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The Tai On Building is a residential and commercial building in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. It was once one of the largest buildings in the district and remains a landmark. The ground floor arcade is well known for its many snack shops and has been described as a "heaving warren of shops offering everything from braised pork tripe and noodles to shoes, bric-a- brac and clothes alterations". ==History and background== Tai On Building is located at 57-58 Shau Kei Wan Road on Hong Kong Island, which is next to the Sai Wan Ho MTR station and the tram stop of Tai On Street. It was constructed by Hongkong Land Buildings Limited in 1968. It is designed as a H-block, which was the common structure of residential properties in 1960s. It has 28 floors and there are 68 flats and 16 lifts on each floor. Before artificial reclamation, it was alongside the coastal area. In the early 1960s, there was no walled buildings in Sai Wan Ho. Thus, the construction of Tai On Building was a sensation at that time and Hongkong Land Buildings Limited had received more than ten thousand applications.〔 There are two types of flats (300 feet and 400 feet) in Tai On Building. In the earlier stage, the most expensive flat was costed only $27 000 and buyer only needed to pay 10% initial deposit while the whole instalment payment could be in 14 years maximum. Thus, the lower class could also afford the payment. Besides residence, it also consists of a shopping centre, a parking and an open garden. The 20,000 feet shopping centre is on the ground floor with around hundred shops, including food stalls, grocery stores, Chinese restaurant, stationery store, laundry-shop, hardware store, clinic, book store, game centre etc. As there are different kind of shops, many people, apart from the residents, visit Tai On Building for goods and services. Tai On Building is famous for the food stalls. Visitors can find many local snacks from those shops. Besides, as most of the food stalls open at night, Tai On Building has been nicknamed "the night market of Hong Kong Island". Ten years ago, some of the food stalls do not have the Food Factory License issued by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. However, in recent years, most of the food stalls are licensed and therefore the hygiene status has been improved. Nowadays, many Hong Kong’s style snacks are going to disappear as the young generations are not interested in preserving the local refreshments. However, as Tai On Building is providing more and more local cuisines, the popularity of Tai On Building continues to grow. Besides, the most special thing is, currently, not only local citizens, but also tourists from all over the world are interested in visiting Tai On Building. As a result, in the future, it may become one of the hottest eating spot in Hong Kong. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tai On Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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