No_2_1959 — Page 34

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(Above) Typical floor plan. (Left) Ground floor plan

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Electronic Touch Buttons, a develop ment of Otis Elevator Company.

These buttons differ from the

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veloped by Plyglass Ltd., U.K.

The construction of this special panel consists of two leaves of glass containing between them a hermetical ventional type in that there are no ly sealed cavity. In the cavity, moving parts. The conventional type against the rear leaf, is a polished of button has to be pressed firmly to metal foil which acts as a spreading make an electrical contact inside the reflector in much the same way as push button cover. With the electro- the chromium plating behind an nic button all that is required is a electric radiant fire. This double-leaf touch of the hand which fires an construction has all the necessary electronic tube and calls the nearest rigidity but uses a faceleaf which is elevator to that floor. thinner than would be needed if only a single leaf of glass were used.

The coloured film which is attached to the face-leaf serves two purposes that of providing decoration and that of reinforcing, because into the colour- ed film is pressed a glass fibre gauze. This gauze adds considerable strength and in typhoon areas is of recognised importance.

With this system of control the cars are automatically adjusted to the traffic flow of the building. They return to the ground floor immediate- ly in the early morning rush periods, are despatched immediately from the ground floor to the upper floors in the descending down peak of traffic in the evenings, and are automatically ba- lanced throughout the building during normal traffic periods.

The elevators at Takshing House, as well as being among the fastest in the Colony, carrying approximately 20

Another feature of the installation persons at a speed of 700 fpm, pre- is the provision of an Executone In- sent for the first time in Hong Kong, tercommunication System whereby the

controller or lobby attendant can com- municate with each car or the eleva- tor machine room, and the riding passengers in the car can communicate machine room, or the building super- with the lobby attendant, the elevator visor's office, through a system of amplifiers and speakers.

Architects: Kwan, Chu & Yang. Contractors: Shiu Tai & Co. Piling: Vibro Piling Co. Ltd. Elevators: Otis Elevator Co. Air Conditioning: American

Engineering Corp.

Wallspan: The China Engineers Ltd. Electrical Installation: The Jardine

Engineering Corp. Ltd. Sanitary & Plumbing Installations:

The Tung On Plumbing Co. Ltd. Fire Service Installation: Shun Yick

Co.

Marble work and rolling grilles:

Raoul Bigazzi.

Mastic asphalt tanking and roofing, Emu submersible pumps, Nolco tubular wells: Dreyer & Co. Ltd.

SANITARY ENGINEERS

AND PLUMBING CONTRACTORS

DEALERS IN SANITARY GOODS AND BUILDING MATERIALS

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LEE YU KEE, LTD. L-17, Man Yee Bldg.

Des Voeux Road C.

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