MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1985
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STANDARD FACTORIES OFFER NEW OPTIONS TO MANUFACTURERS
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FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY WORD IN THE NEW SINGLE-STOREY STANDARD FACTORY BUILDINGS GOING UP AT THE TAI PO AND YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES.
THE FACTORIES ARE BEING BUILT ON A SPECULATIVE BASIS TO OFFER A READY-MADE OPTION TO INDUSTRIALISTS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, MR JOHN YAXLEY, SAID.
INITIALLY, SIX ARE BEING BUILT, WITH ONE DETACHED AND TWO SEMI-DETACHED FACTORIES AT BOTH TAI PO AND YUEN LONG.
+THESE UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO BE FLEXIBLE IN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY CAN BE UTILISED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A WIDE SPECTRUM OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS, HE SAID.
+THERE ARE HEAVY FLOOR LOADINGS, HIGH CEILINGS, LARGE SPAN STRUCTURE, AND AMPLE FACILITIES FOR LOADING, UNLOADING AND PARKING.
+ IN SOME INSTANCES THE SITE AREA GIVES ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL INSTALLATIONS TO BE BUILT TO SUIT SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.+
THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF EACH UNIT IS ABOUT 1 750 SQUARE METRES, WITH ONE LARGER UNIT OF ABOUT 2 100 SQUARE METRES AVAILABLE AT YUEN LONG.
THE FACTORY STRUCTURES CONSIST OF A STEEL PORTAL FRAME WITH 10.3 METRES CLEAR HEADROOM AT THE CENTRE AND 7.2 METRES AT EACH SIDE. A TWO-STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING IS ATTACHED TO EACH FACTORY.
THE LARGEST, DETACHED, UNIT AT YUEN LONG IS ON OFFER AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $8.4 MILLION, WITH THE TWO SEMI-DETACHED UNITS AT $6.9 MILLION AND $6.7 MILLION. THE DETACHED UNIT AT TAI PO COSTS $7.8 MILLION, AND THE TWO SEMI-DETACHED UNITS $7.3 MILLION AND $7.6 MILLION,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
AN ARTIST IMPRESSION OF THE NEW FACTORY BUILDINGS AT YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK LATER TODAY.
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