The Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited and The Murray, Hong Kong, which is a Niccolo Hotel has held a plaque unveiling in order to mark the completion and preservation of The Murray. The hotel has been created as a part of a conversion project carried out on the previously known Murray Building. The plague and the construction work has been carried out as a celebration for the 20th anniversary of the HKSAR.

The Murray Building was one of eight historic landmarks that have been worked on under the Conserving Central initiative which has been introduced by the HKSAR government in 2013. The building is a signature piece of architecture that has more than 50 years of history attached, and has been brought back to life with the completion and opening of The Murray. This new luxury hotel looks out over the city’s Central Business District and its serene green surroundings.

The ceremony that unveiled the plaque was officiated by the guest-of-honour Mrs. Carrie Lam, who is the Chief Executive of the HKSAR along with Peter Woo, the Chairman of Wheelock Holdings Pte Limited. The Murray Building’s original architect Mr. Ron Phillips was also in attendance at the unveiling of the ceremonial plaque as were the Foster + Partners team who worked as design consultants for the project. The event was also attended by around 200 guests in order to mark this important milestone in the conservation of the city’s architecture.

The guest of honour, Mrs. Carrie Lam has said that she has worked in the Murray Building twice over the course of her public service career, and is thrilled to see the building transformed. The building was the homes to a number of government departments for around half a century and will now be used as a home from home for guests from around the world.