prosperity of Hong Kong. The injection of public funds. to the development would do more than act as a tonic to the construction industry. It would generate confidence ==d the returns would be great.
However, until such time
would not be long delayed
nine people while those of the seven-storey block are for These domestic blocks will five or seven persons each. eventually accommodate some 21.500 people.
Site formation for the new estate is almost completed and work on the construction of the new blocks is expected The whole project is expected to take two
and he trusted that it
to start soon. as a decision as to the
years to finish. future of the site is made, something could perhaps be done immediately to convert it into a temporary open space. The popularity of Statue Square is a clear indica- tion of the public's demand for more open space in the urban area.
CONSTRUCTION OF FLYOVER IN FLEMING ROAD
Work will start soon on the first of the flyovers that will form part of the proposed Waterfront Road project in the Wan Chai area.
It will The flyover will be built in Fleming Road. start just after its junction with Lockhart Road, cross Jaffe Road aand over Gloucester Road to the new Wan Chai Reclamation where it will branch off into two 16-foot wide ramps.
The flyover will be 700 feet long and will have a 24-foot wide carriageway providing lanes for traffic in both directions. Pedestrian staircases and footbridges over Waterfront Road will also be incorporated into the flyover structure.
The Fleming Road flyover will provide access to the Wan Chai Reclamation as well as to and from the new Wan Chai ferry piers, now under construction, without interfering with the flow of traffic along the new Water- front Road which for this section corresponds to the widen- ed Gloucester Road.
In conjunction with the construction of this bridge, the existing culvert in Fleming Road will be extended by building a 1,000 feet-long twin nine feet by nine feet box culvert to the new seawall. Work on the project is ex- pected to start in March 1967 and take 18 months to complete.
In a notice published recently in the Government Gazette, the Director of Public Works drew the attention of contractors to the fact that Government would shortly be calling for tenders for the construction of the flyover. The Public Works Department would be preparing its own designs for the work but contractors will be able to submit alternative tenders based on their own methods of con- struction and availability of special equipment. Prelim- inary notice was being issued to allow contractors time to prepare their own designs if they wished to do so.
This new flyover is one of four planned for the area as part of the scheme. The others are at Arsenal Street, Marsh Road and Canal Road.
RECORD IN HONG KONG LAND REGISTRATIONS
THE Registrar General of Hong Kong announced recent- ly that 48, 654 instruments relating to land were registered in Hong Kong in 1966. This was a new record for any calendar year, exceeding by 1,725 the previous year's re- cord total. The new record is all the more remarkable because at the end of April the total was over 2,500 down on 1965; however from May onwards the number re- gistered in each month exceeded that for the corresponding month of 1965 and by the end of the year the decline had been converted into what, in the circumstances, must be regarded as a very satisfactory rise in registrations.
NEW LOW-COST HOUSING ESTATE IN KWAI CHUNG A NEW Government low-cost housing estate is to be built at Kwai Chung in the New Territories. Situated near Wo Yee Hop Road in Kwai Chung, the new estate covers an area of about 9.2 acres and will comprise five blocks of 20-storey buildings and a seven-storey block.
In addition, there will be two six-storey-high schools zach with 24 classrooms to provide children at the estate with primary education. The 20-storey domestic blocks will contain flats designed to accommodate five, seven or
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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CEREMONIAL STAGE
As a symbolic prelude to the final erection of the Asian Development Bank a Ceremonial Stage has been construct- ed on a heart-shaped lot, bounded by Ayala and Buendia Avenues, in Makati, Philippines. The fan-shaped stage has a pleasant northern exposure, a considerable advantage as ceremonies will normally be held at mid-day.
Basic considerations included the provision of a spacious parking area. a site for the 31 flagpoles necessary to hoist the flags of the participating countries and seating capacity for 1,500 persons. The structure displays a strong Asian character with its inclined and cantilevered canopy accented by a trio of exposed, sculptured beams symbolic of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the three main islands of the Philippines.
The stage seems to float on an irregularly-shaped re- flecting pool, not only for aesthetic reasons but also to denote the bodies of water that surround the Philippines. There is an open booth located on each side of the stage: the left booth is for press representatives while the one on the right serves as a bandstand.
Bearing in mind the radio and television coverage of the ceremonies, a remote-controlled monitor was installed at the centre of the canopy, deftly concealed by the ex- posed beams. Stage illumination is provided by pin- lights and pool lights oriented to the cantilevered rostrums. The architects were the contractors were steel works by structural engineer landscaping by
C.C. Castro & Associates; Weldon Construction Corp.; Ace Engineering:
R.M. Mallonga: Atienza & Dayag
and the sound system by Electronics World, Inc.
HK $100M RESORT PLANNED
A TOURIST resort near the 284-milestone on Castle Peak- road, the main highway in the New Territories, which may cost HK$100 million to construct has been proposed by a local promoter and, according to the latest reports, is at an advanced stage of planning.
Included in the resort complex, according to the re- ports, will be various attractions, among them a golf course, a motel, a "boatel," floating restaurants, fishing grounds, rest homes, indoor howling facilities, a skating rink, bars and swimming pools.
The reports say that the promoter has already in- terested several foreign and local investors in the project, which, when completed, will no doubt add greatly to the tourist-attractiveness of Hong Kong.
Far East Architect & Builder February, 1967
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