Metro Town

Metro Town Phase One, often abbreviated to Metro Town (Chinese: 都會駅), is a private residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, on top of the MTR station in Tiu Keng Leng. It was a joint development by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation, which began in 2006.[1][2][3]

For the town centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, see Metrotown, Burnaby.

Metro Town (left) and its Phase 2, Le Point (right)
Metro Town Clubhouse
Podium Garden

The complex consists of four towers,[4] each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Metro Town Tower 1 and Metro Town Tower 2 (also called Le Point), which both rise 205 metres (673 ft) and have 62 floors.[5][6][7] The towers are tied with Four Seasons Place as the 45th-tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Towers 3 and 5 rise 188 metres (617 ft) and have 57 floors,[8][9] standing as the 76th-tallest buildings in the city and tied in rank with One and Two Exchange Square. The entire complex was completed in 2006.[4] Metro Town is planned to contain ten skyscrapers, but as of 2008 only the four towers of Phase One have been constructed.[10] This first phase of the project contains 1,676 residential units.[4]

Phase Two: Le Point

Le Point (French pronunciation: ​[lə pwɛ̃]; 城中駅) is a private housing estate belonging to Phase Two of Metro Town[11] Its five towers (which are named "Tower 6" to "Tower 10") were jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation.[12][13] Completed in 2008, it is comprised a total of 2,096 units.[14]

Transport
MTR Service
  • Kwun Tong Line / Tseung Kwan O Line Tiu Keng Leng Station
Kowloon/New Territories Bus Service
New World First Bus
  • 792M- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Sai Kung
  • 796C- Oscar by the Sea ↔ So Uk
  • 796E- Lohas Park → So Uk via Kowloon Bay Commercial Area (Weekday Morning Special Service)
  • 796P- Lohas Park ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East via Jordan (Morning and Afternoon Special Service)
  • 796S- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Ngau Tau Kok Station (Early Morning and Midnight Service)
  • 796X- Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate/Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
  • 798- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) via Sha Tin
  • N796- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui (Midnight Service)
Kowloon Motor Bus
  • 290- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) ↔ Tsuen Wan West Station (skipping Sau Mau Ping and Shun Lee)
  • 290A- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) ↔ Tsuen Wan West Station via Sau Mau Ping and Shun Lee
  • 290X- Lohas Park ↔ Tsuen Wan West Station via On Tat and On Tai
  • 91R- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) ↔ Clear Water Bay (Recreation Service on Summer Season Only)
  • 93M- Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming) → Po Lam ↺ Lam Tin (Weekday Morning Special Service)
  • N290- Tsuen Wan West Station → Lohas Park (Midnight Service)
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus Service
New World First Bus
  • 694- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Siu Sai Wan Estate
  • N691#- Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) (Midnight Service)
North Lantau Island Bus Service (Airport)
CTB
  • A29P- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Airport
  • E22A- Hong Shing Garden ↔ AsiaWorld-Expo via Airport
  • E22C- Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Airport Maintenance Area (Weekday Morning and Afternoon Special Service)
  • E22S- Tung Chung (Yat Tong) → Po Lam (Weekday Morning Special Service)
  • N29- Hong Shing Garden ↔ Tung Chung Station via Airport (Midnight Service)

p.s. # indicates the route is jointly operated with Kowloon Motor Bus.

See also

References
  1. Metro Town Archived 5 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Nan Fung Group
  3. Metro Town Phase One
  4. "Metro Town Phase One". Emporis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  5. "Metro Town Tower 1". Emporis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  6. "Metro Town Tower 2". Emporis.com. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  7. "Liberte 3". Emporis.com. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  8. "Metro Town Tower 3". Emporis.com. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  9. "Metro Town Tower 5". Emporis.com. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  10. "Metro Town - Tower 1". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  11. "Metro Town" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  12. Le Point Archived 3 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Metro Town Phase Two
  14. Le Point Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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