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down of this figure is as follows:

Foundation and basement – $380,- 000 (Gammon (HK) Ltd.)

Superstructure- $1,100,000 (John Lok and Partners)

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Electrical $142,000 (The Jardine Engineering Corp. Ltd.)

Pumping - $112,000 (The Tung On Plumbing Co. Ltd.)

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Air-conditioning $535,000 (The Jardine Engineering Corp. Ltd.)

Aluminium windows and louvres $290,000 (Petman Ltd.)

Demountable partitions and spe- cialist joinery work - $450,000 (Hong Kong Teakwood Works)

PABX telephone equipment - $63,- 000 (Jebsen and Co.)

Lifts $180,000 (Schindler).

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Building time

Sketch plans approved by clients - November 1965. General plans submit- ted to Buildings Ordinance Office -

December 1965

Demolition work started April

1966

Sub-structure work started June

1966

Superstructure work

1967.

January

Building completed and occupied

March 1968

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RAOUL BIGAZZI

Marble

ROYAL PALACES

BANG KONE

THE CHARTERED BASEK

KUALA LUMPUR

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Fig. IF, 1st to 6th & 8th, 9th framing plan

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HANG CHONG BLDG. HÀNG NORG

JALU, BLDG. SINGAPORE

CAPITOL THEATE

MANILA

BORNEO

FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS MOST OF

THE IMPORTANT BUILDINGS THROUGH-

OUT THE FAR EAST HAVE CALLED ON

THE ARTISTIC FORCE AND TECHNICAL

KNOWLEDGE OF RAOUL BIGAZZI, THE

LARGEST SPECIALISTS IN MARBLE,

ARCHITECTURAL BRONZEWORK, WROUGHT

IRON, STAINED GLASS, MOSAIC AND

TERRAZZO TILING IN THE FAR EAST.

Duro industries limited

raoul bigazzi marble division

UNION HOUSE 3RD FLOOR, HONG KONG

Sole Agents:

JARDINE WAUGH (TRADING) LTD.

Air Conditioning & Building Service Dept.

Singapore / Malaysia / Brunei.

Far East BUILDER, October 1968.