The second to 13th floors will be available as offices. A spacious duplex penthouse will contain a residence (which Madam Lee pro- poses to occupy) and a mess for the bank staff. The bank again will take threequarters of the overall
area.
Piling work has begun but some troublesome soil conditions have been encountered. Once these have been overcome it is estimated con- struction will occupy 12 months.
A striking feature of the external design of the building is an Oriental motif, which will be executed in tiles recessed in the wall fronting Des Voeux Road. The Oriental influence will be carried into the entrance lobby where there will be Chinese carvings in the walls.
Site of the building, which will comprise 17 storeys plus basement, is I.L. 2180 and Sec. B. Sec. C. and R.P. of L.L. 2179, at 29, 31, 33, 35. 37 Des Voeux Road Central. building area is 5.381 sq.ft.
The
Another high office building is to be erected next to the United Chinese Bank Building, on the former On Lok Yuen site.
However, an
area of 17 ft. between these two buildings has not yet been committed to any purpose. It is owned by the Siberian Fur Company.
It is understood there were nego- tiations to have this land brought into the United Chinese Bank scheme. but that no finality could be reached.
General contractor: Hsin Chong
Co.
Waterproof tanking: Dreyer & Co.
Ltd.
High tensile steel: Cheung & Tang
Ltd.
Piling:
The Pressure Piling Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
Steel Windows: The Canton Metal
Window Mfg. Co.
Chubb & Son's Lock & Safe Co.
44
Ltd. Safe Deposit Equipment, 7 in. Steel Finish Main Door. Tangbar
DOUGLAS
STREET
SHOP
NOTH
DN
UP
DN
RIGHT OF WAY
-ON
SAVINGS DEPT.
ZOFT
POWER
DN
-UP
DN
ACCOUNTANT
DEPT.
BANKING
HALL
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
DEPT.
UP
ON
VOEUX
ROAD
CENTRAL
DES
Ground floor plan.
ON
ON
OFFICE
Reinforcement:
PART
OF
HALL
UPPER
BANKING
TRAVEL SERVICE
DEPT.
MANAGER'S
OFFICE
GENERAL
OFFICE
CANOPY
First floor plan.
The
Jardine
Engineering Corp. Ltd.
Lifts: Three Autotronic High-Speed
DN
UP
LOT
BOUNDARY
LOT
BOUNDARY
Gearless Passenger Elevators, 3000 lbs. at 500 FPM. from Basement, 2nd to 13th floors Otis.
THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER
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