▁was ▁that ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁Department ▁wanted ▁its ▁own ▁entrance ▁and ▁lif ts . ▁The ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁Department ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁government - owned ▁Re venue ▁Tower ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁on ▁r ental ▁costs . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Chinese ▁Est ates ▁acquired ▁two ▁properties ▁from ▁Hong k ong ▁Land , ▁W inds or ▁House ▁and ▁Har court ▁House , ▁for ▁H K $ 2 . 3 8 ▁billion . ▁W inds or ▁House ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁const itute ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁billion ▁of ▁this ▁sum . ▁The ▁ret ail ▁pod ium ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁nin th ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁tower , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁Department , ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁d ining ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁use . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁building ▁first ▁opened , ▁the ▁ret ail ▁pod ium ▁hous ed ▁a ▁Lane ▁C raw ford ▁department ▁store . ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁their ▁le ase ▁at ▁W inds or ▁House ▁exp ired , ▁Lane ▁C raw ford ▁moved ▁to ▁nearby ▁Times ▁Square , ▁owned ▁by ▁parent ▁company ▁Wh arf , ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁r ents ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁project ed ▁higher ▁sales ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁location . ▁ ▁The ▁ret ail ▁pod ium ▁was ▁extens ively ▁renov ated ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁December