The primary consideration will be a new block of apartments located at the Ho Tung Road level to provide the rent obtainable commensurate the corner of Boundary Street and the car park and main entrances with the capital invested. Generally, Ho Tung Road in Kowloon. Each direct from the road.
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the net rentable area will depend flat comprises about 900 square feet The site is long and narrow, upon the locality and the demand for of net covered area a space in the block contains a total of 36 flats, such accommodation, and rents will which the architect sought to accom- four on each floor.
Interesting fea- be figured to give the best return. modate to the best advantage, a tures are the concrete grille concealing Another problem that arises is the living/dining room, three bedrooms. the pipes and drying areas of the treatment of the elevations, where a bathroom, kitchen and servant's central apartments, and the frank such eyesores as drying areas and quarters.
words of an old expression of floors and staircases on down pipes are preferably
preferably hidden Chinese saying; "a sparrow is small, the elevations. and not exposed to the main road but it is complete with five organs.” Construction of this building started frontage.
The whole of the building is on the about two months ago, and work is All these points have been taken existing Sau Ying Terrace, a portion expected to be completed by the end into consideration in the planning of of which has been excavated down to of the year.
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