5173 x 4399 px | 43,8 x 37,2 cm | 17,2 x 14,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. Juli 2017
Ort:
2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Weitere Informationen:
The Signal Tower, commonly known as Round House, was constructed to provide time signals to ships in the harbour. Its use diminished in 1907 when the time ball apparatus was removed to Signal Hill, Kowloon. The Government announced, on 23 May 2003, that Flying Snow Limited, a subsidiary of Cheung Kong Holdings, had won the 50-year land grant at a tendered price of $352.8 million from six proposals for the tender.The approval allowed the developer to preserve and redevelop the historical building into a heritage tourism facility. Flying Snow has transformed the building into a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets, and retail facilities. The project was the first attempt by the Tourism Commission to engage the private sector to preserve antiquities by revamping them into a tourist attraction.The project opened as 1881 Heritage in 2009.
