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AMBASSADOR

HOTEL

NEW

AMBASSADOR

HOTEL

NATHAN ROAD

&

MIDDLE ROAD

KOWLOON

Fbo

Architect:-

G. D. Su, B. Sc. (Arch.)

Fo some time, the local tourist that they are given the backing of reach out and grasp the opportunities agencies and visitors have stressed the reasonable and up-to-date hotels with within our reach, we must employ great shortage of hotels which are, excellent catering services unequalled the best in both management and and will be, needed to accommodate in the area.

catering according to our needs. the great numbers of tourists and

It is with great pleasure, therefore, Nepotism must no longer be allowed others who wish to visit our beautiful

that we

have watched the trend to flourish and, if we want our fair Colony.

share of the tourist business now developing towards the construction Unfortunately, though we are famed of the hotels so long needed in the flowing from all over the world to the for our Chinese food, our wonderful Colony. We must stress, however, Orient, we must eliminate the old ideas and move ahead into the future shops and our other amenities, our that the finest hotel or restaurant is hotels, with very

few exceptions, no better than its food or services, so boldly and without fear. have not kept pace with our growth a new and far-seeing concept in Our Chinese cuisine is deservedly nor with this jet age in which we now management and administration must world-renowned having the best of all live.

keep pace with the building pro- the culinary arts and artists plus that Boasting of one of the most modern, gramme.

traditional hospitality and service for and ultimately one of the finest, air- The architects and interior decora- which China was famous, concentrated

our small ports in this part of the world, our tors in Hong Kong can hold their within

but picturesque hotels and other European catering heads high in any company and are facilities are in the main woefully not lacking in being amongst the first

We must return to the pure Con- behind those we must compete with to utilise the latest in construction tinental cuisine as expounded and to attract the tourists who can and materials or design in order to ensure typified by Escoffier and his proteges should become one of our principal the comfort and pleasure of our Prunier, Ducere, Saulnier and Wolfe "'industries."

visitors; yet they still bear in mind to enable us to entertain the tourist We have enterprising tourist agen- the peculiar problems offered to their in a manner that will make the name cies plus a keen and alert Tourist ingenuity by the lack of open space of Hong Kong renowned amongst Association who could equal and and the congestion of our city. eventually pass any lead held at the For too long have our hotels been Under construction at the corner of present moment by other competing family concerns employing aunts, Nathan Road and Middle Road in tourist centres in the Orient, provided uncles and cousins. if we want to Kowloon is the Ambassador Hotel,

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