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wow. terkejut beruk! :eek:

YEAH DORANG NI PERLUKAN MAKEOVER.....WITH THE NEW HSBC N LATER CENTRAL MARKET......HOPEFULLY THIS WILL CHANGE DIS AREA....

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YEAH DORANG NI PERLUKAN MAKEOVER.....WITH THE NEW HSBC N LATER CENTRAL MARKET......HOPEFULLY THIS WILL CHANGE DIS AREA....

it's meaningless if the fugly OCBC Bank building is still there...really destructing the bangunan sultan abdul samad view...:bash:

wahhh...more glassy.

Menara Maybank oso need facelift. :)

this old kl centre area will look more modern.

Menara Maybank is one of a kind building that resemble the uniqueness of Malaysian culture, btw the very ugly UOB buiding at Medan Pasar really need a totally make over
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it seems that singaporean banks in malaysia really don't know the meaning of 'nice building' :lol:

Menara Maybank is one of a kind building that resemble the uniqueness of Malaysian culture, btw the very ugly UOB buiding at Medan Pasar really need a totally make over
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/692/genimagesj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

DATS NOT THEIR HQ.....DA HQ LOCATED NEXT TO DA CIMB TOWER IN JLN RAJA LAUT....BUT YEAH THEY NEEDS 2 DO SUMTIN WIT DIS.....

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HSBC doesn't look that good either. hope the new annex will rise up soon.

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The problem with this building from day 1 is the colour!! It reminds me of the old UMBC
building.

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gold color? not sure it's going to be nice or not....

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gold color? not sure it's going to be nice or not....

I think it will compliment Sultan Abdul Samad building with moorish style with a touch of gold at the background.. i think i will look great:cheers:

From the ugly red to gold!!Ini orang apa sakitlah???

I think it will compliment Sultan Abdul Samad building with moorish style with a touch of gold at the background.. i think i will look great:cheers:

Agree ! cahaya emas akan menjadi cahaya kesempatan dengan Bangunan Sultan abudul Samad kot!?

From the ugly red to gold!!Ini orang apa sakitlah???

HI DENGILO, WATCH OUT YOUR WORDS MISTER.. I JUST GIVE MY OPINION.. IF U DONT AGREE JUST SAY SO..DONT SAY I'M 'SAKIT' OR...ETC..:)

Not ulah the owner of the buildinglah ha ha

i think its gonna be hotter since its glases n well gold color....:p

Not ulah the owner of the buildinglah ha ha

Hi dengilo, sorry mate:)

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Those Text of "MERDEKA" looks palsu (fake)!
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Wow, the gold panels are coming up already... When will the re-cladding exercise be complete on this building, btw?

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YUCK!!!

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So let me get this straight. All they did is install glazing over the original facade. Very revolutionary. Also, very 1970s.

Menara Maybank is one of a kind building that resemble the uniqueness of Malaysian culture, btw the very ugly UOB buiding at Medan Pasar really need a totally make over
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/692/genimagesj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mind you, this building was built during the 1950s, when the International style was in vogue and when Malaya was still under British influence. It's really unfair to compare this with that giant keris of a building from the 1980s. It's like comparing a locally manufactured Ford Cortina with a Proton Waja.

Oh, and it's not Malaysian culture, it's Malay.

^^which building did you refer as built in 1950's to? does the UOB building?

the shophouse row of Market Square was built in 1920's (while the first, the two-storey was built during Yap Ah Loy time, but burnt during the civil war).

the current ugly UOB buildings was built around 1960s-70s jugding from the architecture (during the KL old days booming period...). if these OUB and HSBC original building was not demolished (some say it was bombed?), we can witness a much lovely Market Square today...

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Thanks for those pics. To the current HSBC building, your turn!

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^^ bling! i like it! :cool: i really hav to wear 2 pair of sunnies to look at this one! is gold is good!

I luv it;-))

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cleaner and so much better...very bling bling 1..

