Star House (Chinese: 星光行) is a commercial building facing Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The building is located on Salisbury Road and Canton Road.
The first Star House (Godown) was a two storey warehouse structure built in 1923 for The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited and demolished in 1963 to make way for the current 19 floor retail and commercial concourse.
The Consulate General of Cambodia in Hong Kong is located on the 6th floor is one of two foreign missions located outside of Hong Kong Island.
Star House has 50,800 square feet (4,720 m2) of commercial space.
The building's name is linked the TST Ferry Terminal used by Star Ferry. Both the ferry terminal and Star House are owned by The Wharf (Holdings).
Famous quotes containing the words star and/or house:
“Well gentlemen, this is it. This is what we’ve been waiting for. Tonight your target is Tokyo. And you’re gonna play ‘em the Star Spangled Banner with two-ton bombs. All you’ve got to do is to remember what you’ve learned and follow your squadron leaders. They’ll get you in, and they’ll get you out. Any questions? All right that’s all. Good luck to you. Give ‘em hell.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
“I who was a house full of bowel movement,
I who was a defaced altar,
I who wanted to crawl toward God
could not move nor eat bread.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)