Audio guide introduction: 2 minute 19 seconds
Location: Ground floor of the building
The third generation of the Standard Chartered Bank Building was built in 1990 and was designed by P&T Group architect Li Huawu. Its exterior walls are made of pink and charcoal brown granite, which is different from the surrounding glass windows. Bank of China Tower and HSBC Head Office Building. Starting from the seventeenth floor, the floor area is reduced inward every six floors to create an aura that points directly to the clouds.
The most special thing in the building are the two giant glass window paintings next to the elevator, which show the Hong Kong landscape and famous old Hong Kong brands. One side is "Hong Kong today" and the other side is "Hong Kong in the past". It's just that "today" now seems to have become "then". Just looking at the old Cathay Pacific aircraft logo on "Hong Kong Today" makes me feel very nostalgic. It is worth mentioning that the architect Mr. Li Huawu cleverly integrated his name into the signboard inside the glass painting, which is really interesting. Mr. Remo Riva, who has a very Chinese name, comes from the UK and is an architect at the construction and engineering company - Palmer & Turner Group (P&T). The Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong is also his final work. Both buildings use his favorite pink color, and both have Feng Shui wealth-gathering designs. If you pay close attention, you will find that there are many octagonal symbols symbolizing copper coins in the Standard Chartered Bank Head Office. Shaped door handles and trim.
In addition, there is a giant bronze statue of James Wilson, the founder of the bank, in the underground lobby of the Standard Chartered Bank Head Office. In 1853, he founded the New Gold Mountain Bank of China in India, which was already one of the note-issuing banks in Hong Kong. By the way, the current Standard Chartered Bank was formed by the merger of two overseas banks. They are - The Standard Bank of British South Africa (The Standard Bank) and Standard Chartered Bank (Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China). After 1911, the translated name was changed to - New Gold Mountain of India. Standard Chartered Bank of China.
