TVB City

TVB City
Overview of TVB City
General information
Town or city	77 Chun Choi Street Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong
Country	China
Coordinates	22°16′45″N 114°16′21″E
Groundbreaking	8 March 2000 (2000-03-08)
Construction started	8 March 2000 (2000-03-08)
Completed	21 September 2003 (2003-09-21)
Opened	22 September 2003 (2003-09-22)
Inaugurated	12 October 2003 (2003-10-12) 1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) (All HDTV)
Renovated	22 February 2016 (2016-02-22) (All HDTV)
Cost	2.2 billion HKD
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gensler International and Leigh & Orange Architects
Developer	Sun Hung Kai Properties
Structural engineer	Dragages et Travaux publics (HK)

TVB City
Traditional Chinese	電視廣播城
Simplified Chinese	电视广播城
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Diànshìguǎngbō Chéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping din6 si6 gwong2 bo3 sing4

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 m² (1,200,000 sq ft) 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

External links

• TVB City Grand Opening
• The pedestrian wind comfort study at the Hong Kong TVB City