lation of plot ratio. Another refers to the plot ratio bonus that can be claimed. Also, the reserved area at ground level will be ignored in calculating the plot ratio of the non-domestic part of the building.
Mr. Robson stressed that each case must be considered on its own merits. To qualify for concessions', he said, 'hotel sites must not only abut but also be served by streets of adequate width to cope with the extra traffic generated by the hotel. Development of the site must also be compatible with that of the surrounding district, and conces- sions will not normally be granted in zones 2 and 3 as defined in the Density Zoning Schedule.'
Finally, the director urged architects, before embarking on detailed plans or committing their clients, to enquire from the Building Authority whether the site on which their client wishes to construct a hotel is such as would attract these concessions.
HK$2.5 million home for young offenders
Construction work starts next month on a new HK$2.5 million training centre and corrective home for 170 boys, to be built just below Dragon's
Training centre and corrective home
The height of a 17-metre diameter caisson is 7 metres. It is made with a closed bottom and 1.25-metre cutting walls are provided beneath the bottom for anchorage purposes. Net weight is 600 tons. Partition walls are built inside the casing for strengthening; a sand-filled caisson weighing 1,350 tons under water.
Before erection the sea bed is prepared by dredging a pit one metre in depth. The caisson is seated in the pit and the hollow compartments filled with sand. Rocks and concrete blocks are dumped at the footing for stability against tides. After settlement for a year a bund wall is construct- ed at the top of the caisson for breaking the high tides.
World Bank approve Philippines project
The World Bank and its affiliate, the Inter- national Development Association, have approved financing equivalent to US$34 million to meet the cost of constructing irrigation facilities in the Philippines and the expansion of a water distribu- tion system.
The loan will finance the foreign exchange costs of constructing a dam on the Pampanga River about 50 miles north of Manila, rehabilitation of irrigation systems serving 114,000 acres, construc- tion of new irrigation systems to serve 77,000 acres, building of feeder roads, consultant fees, and the study of possible power development at the dam.
Surveyors practice acquired
Bridgewater & Coulton (HK), quantity sur- veyors, have acquired the Hong Kong practice of C.J. Mann & Son and Yeoman & Edwards. The practices will continue under the name of Bridge- water & Coulton (HK), directed by the resident
Back Ridge at the junction of Shek O and Cape partner, D.J. Atkins, FRICS. Collinson Roads, Hong Kong island.
The centre will consist of three four-storey and two three-storey buildings, in a garden setting of 170,000 sq. ft. and overlooking Lyemun harbour.
Four of the blocks will be residential houses three for the staff and one for the boys. The main building will consist of classrooms, workshops, a combined assembly and mess hall, with kitchens, administrative offices, an infirmary, a laundry, store rooms and a staff club.
Caissons used in breakwater construction
A new type of circular caisson has been devised by Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau, Taiwan, and suc- cessfully used in the construction of breakwaters for the second entrance to Kaohsiung Harbour.
The caissons have various diameters to suit the depth of water. For water of 3 to 6 metres depth a diameter of 17 metres is used, for 6.5 to 12.5 metres depth the diameter is 24 metres. Reinforce- ment with piles is required for the caissons in water 9 to 12.5 metres deep.
12-storey factory at Tsuen Wan
Textile Alliance Ltd., Hong Kong, are to embark on a HK$20 million texturising yarn project, half the cost of which will be represented
en Wan factory
KARAMANMARAD WINNIP
by a new 12-storey 300,000 sq. ft. factory building in Tsuen Wan. Plans for the new complex have been prepared by Peter Y.S. Pur and Associates.
Far East BUILDER, October 1969