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located in the

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district of

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near Admiralty station. The tower rises 56

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and in height. The building was completed in 1985. It was designed by Mr K.M. Tseng of the

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. The Queensway Government Offices, which stands as the 54th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong government office building. The roof of the Queensway Government Office Building is adorned with a

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logo, the symbol of Hong Kong; the structure was added in 2002.

History

The site of the office building was part of the larger Victoria Barracks site, which was transferred from the British Forces to the Hong Kong Government for redevelopment. The Victoria Barracks Planning Committee proposed building a "large secretariat building" in the vicinity of Flagstaff House, but the government instead decided to build a courthouse and the government office building on Queensway. Contracts to construct the building were signed on 1 August 1983 by

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, the contractor, and the government.

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Former agencies: * Civil Aviation Department (CAD) (46/F) – now located at

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" Civil Aviation Department. Retrieved on August 11, 2014. "Director-General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Department Headquarters, 1 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese address
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* 1985 establishments in Hong Kong Admiralty, Hong Kong Office buildings completed in 1985 Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong Government buildings completed in 1985 {{HongKong-struct-stub

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