16th March
The palatial $1,000,000 "Lady Ho Tung Hall," donated by Sir Robert Ho Tung for the purpose of accommodating the women students of the University of Hongkong, was officially opened by Lady Grantham in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering to-day.
17th March
The owners of the premises known as Inland Lot No. 1408, R.P., situated between Yee Wo Street and Irving Street, Causeway Bay, the Mission Etranger (French Mission), of Battery Path, stated it was their intention to build three blocks of four-storey buil- dings with 2 shops and 76 Chinese- styled fats which would house some 400 persons. Cost of erection was estimated at $1,500,000,
20th March
A church is to be built in Kowloon for Norwegian seamen, on a site in Cox's Path
opposite the Kowloon Cricket Club.
30th March
The Hongkong & China Branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors held their first annual din- ner at the Hongkong Club to-day. 6th April
The new Carmelite Sisters Monas- tery and Chapel, built on top of Bom Jesus Hill, Macao, was opened.
The Hongkong Jockey Club has donated two and half millions dollars towards the estimated cost of $8,000,- 000 to reclaim the Causeway Bay for recreation ground. 8th April
The new Radio Sonde Station at King's Park is now almost ready for occupation. 16th April
To-day, His Excellency the Gover- nor, Sir Alexander Grantham, KCMG,
will lay the foundation stone of the new building for the Society for the Protection of Children, at the junct.on of Yu Chau Street and Portland Street in Kowloon.
17th April
The Macao Cancer Hospital and Clinic situated at 60, Praia Grande was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor of Macao.
A causeway approximately 855 feet in length in Causeway Bay, extend- ing from Percival Street to Marine Lot 601, (Kellet Island, headquarters of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club), is included in the scheme for the le- clamation of an area of sea bed and foreshore and for the construction of a typhoon shelter at Causeway Bay. 21st April
The Hongkong Housing Society, of Room #3, China Building,
tourth floor, is seeking incorporation.
Over $600,000 had been collected for the proposed new Hongkong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce build- ing in Des Voeux Road Central. building will cost about $1,250,000. 24th April
The
A reterence was made at the Inter- port dinner held last night to a pro- jected sports stadium for Hong Kong designed to hold 30,000 people. 30th April
was
The new club house for the Hong- kong Football Club
officially opened.
The spacious school building for the workers' children at Nairn Road was officially declared opened by the Direc- tor of Education.
2nd May
A new pier has been completed and a guest house opened at Silver Mine Bay, Lantao Island.
23rd May
A party of experts from the Minis- try of Civil Aviation is now in Hong-
kong to survey plans for the develop- ment of the airfield at Kai Tak. 26th May
The Methodist Church in China (South China District) marks another stage of its development in Hongkong to-day with the laying of the founda- tion stone of its new church, school and social work centre.
A new Macao Government Depart- ment Building, situated at Praia Grande was recently completed and is now being occupied. 29th May
A comprehensive review of public buildings now under construction and a formidable list of others being pro- jected was released by the Govern- ment Public Relations Office.
5th June
The Hongkong University wil begin a building programme covering the next fifty years it was announced.
11th June
The Director of Public Works an- nounced the arrival in the Colony of an expert who is investigating and will report on the possibilities of ensuring increased water supply.
18th June
Recommendations to Government for the building of the new City Hall on the projected reclamation area fronting on Connaught Road Central, at an estimated cost of approximately $15,000,000, have been submitted by the City Hall Committee.
21st June
The foundations and basement of new Alexandra Building have been completed.
28th June
Faith in the future of the Colony was expressel by Mr. E. B. McBain, Chairman, at the annual meeting of the Shanghai Loan and Investment Co., Ltd.
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Architects' perspective drawing of the building.
The general rustic character of the building is emphasized by the granite stone walls the exposed faces of which blend in naturally with the surround- ing country, and its informal and easy atmosphere is most conducive to both spiritual meditation and physical re- laxation.
The architect responsible for the design and supervision of the building is Mr. Robert Fan, formerly of Shanghai.
The general contractors are the Hung Hsin Company, while the steel windows are locally made and supplied by the China Steel Works Ltd.
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