Time Square

Time Square

Hi everyone! Now, is almost the end of November, which means the New Year will be coming soon. So does anyone know which place in Hong Kong will have the great celebration for the count down? Yea! Today I am going to introduce you the Time Square (Hong Kong).

The History
Before the completion of Times Square, the area of Russell Street and Sharp Street  were all the traditional markets and factory. But after the redevelopment project, it completely changed the outlook of the place at all. The dark and damp Russell Street had transformed into a famous shoppes lined streets.

In the early completion of Times Square, the Lane Crawford mall was located in the basement. The ground floor and first floor were named ‘Fashion Walk’with a number of world-class fashion boutiques. The venue decoration which are didderent with the other floors. But by December 1996, city'super opened in the Basement, and Lane Crawford was forced to move to the Fashion Walk location. At last ,Fashion Walk is now one of a part of Lane Crawford, the part of the original floor is still remain today.

Now, Time Square is already a famous shopping mall in Hong Kong. Is now owned by the Wharf Properties Limited, which is a part of the Wharf (Holdings) Limited Group.

The facilities

Times Square facilities include the UA cinema era, two office buildings, dozens of restaurants. There are more than 700 parking spaces in the parking lot with a number of shopping boutiques. And the 10-13 floor which is the"Food Forum" Food Plaza. You can take the lift on the ground or the ninth floor of the lift or the escalators to go there.The basement of Time Square which is very convenient because it connected to the MTR Causeway Bay Station A exports.

The main entrance on the ground floor of Times Square Plaza, has always organizing various exhibitions and product promotion activities, the flow of people and rent are among the highest in Hong Kong; and outside of the wall there have a giant outdoor video wall, which often plays cable news, information and sports programming, also available for product promotion.

Since 1994, Times Square Hong Kong had started to imitate the New York Time Square to hold a annual festival on New Year's Eve countdown. It attract thousands of people to participate, and the television, radio and will hold the broadcast live. This famous annual festival which is the ‘Apple Count down’.

The November Event

Here is the

website of Time Square

:

http://www.timessquare.com.hk/#/ch_HK/intro/

Enjoy!!

Summer

Paterson Street

Paterson Street

Which place you will visit every time when you are in Causeway Bay? For me, it must be Paterson Street!

Paterson Street is located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island, is one of the most popular street in Causeway Bay .Starting from the north of Victoria Park Road, KingstonStreet in passing, Great George Street, end at south Yee Wo Street.

In1990s, the southern section of Paterson Streetwas specificly for the bus lane, closed since 2001 to become pedestrian precinct.The middle section of Paterson Streetwas originally for two-way traffic, but in the recent years it already changed to a one-way traffic road and have additional taxi stands.

Shopping

Paterson street is now a popular shopping district for youngers who love fashion. As there had located a lots of brand name shop, such as Max & Co, Amani Exchange, Calvin Klein, Marc by marc jacobs, Agnes b, Y-3…etc.

Dinning

Besides shopping, Paterson street is also a nice place go for dinning. There have different types of restaurant you can choose. If you like western dishes, you can go to the ‘Outback Steakhouse’. If you are a fans of seafood, you can visit the ‘Island Seafood & Oyster Bar’ or ‘Mr. Steak Buffet a la minute’.If you just want to have some light dishes, you can visit the ‘H-Tea-O Tea Garden’, ‘Starbucks’ or ‘Pokka Café’.   

Hope you can find out more when you visit Paterson Streetnext time! :D

Summer Law