Far East
ARCHITECT & BUILDER
The oldest trade journal in the Far East
EDITOR: A. G. BARNETT
MARCH 1965
news review
Contents
News Review
33
World News
39
Macau, Its History, Town Planning, Architecture 45
Tak Nga Secondary School, HK.
49
Interior Design, by C.H. Brown, BA, BArch.
52
Standard Design for HK Fire Stations ..
54
Critical Path Methods Explained
55
A-Frame House, New Zealand ..
57
Opinion, by Prof. W. G. Gregory
61
About People
63
Civil Engineering Section
Johore Causeway Widening
65
The New Jurong Railway ..
68
Giant Winch for Piling Works..
70
New Materials and Equipment ..
73
New Contractors' Plant
77
Building Plans Approved
81
85
100
Contracts Awarded
Index to Advertisers
Cover picture: Modern two-storey maisonnettes designed by Natalia and Manuel Vicente for a Macau back street. A series on Macau architecture starts this month on page 45.
Published monthly by Far East Trade Press Ltd., 113-114 Alexandra House, Hong Kong. Tel: 241031 European Office: Building and Contract Journals Ltd., 32 Southwark Bridge Road, London, 8. E. 1. Tel: Waterloo 2060. Printed by Shum Shing Print- ing Co., 7 Ship Street, Hong Kong. Tel: 724513.
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Far East Architect & Builder March, 1965
INVIDIOUS BARGAINING
WHILE builders in other parts of the world complain about the collective bargaining they face with labour unions, in Hong Kong “individual bargaining" is found to be "much more invidious". So says Mr. Lam Chik Ho, retiring president of the Hong Kong Society of Builders, in his annual report for 1964.
"Labour is still in an unsettled state and there has been no reduction in the incessant demands for higher and yet higher rates of daily wages." he says.
"Research into the problem shows the skilled trademen in particular are not demanding more wages so much as more leisure time".
Mr. Lam Chik Ho sighs for the days of yesteryear when building workers were ready to work seven days a week. But these, he says, have "gone the way of the concrete bankers". The result was a low and intermit- tent availability of labour which was not conducive to steady production nor the annual increase in productivity which was the basis of any sound economy.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE Society may appoint an executive director. Creation of the post was suggested by Mr. Luk Ping Sheung at the annual general meeting on February 23. The idea is to be considered by the incoming council.
Officers for 1965, elected at the AGM, are: President. Luk Ping Chuen: vice presidents, Wong Bing Lai and Raymond Sung: hon, secretary, John Poon; assistant hon. secretary. Luk Ping Sheung; hon. treasurer, Yau Wai Lam: and assistant hon. treasurer, Ho Shek Kong.
The new council comprises: Lam Chik Ho, Chung Yuk Hing, Henry Ip, Lam Kai Wan, Geoffrey M.T. Yeh, K.S. Tom, Ho Iu Kwong, Paul Y. Tso, Henry Y.T. Fok, Wong Tin Sung, Tsang Shui Yau and U Kam.
OFFICE IN MALAYSIA
A FIRM of Melbourne architects is to open an office in Kuala Lumpur to supervise its Malaysian building projects.
The firm, Joyce Nankivell Watson Associates, re- cently won the competition for design of a grandstand and other buildings at the Perak Turf Club, Ipoh (see last issue).
It has now been commissioned to complete the design stage of the project. Construction of the building will start this year.
COURSES ON SAFETY
A COURSE of six lectures dealing with safety in the construction industry has started at the Hong Kong Technical College. It is the first of its kind in the colony.
The first three lectures held in February dealt with safety in industry generally; the building site, steel scaffolding and working platforms; and wood-working machinery. The next three in March will cover lifting and handling devices, compressed air systems and elec-
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