HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong

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headquarters building high-tech architecture building office building skyscraper

The HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong is a landmark high-tech skyscraper and former tallest building in the city, renowned for its innovative modular design and open atrium by architect Norman Foster.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
HSBC Main Building	7
HSBC Main Building Hong Kong	3
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong canonical	3
HSBC Headquarters Building	1
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters, Hong Kong	1
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
Context triple: [Norman Foster, notableWork, HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong]

A. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong is a landmark skyscraper known for its distinctive angular, prism-like design and status as one of the city’s most recognizable modern architectural icons.
B. Wo Fat Building
The Wo Fat Building is a historic Chinese-style commercial structure in Honolulu’s Chinatown, long associated with the neighborhood’s cultural and social life.
C. Sing Chong Building
Sing Chong Building is a historic, pagoda-topped commercial structure in San Francisco’s Chinatown that serves as one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
D. Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
E. Canton Tower
Canton Tower is a landmark supertall observation and telecommunications tower in Guangzhou, China, known for its distinctive twisting design and panoramic city views.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
Target entity description: The HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong is a landmark high-tech skyscraper and former tallest building in the city, renowned for its innovative modular design and open atrium by architect Norman Foster.

A. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong is a landmark skyscraper known for its distinctive angular, prism-like design and status as one of the city’s most recognizable modern architectural icons.
B. Wo Fat Building
The Wo Fat Building is a historic Chinese-style commercial structure in Honolulu’s Chinatown, long associated with the neighborhood’s cultural and social life.
C. Sing Chong Building
Sing Chong Building is a historic, pagoda-topped commercial structure in San Francisco’s Chinatown that serves as one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
D. Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
E. Canton Tower
Canton Tower is a landmark supertall observation and telecommunications tower in Guangzhou, China, known for its distinctive twisting design and panoramic city views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters building ⓘ high-tech architecture building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	HSBC Headquarters Building ⓘ linked to: HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building ⓘ linked to: HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
architect	Foster and Partners ⓘ linked to: Foster + Partners Norman Foster ⓘ
architecturalStyle	High-tech architecture ⓘ
buildingType	commercial office ⓘ
completionDate	1985 ⓘ
constructionCost	approximately HK$5.2 billion ⓘ
constructionMethod	prefabricated modular components ⓘ
constructionStart	1983 ⓘ
coordinates	22.281°N 114.158°E ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
developer	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ⓘ linked to: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
elevatorCount	62 ⓘ
engineer	Arup ⓘ linked to: Ove Arup & Partners
floorArea	approximately 99,000 m² ⓘ
floorCount	47 ⓘ
formerTallestBuildingIn	Hong Kong ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong, China
function	bank headquarters ⓘ
height	180 m ⓘ
heightToRoof	180 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Central, Hong Kong ⓘ Hong Kong ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong, China
locatedNear	Statue Square ⓘ
locatedOn	Hong Kong Island ⓘ Queen's Road Central ⓘ linked to: Queen’s Road Central
materialsUsed	glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
notableFeature	absence of internal supporting columns in main office floors ⓘ externalized service cores ⓘ large open atrium ⓘ modular design ⓘ natural daylight penetration via mirrors and atrium ⓘ suspended steel structure ⓘ
occupant	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ⓘ linked to: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
officialName	HSBC Main Building ⓘ linked to: HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
openingDate	1985 ⓘ
owner	The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ⓘ linked to: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
precededByOnSite	third HSBC headquarters building on the same site ⓘ
publicAccess	ground-floor atrium open to the public ⓘ
replacedByAsTallest	Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong ⓘ
startDate	1979 ⓘ
structuralEngineer	Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
symbolism	major landmark of Hong Kong's Central business district ⓘ
yearBecameTallest	1985 ⓘ
yearLostTallestStatus	1989 ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman Foster → notableWork → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ

Norman Foster → designed → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ

Ove Arup & Partners → notableWork → HSBC Main Building Hong Kong ⓘ