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HONG KONG

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, PWD

D. TONGE, Dip Arch, ARIBA

LEE TAK-FONG, B.Sc(HK),

WONG SUM

POLICE QUARTERS WONG TAI SIN

design and supervision

architect

structural engineer

electrical engineer

quantity surveyor

SANG HOP CONSTRUCTION CO.

main contractor

J.M. TRICKETT, ARICS, AIQS

Wong Tai Sin quarters seen from the south east, showing promenades and bridges at fifth and ninth floors

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ART of the programme to build flats for all the married staff of the Hong Kong Police Department, the Wong Tai Sin rank and file quar- ters provides 791 homes and is one of the largest projects completed to date.

The flats are 12 storeys high and are arranged in four blocks on an L- shaped site. Each flat is self-contain- ed with a living room/bedroom, kit- chen, WC and shower, and a ver- andah.

Seventy-five per cent. of the flats (587) have a living room of 235 sq. ft. (six persons) and a verandah of 60 sq. ft., while nine per cent (72) have living rooms of 295 sq. ft. (eight per- sons).

Seven per cent of the flats (58) are of the 'promenade' type on the fifth and ninth floors and have separate

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Far East Architect & Builder December, 1967