▁as ▁another ▁Hong k ong ▁Land ▁building , ▁on ▁Des ▁Vo e ux ▁Road ▁Central , ▁that ▁was ▁being ▁demol ished ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁major ▁re development ▁of ▁their ▁older ▁properties ▁in ▁Central . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁ang led ▁diag on ally ▁( relative ▁to ▁the ▁street ▁grid ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁views ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁flo ors . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁compr ise ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁office ▁space ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁ret ail ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁A ▁contract ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁Hong k ong ▁Land ▁and ▁Gam mon ▁Const ruction , ▁and ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁A ▁to pping ▁out ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁initial ▁anchor ▁ten ant ▁was ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁Department , ▁which ▁le ased ▁about ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁space ▁at ▁W inds or ▁House ▁to ▁central ise ▁depart ments ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁scattered ▁across ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁office ▁buildings . ▁The ▁building ▁has ▁two ▁service ▁cores ▁– ▁housing ▁lif ts , ▁st air well s , ▁to ile ts , ▁and ▁other ▁uses ▁– ▁which ▁fl ank ▁the ▁office ▁flo ors . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁including ▁a ▁second ▁service ▁core