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The Mira Hong Kong

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1442: 279: 74: 1429: 293: 83: 216:. It opened in 1948, with 32 rooms, as Hong Kong's first post-war hotel. A major expansion in 1953 added 160 new rooms. It was purchased in 1957 from a Spanish mission by the founders of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited. A new wing was built in two phases, increasing the number of rooms to 380 by 1973. 497: 264:, regarding the 2013 global surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden features the hotel. The film's budget included a one night stay at The Mira, the most expensive item on the budget. 425: 586: 249: 1060: 501: 914: 608: 1481: 1486: 711: 654: 524: 909: 475: 1210: 1476: 545: 335: 1379: 1053: 764: 432: 174:. It has 492 rooms and suites, six restaurants and bars, and a spa centre. It was renovated in 2009 and became smoke-free in 2011. 1297: 1160: 739: 631: 351: 1087: 1029: 1017: 857: 566: 1384: 980: 975: 919: 1132: 29: 1414: 1399: 1230: 1127: 1102: 594: 1466: 1137: 1092: 1069: 1046: 178: 142: 1220: 1190: 1122: 869: 791: 704: 373: 1272: 1409: 1348: 1287: 1277: 1001: 970: 821: 734: 1394: 1328: 1142: 904: 894: 781: 202: 842: 801: 769: 529: 231: 1389: 1215: 889: 786: 1471: 1333: 1282: 1180: 847: 811: 806: 774: 754: 697: 1353: 1195: 1175: 1097: 985: 796: 1404: 1225: 1107: 749: 238:
to journalists. His presence at the hotel was a global spectacle with a media frenzy surrounding it.
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On 21 January 2019, a window fell from the hotel and killed a passerby walking on Nathan Road.
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The grand opening of the rebranded and redesigned hotel took place on 17 September 2009.
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stayed in The Mira for a total of 20 days wherein he leaked thousands of classified
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Greenwald, Glenn; MacAskill, Ewen; Poitras, Laura (11 June 2013).
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From after 1911 until 1925, the site was occupied by the
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created a documentary regarding these revelations named
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The Mira Hotel
22°18′1″N 114°10′20″E / 22.30028°N 114.17222°E / 22.30028; 114.17222


Nathan Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
Miramar Hotel and Investment
Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
Miramar Hotel and Investment
Colin Cowie
King's Park
Gascoigne Road
Hawaii
Edward Snowden
National Security Agency
global surveillance
Laura Poitras
Citizenfour
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
short film
Verax
Hong Kong portal
icon
Architecture portal
Mira Place
Citizenfour

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