The West Kowloon Cultural District with, left, the M+ Museum and, far left, the building that will house auctioneer Phillips’ Asia headquarters. Photo: Phillips
The West Kowloon Cultural District with, left, the M+ Museum and, far left, the building that will house auctioneer Phillips’ Asia headquarters. Photo: Phillips
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Phillips auction house to set up Asia HQ in Hong Kong next to new M+ museum

  • The Russian-owned company will rent a third of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s administrative block flanking M+, including the top two floors
  • Authority CEO hails the deal as momentous, but one cultural critic fears turning ‘private taste into public good’

Topic |   West Kowloon Cultural District
Enid Tsui
Enid Tsui

Updated: 2:38pm, 16 Dec, 2021

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The West Kowloon Cultural District with, left, the M+ Museum and, far left, the building that will house auctioneer Phillips’ Asia headquarters. Photo: Phillips
The West Kowloon Cultural District with, left, the M+ Museum and, far left, the building that will house auctioneer Phillips’ Asia headquarters. Photo: Phillips
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