Editing Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong) (section)

==Description==
Construction started in 1977 and was completed in 1980. Upon completion, Hopewell Centre surpassed [[Jardine House]] as Hong Kong's tallest building. It was also the second tallest building in Asia at the time. It kept its title in Hong Kong until 1989, when the [[Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)|Bank of China Tower]] was completed. The building is now the 20th tallest building in Hong Kong.

The building has a circular floor plan. Although the front entrance is on the 'ground floor', commuters are taken through a set of escalators to the 3rd floor lift lobby. Hopewell Centre stands on the slope of a hill so steep that the building has its back entrance on the 17th floor towards [[Kennedy Road, Hong Kong|Kennedy Road]]. There is a circular private swimming pool on the roof of the building built for [[feng shui]] reasons because people thought the building resembled a cigarette.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2037278/whats-history-hopewell-centre|title = What's the History of the Hopewell Centre?|date = 20 August 2015}}</ref>

A [[revolving restaurant]] located on the 62nd floor, called "Revolving 66", overlooks other tall buildings below and [[Victoria Harbour|the harbour]]. It was originally called Revolving 62, but soon changed its name as locals kept calling it Revolving 66. It completes a 360-degree rotation each hour. Passengers take either office lifts (faster) or the scenic lifts (with a view) to the 56/F, where they transfer to smaller lifts up to the 62/F. The restaurant is now named The Grand Buffet.

The building comprises several groups of lifts. Lobbies are on the 3rd and 17th floor, and are connected to Queen's Road East and Kennedy Road respectively. A mini-skylobby is on the 56th floor and serves as a transfer floor for diners heading to the 60/F and 62/F restaurants. The building's white 'bumps' between the windows have built in window-washer guide rails.

This skyscraper was the filming location for R&B group [[Dru Hill]]'s music video for "How Deep Is Your Love," directed by [[Brett Ratner]], who also directed the movie [[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]], whose soundtrack features the song. The circular private swimming pool is well visible in this music video. This swimming pool has also featured in an Australian television advertisement by one of that country's major gaming companies, [[Tatts Group|Tattersall's Limited]], promoting a weekly [[Lotteries in Australia|lottery]] competition [cite].

The skyscraper was also featured on the cover of post-hardcore band [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]]'s 1998 album ''[[End Hits]]''.

It is connected to the Hopewell Mall, which was opened on 1 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title = Milestones: 2021 - Present | publisher = Hopewell Holdings Limited | access-date = 10 March 2025 | url = https://www.hopewellholdings.com/mobile/eng/hhl_m_milestones.htm }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Hopewell Mall opens in Wan Chai, featuring over 100 retail outlets | newspaper = Dimsum Daily | date = 2 November 2024 | access-date = 10 March 2025 | url = https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/hopewell-mall-opens-in-wan-chai-featuring-over-100-retail-outlets/ }}</ref>