Hong Kong Parkview

Hong Kong Parkview
General information
Status Complete
Type Residential apartments
Location 88 Tai Tam Reservoir Road
Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°15′27″N 114°11′59″E / 22.2575°N 114.1996°E / 22.2575; 114.1996Coordinates: 22°15′27″N 114°11′59″E / 22.2575°N 114.1996°E / 22.2575; 114.1996
Construction started 1981
Completed 1989 (1989)
Technical details
Floor count 18 towers; 20 floors per tower
Design and construction
Architect Wong Tung & Partners
Developer Chyau Fwu Group
Other information
Number of units 984


Hong Kong Parkview (Chinese: 陽明山莊) is the largest private housing estate in Tai Tam, Hong Kong.[1] It is located at Mount Nicholson, Wong Nai Chung Gap, with the east of Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park. It is surrounded by Tai Tam Country Park.

Description

Each block is 20 storeys tall. The estate houses a total of 984 flats.[2]

History

It consists of 18 blocks opened in 1989 by Chyau Fwu. It was designed by Wong Tung & Partners.[3]

Being surrounded by protected lands on all sides, the development was criticised after opening for spoiling the serenity of Tai Tam Country Park.[4][5]

In 2004, undercover officers from the Home Affairs Department stayed overnight at Hong Kong Parkview, and found that it offered services akin to that of a hotel. Parkview (Suites) Limited and Tri-view Limited were thus fined HK$20,000 for operating a hotel without a licence, as is required under the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.[6] Parkview appealed the fines, arguing that they operated within a technical loophole, but the appeal was rejected by the Court of Final Appeal in 2006.[6]

Murder incident

In November 2003, Robert Kissel, the Asia-Pacific managing director of global principal products of Merrill Lynch was killed here by his wife, Nancy Kissel, by milkshake laced with sleep medicine.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ District - Tai Tam
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong Parkview". Centadata. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Parkview, Tai Tam, Hong Kong". Wong Tung and Partners. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Evans, Bill (24 January 1992). "Leave country parks alone". South China Morning Post.
  5. ↑ Tse, Helena (31 January 1992). "Please leave our lovely country parks alone". South China Morning Post.
  6. 1 2 Gentle, Nick (28 October 2006). "Parkview liable for fines, court rules". South China Morning Post.
  7. ↑ Robert Kissel
  8. ↑ The Nancy Kissel Case - Part 1
  9. ↑ Nancy Kissel: The Hong Kong Milkshake Murder


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