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Title:THE CHALLENGE OF MANAGING THE 88-STOREY TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE IN HONG KONG
DOI No:10.1142/9789812701480_0007
Source:TALL BUILDINGS (pp 39-48)
Author(s):THOMAS H. K. HO, Property Director
MTR Corporation Limited, Hong Kong, China

Abstract:Building management has become a highly sophisticated profession in the last decade, and the management of mega towers is particularly challenging for building managers. Completed in July 2003, the 88-storey Two International Finance Centre (Two IFC) is currently Hong Kong's tallest building with the most up-to-date technological provisions, making it an unprecedented challenge faced by the building manager, the MTR Corporation. The Corporation also faces stringent customer expectation as tenants of Two IFC are all prominent players in the global financial market. By blending five-star hotel services and security standard into property management, the MTR Corporation has been able to meet all the challenges, and is also dedicated to exceeding customers' expectation at all times.
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