Extension at Hong Kong’s biggest shopping mall throws in stunning views for free

Hong Kong’s biggest shopping mall is expanding to provide places to view the famous harbour and a permanent customs and immigration facility for cruise passengers.

Work on the five-storey extension to the western end of Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui is due to be finished by the end of the year.

Each floor will have a free observation deck, giving the public a 270-degree panoramic view of Victoria Harbour.

The work will add 100,000 sq ft of space to Harbour City, part of Ocean Terminal, which already has around two million sq ft of floor space and 450 shops.

Temporary customs facilities had been erected until now whenever a ship docked at the 51-year-old retail hub.