Location in Hong Kong
22°16′45″N 114°16′21″E / 22.27917°N 114.27250°E / 22.27917; 114.27250| Groundbreaking | 8 March 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-08) |
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| Construction started | 8 March 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-08) |
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| Completed | 21 September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-21) |
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| Opened | 22 September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-22) |
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| Inaugurated | 12 October 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10-12)
1 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-01) (All HDTV) |
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| Renovated | 22 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-22) (All HDTV) |
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| Cost | 2.2 billion HKD |
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| Design and construction |
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| Architect(s) | Gensler International and
Leigh & Orange Architects |
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| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
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| Structural engineer | Dragages et Travaux publics (HK) |
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| TVB City |
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| Traditional Chinese | 電視廣播城 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 电视广播城 |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Diànshìguǎngbō Chéng |
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| Yue: Cantonese |
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| Jyutping | din6 si6 gwong2 bo3 sing4 |
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TVB City (Chinese: 電視廣播城; Jyutping: din6 si6 gwong2 bo3 sing4) is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The HK$2.2 billion facility officially opened on 12 October 2003, with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and TVB chairman Raymond Chow in attendance. The 110,000 square-metre facility, which replaced TV City, was designed to allow for future developments such as digital television production. The facilities include an 11-story broadcasting centre, workshops, a newsroom, a satellite antenna farm, two outdoor shooting sites and 22 production studios, of which "Studio 1" is one of the largest studio amongst all commercial television broadcasters in Asia.
Facilities
- 24/7 News and Information which Basement Block – used for news and information which car park opening 24-hours 7-days a week.
- Outdoor Shooting Sites – features buildings for traditional Chinese town and generic early 20th century Hong Kong settings
- Workshop Block
- Main Block – along with Studio Road, it is often used as generic office building/hotel scenes for TVB's modern dramas
- Variety Studio Block – used for shooting variety and specials
- Drama Studio Block – used for shooting drama shows
- Satellite Antenna Farm
References
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