CANTON ROAD POLICE QUARTERS
Photograph of the completed buildings from Canton Road looking south. (King's Studio Photo)
Completed early this year, on which link up the main buildings similar in design, except that on
Canton Road in Kowloon, 15 on the Canton Road frontage.
the northernmost block, the ac- cess corridors are on the south
the
side of the building, and in other two blocks the access corri- dors are on the north side of the dors are on the north side of the building.
block there are two co-operative an impressive group of buildings, There is one lift in each of the which forms the second part of a main blocks, each floor of which shops, a dispensary and an under- scheme to provide married quar- is divided into 14 flats, with a cen- areas in front of the garages to pass connecting the two paved ters for locally enlisted Police be- tral laundry; staircases and men's allow free circulation of both ve- low the rank of Sub-Inspector. and women's bathrooms and toi- hicular traffic and pedestrians. In This scheme was initiated by lets have been provided at the Government about two and a half ends of the blocks, access being years ago, the first part of it being by an open corridor which stret completed when Lady Grantham ches the entire length of one side opened a similar project in Holly of the block. The bathrooms and wood Road on 11th April, 1951. the laundries have hot and cold The quarters in Hollywood Road water laid on to the hand-basins, consist of two eight-storey blocks shower stalls and laundry sinks. The two blocks facing Canton providing accommodation for 168 families, but over double this ac- The flats stress comfort from a vehicles on the ground floor, with Road consist of garages for Police commodation is provided in the strictly utilitarian point of view, two floors of flats above them, Kowloon scheme, which is alto- and are spacious and airy; each these flats being somewhat small- gether on a much more ambitious flat has a living space 23'0" by er than those of the main blocks. 12'4", its own verandah and kit- There are two other small blocks chenette, fitted with a sink, drain- The buildings are laid out on a ing-board and electric hot-plate; ing up the main buildings on the incorporated in the scheme, link- large corner site of approximately in this case the kitchen forms an 2.6 acres, bounded on the west by integral part of the flat, as com- northern one of these contains a east boundary of the site; the Canton Road and on the north by pared to the Hollywood Road school, while the southern one is Austin Road. 374 flats, similar to quarters, where the kitchen is
scale.
those already erected, except for separated from the flat by the a recreation centre.
the location of the kitchens, are access corridor. The architects The school, which will accom- contained in three main blocks have provided a central aerial modate about 350 pupils, consists running east and west, each eight system, and wires for Rediffusion of two storeys and contains ten storeys high, with two storeys of have also been installed.
classrooms, teachers' rooms and
flats over the two garage blocks The three main blocks are toilets for the boys and girls. Each
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