Far East
ARCHITECT & BUILDER
The oldest trade journal in the Far East
EDITOR: A. G. BARNETT
Contents
JULY 1965
News Review
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World News
47
Multi-Storey Bus Depot at Kowloon
53
Prefabrication-Its Introduction to Singapore,
by Teh Cheang Wan
56
Sungei Pari Towers Project, Ipoh
59
Slipforming Method Introduced
61
Two-Storey Maisonettes, Macau
62
Luxury Residence, Makati, Philippines
65
Fashions in Art and Architecture, by Cedric
Astbury, FRIBA
69
Electrical Sub-Contractors Aim to Raise
Standards, by M. J. Newson, B. Sc...
71
Civil Engineering Section
Refuse Disposal Plant, Hong Kong
73
World's Largest Grabs at Work on
Plover Cove
76
Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong
78
New Materials and Equipment
81
New Contractors' Plant
85
Building Plans Approved
Contracts Awarded
89
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news review
TUNNEL GO-AHEAD EXPECTED
AT its meeting on July 7, Hong Kong's Legislative Council will be asked to approve a resolution granting an exclusive franchise to the Victoria City Development Co. for the construction of a road tunnel across the harbour.
The debate on whether the Colony needs such a tun- nel will no doubt continue after this date but it is expected to herald the end of any speculation. Certainly the chair- man of the company, Mr. J.L. Marden, is confident of achieving final approval.
He announced recently that international tenders would be invited in October for the main contract and construction would start in 1966. The tentative opening date was January, 1970.
The London firms, Scott and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners, and Freeman, Fox and Partners are the consul- tants for the tunnel. It will be built by the submerged tube method, entailing the sinking of large precast seg- ments on to the sea bed. Further details are given on page 78.
BIG RECLAMATION STARTS
PRELIMINARY work on the M$44 million project to reclaim a six-mile long stretch of land along the seafront from Bedok to Tanjong Rhu, Singapore, starts this month. The contract has been awarded to Ohbayashi Gumi Ltd., of Japan.
Mr. Lim Kim San, Minister for National Develop- ment, said that actual reclamation would start later this year with the arrival of about M$16 million worth of earth-moving machinery from overseas.
About 1,000 acres of land will be reclaimed over four years.
It will be used for a coastal road and com- munity development
CHECK ON STEEL QUALITY
Cover picture: Model of the Sungei Pari Towers low cost housing project, designed for the Municipality of Ipoh, North Malaya. The scheme is described on page 59.
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Far East Architect & Builder July, 1965
HONG KONG'S Public Works Department is compiling a list of approved suppliers of mild steel reinforcement for construction works to facilitate control of quality of ma- terial used in its projects.
The department in future intends to use only steel provided by firms on the list of approved suppliers. Firms wishing to be considered for inclusion have been invited to apply to the department.
The move follows a survey by the Government Building Surveyor on a number of building sites which showed that the quality of some of the structural steel being used was of a standard below that required by the Buildings Ordinance 1955.
Following discussion with representatives of the Hong Kong Society of Architects, the surveyor sent a letter to all authorised architects introducing new require- ments as a safety precaution.
The letter stated that if the permissible design stress exceeded 16,000 lb. per sq. in. in reinforced concrete structures, certificates of origin and test results for all consignments would be required. Previously, design
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