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. It is part of Sun Hung Kai Properties's " Yoho" housing development.

History

The YOHO Midtown mall was finished in October 2010. It was planned to be opened in 2013. However, after the completion of the second phase of YOHO, the developers hope to enhance the attractiveness of the shopping malls through the renovation of the nearby Sun Yuen Long Centre. According to the

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, this will attract several extra hundred million dollars of revenue in terms of rent. Sun Hung Kai Properties announced that YOHO City Shopping Center will be combined with New Yuen Long Center Shopping Center to become a new YOHO development. The renovation of YOHO Midtown mall started on October 15, 2013.

Design

The mall was designed by AGC Design. Part of its design was inspired by

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as it uses similar materials such as grey mirrors and timber columns. Its atrium space includes four shops with an 8 metre tall ceiling providing generous retail estate, however the shopping mall lacks seating areas for customers and visitors.

Structure

Phase I

Phase 1's area is 60 million square feet and has around 200 shops. It was hoped that there will be 150000 visitors to Phase I each day. Phase I has 1,500 parking spaces in its parking lot. The parking lot has six entrances. A cinema opened in Yoho Mall I in July 2017.

Phase II

Phase II was originally Sun Yuen Long Centre, completed in 1994. It has an area of 280,000 square feet and four floors (excluding basement). Phase II mainly has shops which sells fashion for women, cosmetics, accessories, sports equipment, and electronics as well as travel agencies.

Public area and facilities

YOHO Midtown has a 50,000 square feet green area called Midtown Garden. The 1st floor of the mall has an access passage to phase 1 and 3 and it is open for 24 hours.Yoho Mall 形點購物外4大玩樂空間
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Controversy

The external wall of YOHO MALL uses

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which are turned on at night. Yuen Long residents have complained that this causes light pollution.

Gallery

File:YOHO Mall GF Vacant Shops 201010.jpg, The restaurants on GF were still unopened in 2010. File:YOHO Midtown Shopping Arcade Atrium 201010.jpg, The atrium was under renovation in 2010. File:Yoho Mall I Extension Bridge 201707.jpg, The shops on bridge File:Sun Yuen Long Centre Atrium 201508.jpg, Yoho Mall II Atrium after renovation in 2015 Yoho Mall I Extension Main Atrium 201710.jpg, Atrium in Yoho Mall Extension File:YOHO Mall Midtown Garden 201509.jpg, Mall Midtown Garden in 2015

References

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