CLP Pulse

The CLP Clock Tower, completed in 1940 and located on Argyle Street in Kowloon, is a Grade I Historic Building. Formerly the headquarters of CLP, the building has now been restored and converted into a museum. This reinforced concrete structure is faced with glazed ceramic tiles resembling red bricks. It was designed by the Chinese architect Kwan Wing-hong and constructed in the late 1930s by the developer Hongkong Engineering & Construction Company. The completion of the CLP Clock Tower coincided with the peak of the Art Deco movement, showcasing the Modernist architectural style that emerged in Europe after World War I, and it quickly became a landmark in the Kowloon area. The clock tower stands 25 meters tall, and its three exterior walls are fitted with electric-powered turret clocks. Above the clocks, tiers of decorative glass blocks form a distinctive architectural feature, making it one of the rare clock tower buildings in Hong Kong to exhibit the pre-war International Modernist style.

Address: 147 Argyle Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon

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