Ping Shek estate
Oi Man estate
vides 4,500 flats for 29,000 people, mostly in five Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd. 29-storey square tower blocks.
Oi Man, at Ho Man Tin, on which work has just begun, will comprise five dual blocks of 22 storeys, each pair having communal lift access, and five seven-storey slab blocks. Each of its 6,000 flats will conform to the latest conception of improved in- teriors in low-cost housing, with a living and dining room area, a kitchen, bathroom and a private bal- cony. When fully operational, the estate will in- clude a three-storey garage, playgrounds, five kindergartens, party rooms, 38 shops and stalls for fruit and vegetables.
The tower block (described in Far East Builder, May 1969) will contain 57 luxury flats and three deluxe penthouses, all fully carpeted and centrally air-conditioned. The circular design permits spaci- ous balconies, giving panoramic views of the har- bour. Further amenities will include a car park, swimming pool and garden area. The architect is Mr. J.H. Kinoshita of Palmer and Turner.
M$4 million survey for Johore development
A comprehensive two-year study to produce a master plan for the future development of south- The total estimated cost of Oi Man estate is east Johore is being undertaken by British con- HK$69 million, and Ping Shek, HK$44 million.
Contract for May Road tower
Gammon (HK) Ltd. were last month awarded the superstructure contract for building a 33-floor round-tower block of flats at May Road, Mid- levels, Hong Kong. The contract was signed be- tween Gammon and the developers, Hongkong
Mr. J.E. Ward, managing director of Gammon (HK) Ltd., and Mr. V.O. Roberts, general manager of Hongkong Land sign the construc- tion contract. Standing are: J.H. Kinoshita, architect; W.F. Powell, construction manager, Hongkong Land; P.W. Sanderson of Langdon Every and Seah, quantity surveyors; and M.M. Smith, manager, Jardine Engineering Corp. Ltd.
sultants for the Malaysian Government.
The feasibility study will cost about M$4 mil- lion and will lead to the preparation of a draft plan for the area. Finance for the project is being pro- vided by the Central and State Governments to- gether with the British Government under the Malaysia Aid Loan and Grant Agreement 1968. It will also involve some private investments.
The consortium of consultants includes: Hunt- ing Technical Services, London (agriculture and land use), Binnie and Partners, London (civil en- gineering), The Overseas Development Group, East Anglia (socio-economic studies) and Shankland Cox Overseas (planning).
Container terminal at Kwai Chung
The probable development of Kwai Chung as a future container terminal has been taken a stage further with the announcement by HK Govern- ment that it intends to invite tenders for the grant of leases of crown land or crown foreshore and sea bed.
The Government plans to invite tenders on two alternative bases. On the first it will itself reclaim and form the area and invite tenders for the form- ed areas. On the second, the land will be reclaimed, formed and developed by private interests, and the
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