The safety deposit boxes in the basement of the Bank, The next step will be the existing Wing On Department Store which will be replac- ed by a structure which will fully utilise this valuable ground.
its exterior
For the convenience and comfort of the safety deposit box clients. an arrangement of aluminium vertical and both the Wing On Bank and the Wing On horizontal fins, interspaced with aluminium Life Assurance premises have been fitted panels between the horizontal runs of out in a most attractive manner utilising windows. This aluminium cladding has fixtures and equipment of most modern been fixed to concrete fins and its finish types. is similar to the aluminium windows on the ground and first floors.
with
tone
The Wing On Life Building was design ed by Mr. G. D. Su, and is one of the
The exterior walls of the ground floor prominent buildings in the centre of the
are faced with grey polished granite, call-
della commercial and banking district of Hong The advantage of this arrangement is ed Sienite
Balma imported from Kong. It is 15 storeys in height and, that it gives the building an appearance Italy. Bronze
grille gates in two with its clean lines and the use of modern of pleasing uniformity, both in line and finish are supplied to the entrance of the materials in
finish which will be and interior
Pilkington's "Armourplate" further enhanced Bank when the it will be rated as one of the finishes,
atmosphere has
Bronze surrounds to completely glass doors within.
the office entranceway match the main Colony's outstanding buildings, against all oxidized the surface of the aluminium.
gates. competition, for many years to come. In The ground and first floors are occupied its design was included, for the first time by The Wing On Bank Ltd., the second in Hong Kong, aluminium windows manu- and third floors. by The Wing On Life factured from extruded sections. These Assurance Co., Ltd., and the top floor by have been fitted to the ground and first the Wing On Staff Mess. The rest of floors. The remainder of the windows, the building has been leased for offices with the exception of those on the top divided into areas as required by the ten- floor, are of high class hot dip galvanized ants. steel, but on two elevations, the front and the east, these windows are fixed into
Marble has been used to good effect in
the banking hal! and other important public areas, lending their rich and pleas- ing finish to enhance the general impres- sion. Belgian marble, cream in colour with light veining, has been used for the wall panelling and counter tops of the banking hall, with a reddish marble from As will be seen from the photographs, the same source for the dado extending
The Wing On Life Assurance Company's private offices are beautifully appointed and furnished. (Left) A view of the board
room and (Right) the Chief Manager's office.
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