Notable Stale Proposal, Cancelled and Vision Projects
Due to an increasing concerns on potential environmental threads demonstrated by supertall skyscrapers (such as wall effect), numerous height restriction laws are applied to proposed or in some cases, approved projects during recent history. For this reason, many developers are forced to either modify or cancel their projects.
| Name | Height |
Floors | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bionic Tower | 1,228 / 4,029 | 300 | Vision. Vertical city for housing 100,000+ people. | |
| Kowloon MTR Tower | 574 / 1,883 | 102 | Abandoned proposal. Original proposal for the Union Square development project in Kowloon, and was planned to be the candidate for the tallest building in the world. The project now completed as International Commerce Centre. | |
| Original Nina Tower Proposal | 518 / 1699 | 108 | Abandoned proposal. This is the original proposal for the current Nina Towers to be the world's tallest building in 1994. The proposal was rejected by the government due to being in the major airway of the newly-established Hong Kong International Airport. The proposed tower is literally split in half, with the dominant being the current Nina Tower and the other Teddy Tower. | |
| SAR Government Center | 450 / 1,476 | - | Abandoned proposal. Project is now moved to the Tamar Site as Central Government Complex | |
| The Gateway III | 405 / 1,329 | 96 | Rejected proposal. The project is rejected due to the height restriction law. It is ultimately cancelled and is never built. | |
| Hong Kong Wanchai Tower | 400 / 1,312 | - | Cancelled |
Read more about this topic: List Of Tallest Buildings In Hong Kong
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