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50-storey Development Bank of Singapore with conference hall (left) and seven-storey block (right)

Reinforced concrete will be employed for the construction which will be carried out in two phases, the first being the podium block, a confer- ence hall and exhibition centre at the Shenton Circus end of the site and a seven-storey block at the McCallum Street end. Shopping and showroom areas, restaurants and a sub-post office will be in- cluded in the podium space.

The tower block in the second phase will rise to 184.5 metres. Architects Team Three have design- ed the project.

HK$8 million windows contract

A contract worth some HK$8 million was sign- ed last month between Mei Foo Investment Ltd. and Petman Ltd. for the supply of aluminium win- dows and doors for stages three and five of the Meo Foo Sun Chuen housing project at Lai Chi Kok.

In all its stages the project is claimed to be the largest privately financed housing development in the world. The architects are Wong & Tung & Asso- ciates.

Planning Institute formed

The formation of a new Institute of Planners has been announced in Singapore. Its first presi- dent is Mr. Chua Peng Chye. Other officers are Mr. Alan Choe, vice president; Mr. Loh See Hong, secretary; and Mr. Choo Bok Lam, secretary.

In a public statement issued last month the Institute broadcast that its aims were to:

'Advance the study of town planning, civic de- sign, and the related arts and sciences;

'Promote the aesthetic, economic, scientific and social developments of urban and rural areas in the best interests of the community;

'Increase public confidence in employing reco-

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gnised town planners by admitting into the insti- tute only those who have satisfied the institute that they have adequate knowledge of the theory and practice of town planning; and

'Advance those engaged or interested profes- sionally or otherwise in town planning.'

In addition to corporate members, associate membership is open to those with qualifications in architecture, engineering, surveying, sociology, statistics, economics and geography. An applicant must have been engaged for at least one year in work related to town planning.

Third incinerator being built

A HK$32 million incinerator, the third in Hong Kong, is to be built on a site next to the existing plant at Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon. Foundations for the project have been completed and civil works will begin this month for completion in under two

years.

The new plant will be capable of handling 700 tons of refuse a day. It will have a 300 ft. high chimney 100 ft. higher than the maximum height of any building previously allowed in the area under the Hong Kong Airport (Control of Obstructions) Ordinance.

Consulting engineers for the project are W.V. Zinn and Associates, who designed the previous incinerators at Lai Chi Kok and Kennedy Town.

First phase of urban renewal pilot scheme

The first batch of resumption notices on build- ings required for the implementation of the urban renewal pilot scheme on Hong Kong Island were served last month.

The properties affected are the first of 90 to come under phase 1 of the pilot scheme. Those that are not purchased by agreement will be acquir-

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