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Hotel

Temasek

PROPOSED HOTEL & SHOPS AT ORCHARD RO

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LUXURY HOTEL FOR SINGAPORE

M$9,500,000 hotel project is proposed at Orchard Road. Singapore, by Messrs. Far Eastern Publishers, on a site between the East Asiatic Co. motor showroom and Hotel Singapura.

Designed by architects Booty, Edwards & Partners, the 17-storey building will contain a hotel of 185 bedrooms with commercial premises totalling 25,000 sq. ft. suitable for department stores or shopping arcades. The 3-storey commercial section will be interlinked by escala-

tors.

The hotel will provide high stan- dards of luxury, will be completely air-conditioned, and will have special emphasis on landscaping and decora tions to reflect tropical living and local atmosphere. It is intended that the hotel will be operated by a

of international management

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putation.

Hotel facilities will include a coffee lounge. bar-lounge and re- staurant, a grill room, and a land- scaped roof garden around a swim- ming pool.

The proposal has been granted preliminary approval by the plan-

ning authorities, and has now been submitted for a full planning con- sideration.

According to the project schedule, site and foundation works will begin in September, 1963. The entire project is planned for occupation by early 1965.

BUILDING LIBRARY

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THE Building Department of the Hong Kong Technical College is building up a building catalogue library and a collection of samples of building materials.

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Any suppliers of building terials of all kin Is who could let

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the College have samples or catalo- gues for the library should get in touch with the acting head of the Department of Building. Hong Kong Technical College, Hunghom, Kow- loon. Hong Kong, who will be most grateful for any assistance that can be given.