THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1986
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REPORT ON SPECIALISED BUILDINGS COMPLETED
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THE HONGKONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED A STUDY ON SPECIALISED MULTI-STOREY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE SCOPE FOR DESIGNING SPECIALISED FORMS OF MULTI-STOREY FACTORY BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERING INDUSTRIES, AND THE MEANS OF MODIFYING CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES SO THAT THEY COULD BE ACCOMMODATED MORE READILY IN CONVENTIONAL FLATTED FACTORY BUILDINGS. THESE SPECIALISTD BUILDINGS AND MODIFIED PROCESSES ARE KNOWN COLLOQUIALLY AS +BENT BUILDINGS+ AND +BENT PROCESSES+.
THIS STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF HIGH LEVY VALUES AND STRONG DEMAND FOR FACTORY SPACE IN THE LATE 199. NOTED THAT CERTAIN GROUPS OF MANUFACTURERS WERE FRUSTRATED BY THE LACK OF SUITABLE FACTORY ACCOMMODATION.
THESE INCLUDED THOSE INDUSTRIES USING TALL MACHINES, LARGE MACHINES, MACHINES WHICH CAUSE STRONG VIBRATIONS, MACHINES WHICH REQUIRE FLOOR SPACE WITH HEAVY LOADINGS, DANGEROUS GOODS STORAGE AND SPECIAL PROCESSES.
THE CONSULTANCY STUDY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, ONE ON THE +BENT BUILDING AND THE OTHER ON THE BENT PROCESJ+.
THE BENT BUILDING+ IS A CONCEPT OF A MULTI-STOREY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WITH CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS WHICH INCLUDE AN INTERNAL ROAD SYSTEM AND INBUILT FEATURES ENABLING THE BUILDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERING INDUSTRIES.
THE CONSULTANCY STUDY OBSERVES THAT THIS CONCEPT IS PRACTICAL AND CAN MEET THE FULL RANGE OF NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S PRESENT AND FORESEEN FUTURE INDUSTRIES.
IN THE + BENT PROCESS+ STUDY A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MODIFY PROCESSES SO AS TO MAKE MOVING OF OPERATIONS FROM THE GROUND FLOOR TO AN UPPER FLOOR OF A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS CONSIDERED THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY AND ADVISED THAT COPIES OF THE STUDY SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RELEVANT PRIVATE DEVELOPERS' ASSOCIATIONS, PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR INFORMATION AND REFERENCE.
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