The Servery is accessible both froin the restaurant and lounge and adjoins the kitchen. It has a green mosaic floor and contains a Chef's post and chit counter.
The entire floor is air-conditioned, the main plant being accommodated underneath the entrance from Middle Road.
To ensure the authenticity of the pictorial material used in the decor, depicting the travels of Marco Polo, researches were made and material obtained from the British Museum. the Royal Asiatic Society and the National Geographical Society, in London, from the Bibliotheque Na- tionale in Paris, from the Marciano Library in Venice, from the Bodleian. Library in Oxford and the Hong Kong University.
as to be an outstanding example of the art of lighting.
General Contractors: Shanghai Yaik illuminated
Sang Construction Co. Conditioning: Engineering, Ltd.
Air
International
Electrical Installation & Fittings:
The China Engineers, Ltd. Fire Services Installation:
Manufacturing Co.
Generally, lighting was done by fluores- cent tubes concealed by a suspended ceiling and in coves, excepting only a few wall brackets of a decorative kind to add an artistic touch, and recessed louvred reflectors above the bar counters.
Victory Warm white tubes were used in the
lounge to illuminate the map showing the itinerary of Marco Polo's journey. The
Plasterwork: Kan Tat & Co. "Rust-Oleum Surfa-Sele" founda- same colour was used for general illumina-
tion coat & sealer: Alex. Ross
& Co., Ltd.
Gas Double Oven "Chester" Ranges and "Intenso Burners; The H.K. & China Gas Co., Ltd. Furniture: Shanghai Tsar Co. Carpets: Hong
Manufacturers Ltd. Fluorescent Tubes & Dimming Equipment: Atlas Lighting Ltd.,
London.
Fabrics: Liberty & Co.,
London.
Ltd.,
tion. Because the ceiling is painted in
raspberry colour, reflected light gives a
pinkish hue and a pleasant colour con- trast against the cream walls.
The intensity and colour changes of light are controlled by an electronic dim- mer. Seventeen banks of 2 ft. 40 watt fluorescent tubes, two tubes in each Kong Carpet bank, illuminate the centre of the restaurant, and fifty-one banks. three tubes in each, are installed on the edge of the suspended ceiling to illuminate the rest of the room. The switch box con- nected to the dimmer is placed on the right of the grand piano, so that the orchestra leader can easily and readily change the colour and intensity of light Mr. Francis Tsoy was responsible
Latex to suit the mood and variety of the for the paintings on the folded screen
performance. On the
six orchestra stand, and the large mural paintings in the
5 ft. shielded tubes installed vertically, give lounge, the waiting space and the In the Marco Polo restaurant the most additional light on the musicians' stands. entrance hall. Mr. Wang Chih Po restful atmosphere has been created by Spot lights are mounted on the columus
the lighting installation. This has been for floorshows and solo numbers. carried out the literary transcriptions achieved by
even distribution of on the folded
Simplicity is the keynote of the entire screen, together with light, eliminating glare or harsh contrast. the short essays on each side of the The murals and painting dedicated to the illuminating scheme which is also highly
effective and efficient. life of the great Venetian who came to bar in the main restaurant.
China seven centuries ago, are so well
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