Dragon Centre is a 9-storey shopping mall opened in 7th November, 1994. Which is located in Sham Shui Po in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Background information[]
- Name: Dragon Centre
- Type: Commerical
- Location: 37K Yen Chow Street
- District: Sham Shui Po
- Construction Ended: 7/11/1994
Elevator filming strategy[]
- Photography: Not allowed. However, security guards rarely question people who take photos or videos. Some local YouTubers even did a vlog here.
- Security level: Medium
- Filming difficulty: Various; refer to each section.
Elevator specifications[]
Unless spectified, all elevators are opened in 7/11/1994 and the door systems are provided by Schindler (QKS9 Door operator) and are centre-opening
Elevator 1 and 2 (Parking elevators next to shop 108)[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-B/DS
- Capacity: 1000 KG / 13 Persons
- Speed: 1 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B
- Status: In service
- Usage: Passenger
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Easy (At morning) to Hard (Very busy at afternoon to night)
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Provided
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Yes (at the rear door)
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Provided by China Electronic Services (Additional)
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 7
- Floor Layout: B5-B1, G, 1
Elevator 3 and 4 (Parking elevators next to HSBC's ATM)[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-B/DS
- Capacity: 1000 KG / 13 Persons
- Speed: 1 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B
- Status: In service
- Usage: Passenger
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Easy to Medium
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Provided
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Yes (at the rear door)
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Provided by China Electronic Services (Additional)
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 7
- Floor Layout: B5-B1, G, 1
Elevator 5-8 (Scenic elevators)[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-V/D3
- Capacity: 1500 KG / 20 Persons
- Speed: 1 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic V
- Status: In service
- Usage: Passenger
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Easy (At morning) to Hard (Very busy at afternoon to night)
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Provided
- Lanterns: Provided
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Only on elevator 8 (Left front returning panel)
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Provided by China Electronic Services (Additional)
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 9
- Floor Layout: 1-9
Trivia[]
- These are the only M-V/D3 elevators in the mall.
Elevator 9 and 10 (Internal lifts, opposite to the scenic lifts)[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-B/DS
- Capacity: 1250 KG / 16 Persons
- Speed: 1 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B
- Status: In service
- Usage: Passenger
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Easy (At morning) to Hard (Very busy at afternoon to night)
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Provided
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Yes (at the rear door)
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Provided by China Electronic Services (Additional)
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 7
- Floor Layout: 1, 4-9
Trivia[]
- You have to walk up few steps to access this bank.
Elevator 11[]
Basic information[]
(The information might not be accurate as it is based on other passenger's elevator.)
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: TBC
- Model: M-B/DS (TBC)
- Capacity: 1500 KG / 20 Persons (TBC)
- Speed: 1 m/s (TBC)
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B (TBC)
- Status: Locked indefinitely
- Usage: Passenger
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Impossible as of 2020
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Provided
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Schindler
- Button Series: M-Series
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: TBC
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: TBC
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 6
- Floor Layout: 1-6
Trivia[]
- Reasons of locking :
- Security issues of a shop in a mall, which the lifts open inside the shop at floors 1-4, but doesnt at floors 5 and 6.
- Low visitor flow in the area of the mall
- Policies from the shop located at floors 1-4
- It is unknown if this elevator has been locked since the opening of the mall or converted to a staff only lift since the lobby of elevators 12 and 13 on the 2/F, is blocked by carts and also directly opens to the shop.
Current state of this elevator. (Taken on 6/F) (Photo by HJ2127)
Elevator 12 and 13[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-B/F
- Capacity: 2500 KG / 33 Persons
- Speed: 0.75 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B
- Status: In service
- Usage: Service
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Easy
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Dewhurst
- Button Series: US89
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED, Provided by Schindler)
- Direction Indicator: Provided by Schindler
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Dewhurst
- Button Series: US89
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Not included
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED 7-segment, Provided by Schindler)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Not included
Floors serving[]
- Floors serves: 7
- Floor Layout: B1, 1-6
Trivia[]
- It was planned to be locked permanently due to the low visitor flow, however this is the only bank which leads directly to Sincere.
Elevator 14-17 (Main service elevators)[]
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Schindler
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Model: M-B/F
- Capacity: 2500 KG / 33 Persons
- Speed: 0.75 m/s
- Drive type: Traction
- Controllers: Miconic B
- Status: In service
- Usage: Service
- Current maintenance: Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.
- Filming difficulty: Medium
Fixtures[]
- Manufacturer/series: Dewhurst
- Button Series: US89
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED, Provided by Schindler)
- Direction Indicator: Provided by Schindler
- Lanterns: No
Cab Station[]
- Manufacturer/series: Dewhurst
- Button Series: US89
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: Not included
- Floor indicator: Yes (LED, Provided by Schindler)
- Direction Indicator: Separate Direction Light
- Floor announcement: Not included
Floors served[]
- Floors serves: 15
- Floor Layout: B5-B1, G, 1-9
Trivia[]
- Elevator 17 only be used when there is an event in 1/F. Otherwise it turns off.
- They are 2 elevators as a group (14 and 15; 16 and 17). But they are in the same lobby and serve the same floors.
- Elevator 14 and 15 are a bit wider compared to 16 and 17, but they still have the same maximum capacity.