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).
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—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
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