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HAY

MUSEUM

MEAT MARKET

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THE FASTEST LIFTS IN HONG KONG

are in the building to the left - International Building, Connaught Road and its twin, Realty Building. Pictured above is a lithograph drawn in 1902 not long after Elisha Graves Otis intro- duced to the world the concept of modern vertical transportation. A spiral railroad circling the structure was this artist's idea of serving tenants in his city-in-one - building. By contrast, Otis elevators serve the 31 floors of International

and Realty buildings at speeds up to 800 ft. per min.

They are the fastest lifts in the

Colony-in the tallest buildings in the Far East.

Far East Architect & Builder May, 1966

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