Thursday, October 2, 2008

Maritime Square

Maritime Square is a 4-story shopping centre located on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built and is owned by the MTR Corporation Limited in conjunction with the opening of . Maritime Square is directly connected to Tierra Verde , a large housing complex that is also built and developed by the MTRCL.

Opened in 2003, the shopping centre boasts surface area of 46,000 square meters, and contains a Golden Harvest Cinema, numerous restaurants, and many common stores found in area shopping malls, including a Starbucks, a Toys "Я" Us and a . It also contains a Hong Kong Jockey Centre, which is the first off-course betting branch of Hong Kong Jockey Club to be opened on the island.

The landlords claimed in December 2004 that daily traffic at the mall is 170,000.

Future expansion


There are plans to expand the shopping centre into the existing bus terminal to further cater for the needs of residents of Tsing Yi. Some oppose the plan that it will block the already crowded skyline.

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