EVERETT TRAVEL CENTRE
Architect: Donald T. Walters, L.R.I.B.A.
TRAVEL CENTRE
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The importance to Hong Kong of tourism, since, due to the tremendous years and almost imperceptibly, be- properly organised tourist services number of traders and other visitors come one of Hong Kong's most im- cannot be over exaggerated. and in continually passing through the portant new industries. In July 1955 the past few years every effort has Colony, there would not be enough the Government, which has so far
no part in been made not only to attract tourists hotel accommodation of a sufficiently played
encouraging to this beautiful Colony of ours, but high standard, and tourists might go tourism, set up a Committee to make
on This recommendations
whether to make their stay here a pleasant away with a bad impression.
general view is now changing. As Tourist Association should be form- Hong Kong, with its entrepot trade ed, and if so, what shape it should In the Hong Kong Annual Report gravely curtailed, looks around for for 1955, the following comments are alternative means of maintaining its significant: "Hitherto Government livelihood, it has begun to develop a and responsible public opinion have new attitude in regard to tourism. In been more or less united in the feel- fact, if account is taken of recrea- ing that it would be unwise to give tional visits by United States naval official encouragement to organised vessels, tourism has, in a very few
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Mrs. Dorothy Hart-Baker, who has had considerable experience in travel services having been connected with Hong Kong Tours for six years, start- ed her own Agency in May, for which purpose she bui't a single storey of- fice at the junction of Nathan and Salisbury Roads. The plans for this building were drawn un by Mr. Don- a'd T. Walters, with Chinese archi- tectural elements as the basic char- acter of the design.
The main area of the floor plan is reserved for the reception of clients, while the rest of the space is divided between the Manager's office and the Accounts office. A ladies' and a gen- tlemen's lavatory are included off the reception area, with screening to hide the doors.
We understand that the undertak- ing will now be known as the Everett Travel Service, as the Everett Steam- ship Corporation have bought an in- terest in it.
The General Contractors for the building were the Amalgamated Con- struction, Maintenance & Engineer- ing Company Limited of 136, Hong Kong Hotel Building.