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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989

MOST ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS FOR DISABLED DECLARED

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THREE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DECLARED TO BE THE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.

MOST

ACCESSIBLE

THE BUILDINGS ARE IN SHAM SHUI PO, CENTRAL AND TAIKOO SHING.

ACCESSIBLE

RESULTS OF THE DESIGN AWARD OF THE MOST FOR THE DISABLED WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR PETER CHAN.

TODAY

BUILDING (MONDAY)

"THE SCHEME WAS WELL, RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC,

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MR CHAN SAID.

ORGANISED IN JUNE

FOR THE FOUR BY THE DEVELOPMENT KONG INSTITUTE

A TOTAL OF 27 NOMINATIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED CATEGORIES IN THE AWARD SCHEME WHICH WAS ACCESS AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE REHABILITATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG OF ARCHITECTS.

"THE AWARD SCHEME WAS ORGANISED TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS THE SPECIAL ACCESS NEEDS OF DISABLED PERSONS FOR INTEGRATION AND TO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS. DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECTS BARRIER-FREF FEATURES IN THEIR DESIGNS." MR CHAN EXPLAINED.

OF

ALSO

TO INCLUDE

THE FOUR CATEGORIES WERE: REHABILITATION INSTITUTION. NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL

PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

PUBLIC BUILDING, AND

GOES то CLUB PO. THE

THE AWARD IN THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTION UATEGORY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND'S ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CENTRE FOR THE BLIND AT 248 NAM CHEONG STREET. SHAM SHUI BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTS OF DESIGN CONSULTANTS,

ROAD HAS WON

THE URBAN COUNCIL'S SHEUNG WAN COMPLEX AT 345 QUEEN'S CENTRAL. DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE AWARD IN THE PUBLIC NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CATEGORY.

THE THIRD WINNING BUILDING IS THE SWIRE PROPERTY'S PHASE II AT 18 TAIKOO SHING ROAD, WHICH HAS WON THE PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY. THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TUNG AND PARTNERS.

CITIPLAZA

AWARD IN THE BY WONG

HOWEVER. NO AWARD WAS MADE IN THE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AS ONLY ONE BUILDING

HENG FA CHUEN

WAS NOMINATED. ADJUDICATORS CONSIDERED THE BUILDING MERITED A COMMENDATION EFFORTS MADE IN PROVIDING GOOD ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED.

CATEGORY

AND THE FOR THE

BUILDINGS

PRIZES AWARDED IN RESPECT OF THE THREE WINNING INCLUDE A TROPHY, PLUS A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR THE ARCHITECT AND CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER.

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IN ADDITION. A SUITABLY ENGRAVED PLAQUE WILL BE AFFIXED TO EACH

BUILDING.

/MR CHAN

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