Beautiful not play play!

would be nice if all the old building in that area paint in white with a touch of gold for the building datails:cheers:

would be nice if all the old building in that area paint in white with a touch of gold for the building datails:cheers:

AGREE...just like the shophouse below
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AGREE...just like the shophouse below
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yes :cheers: imagine if all the buildings like that.. :cheers: thx Tulsa

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wow...

Oklah better than what it was!!!

lagi ok kalo taller and located at KLCC area...dat will be stunin!!!

i don think building highrise office tower around this area would be profitable. unless you occupy for those floors...

and this facade changing is one of the strategy to get rentees but i doubt it will be success...or i might be wrong?

gold cladding ala2 Las Vegas..:)..
binjai klcc pun patut clading mcm ni..baru le nampak mewah

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It seems like HSBC Amanah will be moving to this building.

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ish wat building is that with the paint terkoyak?

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Kwong Hing eyes more commercial properties
By Vasantha GanesanPublished: 2008/12/19

LITTLE-known property developer and manager Kwong Hing Group may buy more commercial properties to improve its earnings, especially given the current economic scenario.

The group, which turned 50 yesterday, already owns several buildings including Wisma Hamzah Kwong Hing in Lebuh Ampang, Wisma KH on Jalan Sultan Ismail, Plaza Pengkalan on Jalan Ipoh and Wisma Fui Chui, on Jalan Cheng Lok.

Managing director Lim Fap Khoon said that it has several offers already on its table.

"We are interested in acquiring commercial buildings but it would depend on the location and the pricing," Lim said.

In Malaysia, the group currently does not have any major commercial project. Projects in hand are medium-cost residential developments in Pahang, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur ranging between RM100,000 to RM150,000 per unit.

As such, it wants to grow its investment portfolio.

Lim was speaking to reporters following the launch of the newly renovated Wisma Hamzah Kwong Hing and the unveiling of its new corporate logo.

The ceremony was officiated by the Minister for the Federal Territories Datuk Sri Zulhasnan Rafique.

According to Lim, the building, which is now encased in a reflective gold-coated glass skin, which creates an effect that is posh, was built in 1984 at a cost of RM38 million.

This 22-storey building which is fully occupied, underwent a RM16 million renovation to transform it into an iconic structure in what was once the central business district.

"The book value of Wisma Hamzah Kwong Hing, after depreciation and before renovation is RM28 million," he said.

Seventy per cent of the group's revenue is derived from property development in Malaysia and in China and from property management.

Another 20 per cent comes from the trading of canvas shoes under the brand Warrior while the rest is from a network marketing business BAE International Inc Sdn Bhd.

The history of the company began in 1958, when Lim made his way to Malaya from Dabu in Meizhou, China, to begin trading textile. It later ventured into property development which today sees it also owning shopping centres along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Petaling and Bangunan HSBC in Medan Tuanku.

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gr8 building...shud be taller

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Those HSBC building also get facelift!!! :cheers:
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Shearn Delamore & Co, one of Malaysia's oldest and largest law firm is the major tenant here.

The Hamzah Kwong Hin Group wants to buy more commercial buildings around KL.

In KL, the Group also owns Wisma KH on Jalan Sultan Ismail, Plaza Pengkalan on Jalan Ipoh, Wisma Fui Chui on Jalan Cheng Lok, shopping centres along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Petaling and Bangunan HSBC in Medan Tuanku.

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The old HSBC building akan also naik taraf sooon...
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HSBC looks really old.

HSBC looks really old.

So wat do u suggest tat needs to be done?

So wat do u suggest tat needs to be done?

make it silver :lol: :lol:

So wat do u suggest tat needs to be done?

Maybe they can do some reclading on the exterior of the building like what they have done in Singapore.

Maybe they can do some reclading on the exterior of the building like what they have done in Singapore.

In the vicinity of that area, Wisma Lee Rubber has gone thru recladding and it looks much much better now. Well, I'm sure if the building is under REIT and is marketable, they would've started doing something abt it...

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