Nina Tower Is not Nina Tower

The skyline of Tsuen Wan, in the southwestern New Territories, is dominated by an 80-storey skyscraper known across Hong Kong as Nina Tower—named after its developer, Nina Wang. Standing 319.8 metres (1,049 feet) tall, it is the sixth-tallest tower in Hong Kong and the tallest in the New Territories. Yet, the skyscraper commonly referred to as Nina Tower is not, in fact, Nina Tower.

A closer look at the Nina Tower complex reveals that it actually consists of two structures: the aforementioned 319.8-metre tower and a second, more modest, 163.7-metre (537 feet) tower. Interestingly, both were initially intended to form a single, 518-metre (1,700 feet) megatall skyscraper. At the time the project was drafted in 1994–1995, this singular structure would have been the tallest building in the world. However, because it stood directly in the flight path of aircraft landing at or taking off from Hong Kong International Airport on Chek Lap Kok, the government imposed a strict height restriction.

Refusing to abandon her grand vision, Nina Wang chose to split the project into two shorter towers instead. From then on, the design would symbolize her partnership with her billionaire husband, Teddy Wang. The smaller of the two structures came to represent Nina herself, while the taller tower—mistakenly called Nina Tower—symbolizes Teddy. Consequently, the towering landmark known to the public as Nina Tower is actually Teddy Tower.

To further cement this tribute, the two structures are linked by a glass skybridge on the 41st floor, designed to symbolize the couple holding hands for eternity.