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Memorandum upon the Plans of a New Hospital at Mary Knay.
1. The Arrangement of the Buildings on the proposed site.
Under this head the question of Aspect has first to be considered: The longer axes of the ward blocks are (see dite Plan) placed North and South, an arrangement which, though excellent in temperate climates where it is an object to take advantage of the sunlight all the time, is here undesirable in the tropics: in Hong Kong it is essential to place the buildings so as to obtain the full benefit of the prevailing winds which...