Cyberport is a new “Silicon Valley” on a 26-hectare, previously undeveloped, site, contains high-tech offices as well as shops and plazas for a world-class IT community. The building is a strategic information technology infrastructure project that symbolizes Hong Kong’s determination to develop as a leading digital city in Asia. An estimated HK$15.8 billion (US$2 billion) has been invested on land located at the edge of Telegraph Bay on the western shores of Hong Kong Island, where the site is adjacent to the University of Hong Kong campus in the Pokfulam area.

The building is being designed as a place that attracts a cluster of IT companies and professional talent in IT applications, information services and multimedia content creation to foster creativity and innovation within the collaborative community. The project aims to combine the state-of-the-art interactive technology with a nurturing environment to facilitate the cross-fertilization of ideas in the IT field. All these will be set in a campus-like environment.

Creating synergy between the various components at Cyberport is very important consideration in the design of the building. The building is constructed as a series of interconnected buildings and zigzags along the coastline allowing views of the water from throughout the complex. An internal street runs from one end to the other and connects all the facilities. Included are training and meeting rooms, multimedia laboratories, a cyber library, web television studios, a fitness center, cafes, lounges and bars.

An important aspect of the building is the mixing of business and recreations, which allows employees from all sizes of companies to interact in various ways to their mutual benefit. All office space is flexible and can be rearranged horizontally and vertically. There is also a Cyber Center with shops and entertainment, and a landscaped terrace overlooking a lake. A residential component consisting of houses and mid-rise and high-rise apartment towers is planned for a later phase.

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