Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong

Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港銅鑼灣維景酒店) was a four-star Hotel in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. It was located on 148 Tung Lo Wan Road. The hotel was close to Tin Hau station with 33 floors and 266 rooms. The hotel opened in 2002 and was owned by China Travel Service.[1]

Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong
Chinese: 香港銅鑼灣維景酒店
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General information
Address148 Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′53″N 114°11′32″E / 22.281294°N 114.192126°E / 22.281294; 114.192126
Current tenantsOffice for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR (from 8 July 2020)
Opened2002; 22 years ago (2002) (Temporary closed from July 2020)
Technical details
Floor count33
Other information
Number of rooms266
Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港銅鑼灣維景酒店
Simplified Chinese香港铜锣湾维景酒店
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Tóngluó Wān Wéijǐng Jiǔdiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 tung4 lo4 waan1/*4 wai4 ging2 zau2 dim3

On 8 July 2020, the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR was established in the hotel's building.[1][2] It is unclear whether the office will be temporary or permanent, with the hotel stating they would not be taking bookings for the next six months.[3]

Facilities

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The hotel had Wi-Fi, a gymnasium, restaurants, bars, and a rooftop pool with a view of Victoria Harbour. Furthermore, the hotel had a free shuttle service to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and the shopping malls of Causeway Bay.[4] A cross boundary coaches bus stop is next to the hotel, which provides coaches to the Guangdong Province of the Mainland of China.

Restaurants

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  • Vic's (Bar)
  • Binfen Wei Yuan Restaurant

References

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  1. ^ a b 銅鑼灣維景酒店成國安公署臨時基地 消息:明日早上開幕 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HK01. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "New national security office to be located in Causeway Bay hotel: sources". South China Morning Post. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ Wong, Rachel (19 July 2020). "When Big Brother moved in next door: How Chinese state security brought fear to a Hong Kong neighbourhood". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Hotel | Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong". www.metroparkhotel.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.