TOWERING ABOVE

The HSBC Main Building, Bank of China or IFC buildings now dominate, but Jardine House was the tower that started the jagged neon skyline now synonymous with Hong Kong. Formerly known as the Connaught Centre, the building was the tallest in Asia when completed in 1972. Its unique metal frame studded with round windows earned it the infamous nickname “The House of a Thousand A***holes”. For me as a child, this building defined the power and success of Hong Kong and I dreamt of one day working in it. Reader, that dream came true.