A file photo of Central showing Connaught Centre (now called Jardine House), the tallest building in Hong Kong in the 1970s.

One of P&T Group’s most famous buildings, Jardine House, was not universally loved when completed in 1972. But it was the first building to connect Central with the waterfront thanks to its open plaza design and connecting walkways that bridged Connaught Road.

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