July_1970 — Page 1

Index to Advertisers:

Aluminium Malaysia (Pte) Ltd. American Engineering Corp.

Blue Circle Group (Cement)

Blue Circle Group (Snowcem)

Construction Material Marketing Co.

2

.HKVII

S/MII

S/MXI

3

4

IFC

4

Chrysler Airtemp Corporation

34

5

Builder

Editor: A. G. Barnett

Contents

News review

1940

50-storey tower on world's most valuable property

Underground report ready

New Federal Hotel at Ipoh

Bangkok international shopping centre

5

Precast flatted factories

Critall Hope Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

INSERT 4/S/MXII

7

World news

Duro Industries Ltd.

·

HKVI/40

Design and construction

Engineering Equipment Co. Ltd.

HKVI

10

Evode (Export) Ltd.

·

HKIV/S/MVI

19

Hotel complex for choice Kowloon site Multi-floor parking for 900 cars

Formica International Ltd.

9

Gilman & Co. Ltd.

.HKI/S/MX

The Guthrie Waugh Organisation Engineering Group

23

12

24

(Building Materials)

.S/MIX

I.A.C. (S) Pte. Ltd. (Carrier Heavy/Applied

265

Equipment)

S/MIII

I.A.C. (S) Pte. Ltd. (Day & Night)

S/MVII

35

I.C.I. (M) Sdn. Bhd.

36

39

New techniques

Architectural acoustics, part II

Concrete is getting stronger and stronger

Civil engineering

Cross-harbour tunnel road connections on HK Island

New products

Materials and equipment

Contractors plant

Innis & Riddle (China) Ltd. (Rawlplug)

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New projects

International Engineering Ltd.

48

William Jacks & Co. (H.K.) Ltd.

HKIII

**

43

Plans approved

45

William Jacks & Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd.

.S/MIV

(Henderson)

William Jacks & Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd.

James Warren & Co., Ltd.

.HKV/S/MVIII

S/MI

Jardine Engineering Corp. Ltd.

Kubota Ltd.

Marley Tile Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Co.

Otis Elevator Co.

Philips Hong Kong Ltd.

N.V. Philips

Rheem Hume Ltd.

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Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd.

6

33

IBC

Contracts awarded

Cover: Mr. Ian Campbell, DA (Edin), ARIBA, MASA, lecturer in architecture at the University of Hong Kong and a former partner in N.J. Pappas & Associates, con- tinues his three-part series on Architec- tural Acoustics in this issue, with simple graphs and figures to check design require- ments. He outlines some of the basic techniques and methods by which poten- tial noise sources can be identified and explains acoustics terminology. Cover de- sign is by Edmund Lo, first-year student in architecture at HKU.

BC

INSERT 2-3

Publisher and General Manager: R.V. Pandit

Published by Far East Trade Press Limited

HKVIII

17

23

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (Sekisui Plastics)

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

HKII

. 38

Sime Darby S. Ltd.

·

Singapore Oxygen Pte. Ltd.

Smith Wallis & Co., Ltd.

Stanley Export

Tai Ping Carpet

Taksiu Trading Corp. Ltd. Wealco Ltd.

18

S/MV

47

S/MXII

.

44

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Business & Editorial Offices:

1908 Prince's Building. Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong. Telephone: H-241031. Cables: Fetrap Hong Kong.

Advertising Sales Offices:

Germany, Austria, Belgium & Eastern Europe: Mr. Fritz Kieschke, Asia Magazines, Ltd., Am Leonhardsbrunn 12, Frankfurt-arm-Main, West Germany.

Japan: Mr. K. Utsumi, International Business Press, Akiyama Building, 25

Akefune-cho, Shiba Nishikubo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Philippines: Mr. Luis Nunez, Media Sales Agency, 703 Sikatuna Building, 6762

Ayala Avenue, Makati, Rizal, Philippines.

Singapore/Malaysia: Mr. Aloysius Teh, Far East Media Representatives, 57-B,

President Building, 2nd floor, 320 Serangoon Road, Singapore-8. Switzerland, France & Italy: Mr. Mike R. Zeynel, Asia Magazines, Ltd., 91

Rue de la Servette, Geneva 1202, Switzerland.

United Kingdom, Scandinavia & Holland: Mr. Bruce Fellowes-Gordon; Mr. H.G. Pollock, Asia Magazines, Ltd., 2 Old Bond Street, London W.1, U.K. U.S.A.: Mr. Elliot Hague, Asia Magazines, Ltd., 122 East 42nd Street, New

York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.

Advertising Sales Representatives:

Australia: Mr. John Havre, Room 22, 4th floor, 422 Collins Street, Melbourne,

Australia.

Canada: Mr. Colin H. MacCulloch, Allin Associates, 915 Carlton Tower, 2

Carlton Street, Toronto 2, Canada,

India: Mr. M. Sadanand, The Indian Textile Journal, Surya Mahal, Military

Square Lane, Bombay-1, India.

Thailand: Mr. Satish Sehgal, Advertising & Media Consultants Ltd., Suite 405,

Plaza Building, Patpong Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

US.A. (West Coast): Mr. Stewart Hayward, Perkins, Stephens, Von der Lieth & Hayward, 8721 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. 90048, U.S.A. U.S.A. (West Coast): Mr. Robert Von der Lieth, Perkins, Stephens, Von der Lieth & Hayward, 110 Stutter Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94104, U.S.A. Printed by Dai Nippon Printing Co. (International) Limited,

1, Pat Tat Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.