HONG KONG BUILDING INDUSTRY DIARY
2nd September
and truly" laid by H. E. the Governor, annual general meeting today. When he opened a new primary when he performed the ceremony at school, built by Kiangsu and Chekiang the site of the South China Athletic 25th September Association, at North Point, the Hon. Association's new stadium at Caroline D. J. S. Crozier stressed the urgent need in the Colony for new schools, and paid tribute to the voluntary or- ganisations which were helping to fill that need.
7th September
Hill today.
A modern 10-storey building con- sisting of 59 self-contained flats to accommodate Government employees is to be built on the site of Marble Rescue workers, who worked un- Hall at Conduit Road. ceasingly since the collapse in Wuhu
10th September
Street, today recovered what is believ- 2nd October ed to be the last victim. The finding A $5,000,000 scheme to house 224 of the dead man brought the death non-expatriate Government servants toll up to 12.
and their families is to be started shortly on the site of the old Bel- cher's Fort. It is the first of many similar schemes and will be completed in about a year's time.
The new Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre on the MacPherson Play- ground, which construction was made possible by the provision of consider- 11th September able support from the Hong Kong The Hon. Sir Shouson Chow official- Jockey Club, together with a gift from ly opened the $500,000 new building of the Princess Elizabeth Wedding Fund, the Island Road Government School was opened by H.E. the Governor, Sir in Aberdeen this afternoon. Alexander Grantham, G.C.M.G., this afternoon.
8th September
Three storeys of concrete, steel and wood of an almost completed block of flats collapsed In Wuhu Street, Kow- loon, this afternoon, burying estimated 25 workmen.
9th September
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The foundation stone of the first large-sized sports stadium of modern design and construction to be built in the Colony was declared to be "well
13th September
Mr. F. T. Melwani performed the opening ceremony of the Hindu Tem- ple situated in front of the Hindu Cemetery, Happy Valley, today.
16th September
Activities of the H.K. Realty & Trust Co., Ltd. have been extended to Singa- pore, and since the close of the Com- pany's last financial year a newly- constructed office building had been acquired at a cost of $900,000, said the Hon. Cedric Blaker at the Company's
7th October
Plans and drawings of the new City Hall, together with a composite model, showing not only the City Hall but also the new Queen's Pier and Star Ferry Pier, will be on exhibition in the British Council Reading Room. The public will, therefore, have the opportunity of obtaining an idea of what the Colony's new City Hall will look like when finished.
14th October
The new Pui Ching School building. which cost $1.400,000, was opened by H.E. the Governor this afternoon.
HONGKONG TO BE VISITED BY CRITTALL SALES EXECUTIVE Information has been received by Dodwell & Co. Ltd., local agents of the Crittall Manufacturing Co. Ltd., that they can expect a visit in late November from Mr. G. F. Gardner, Manager of the Export Sales Division of Britain's largest
nical Sales
this part of the world. Before the As a result of the war and sub- war, when the firm of Hope-Crittall sequent International complica- was firmly established on a manu- tions, the manufacturing alliance facturing basis in Shanghai he oc- between Hopes and Crittall could cupied the position of Senior Tech- not be resumed in Shanghai and. Representative for since 1947, Dodwells have handled many years. In his present posi- Crittall products exclusively. For metal window manufacturers. tion, some period of every year is the same reasons that closed the As is widely known, Crittalls spent visiting various parts of his Shanghai factory, many of Mr. have always maintained their own far-flung commercial empire in an
Gardner's old friends and business Technical Sales Representative at- endeavour to forge even stronger tached to their agents in the Far links between manufacturer and associates are now resident here in East, (Mr. D. J. Little is at present consumer and to see at first hand Hongkong and he is hoping to here in Hongkong), and Mr. the many problems allied to local renew these contacts during his Gardner himself is no stranger to conditions.
nine-day stay.
NEW COMPLETE DECORATION SERVICE IN HONG KONG
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A company known as Duval Limited, for arranging and supervising the tomed to taking pride in their work- offering a complete decoration ser- furnishing, decoration and mainten- manship. vice, from advice as to colours and ance of the offices and some thirty types of furniture and furnishings housing units in the Colony belonging Mrs. Breingan informs us that she best suited to the premises, to sup- to the Consulate. She also supervis- is prepared to do any repairs from plying the required articles, applying ed the furnishing of many American casting hardware to match existing the paint and carrying out house re- Government houses in surrounding fittings to guaranteed roofing. pairs, internal and external. was in- territories, including the Embassy re- assures us that Duval Ltd. employs corporated in Hong Kong in Septem- sidence in Taipei. ber, with its registered office at Room 18, Henry House (formerly the Stock Exchange Building) 10 Ice House Street, Hong Kong.
some of the best artisans available locally and that her company can do Mr. S. Z. Chiang, who worked with a much better than "average" job at Mrs. Eileen Berge (now Mrs. Oates) little or no extra cost. She also tells for some seventeen years in the us that she "loves color in the home" China Decorating Company in Shang- and that she is thoroughly accustom- K. Breingan, Governing Director of hai, is another director of Duval Ltd. ed to pleasing the "lady of the the new company, was, until recent- He has gathered around
in house" with regard to small details. General Services Officer of the Hong Kong many of his former so important to a woman but often American Consulate General here, in painters, carpenters, cabinet-makers regarded as "paltry trifles" by mere which capacity she was responsible and other workmen who are accus- man.
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