Hong Kong. Wheelock House is a Class A office space completed in 1984 and has 24 storeys. One of its architects was Wong & Ouyang (HK) ...

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References

External links

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