ANOTHER FACTORY IN
FACTORY IN INDUSTRIAL AREA
THE factory of Fibres and Fabrics Industries Ltd. (first phase), Kwun Tong, is located in one of Hong Kong's largest postwar devel- opment areas.
The industrial township of Kwun Tong is situated on the eastern shore of Kowloon Bay and the site for the factory is entirely on land reclaimed from the sea.
The front portion of the site has been reserved for the second phase
Architects: Wong and Ng Associates
- a six-storey block for garment manufacture.
The building consists of three major compartments
worsted weaving, dyeing, and cotton weaving.
Sanitary and other facilities, in- cluding water tanks, are centralised at the rear of the middle compart- ment so as to give direct and im mediate access to all parts of the factory.
The building is a single-storey, reinforced concrete structure resting on "Pressure" piles. All column spacings are 20 ft. by 16 ft. They are flexible for future extension and alteration. All walls are in brick.
The exterior of the building is painted with "Snowcem", and there is no other finish.
The general contractor was Chinney Construction Co.
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THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER — VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1