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Murray Building is a government office building on 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong. It has 27 stories and houses some of the key decision making bureaus of the Hong Kong government.The building will be auctioned off for re-development into a hotel by The Lands Department in December 2011, after the government bureaus have moved to the Central Government Complex, Tamar.HistoryLocated in a prime spot, Murray Building was designed by the then Public Works Department and completed in 1969. This 27-storey building was the tallest government building at that time.Architectural interestMurray Building was designed with its windows meticulously oriented to avoid intrusion of excessive direct sunlight. This design won the Certificate of Merit of the Energy Efficient Building Award in 1994. Another outstanding design feature of Murray Building, which is surrounded by major roads on all sides, is its vehicular entrance which is neatly knitted into the steep Cotton Tree Drive.Future useMurray Building will become vacant upon relocation of its current offices to the new Central Government Complex at Tamar by end-2011. Given its prime Central location close to the Peak Tram Garden Road lower terminus and Hong Kong Park, coupled with the great demand for high-end hotels in the area, Murray Building has high potential to be converted into a hotel. With appropriate conversion and associated supporting facilities, the new hotel will be a popular destination for visitors. Conversion is also an environmentally preferred option.
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