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FACRISTY

SIDE AI TAR

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SANCTUARY

CHAPEL

PART HIVESTIBULE

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Plak of the Church with two plutograpilis of the interim.

the belfry at the 62 foot level

ger between the sanctuary arch and foot level, and theace by a ladder to The south wall of the church is by means of steps in this transept Tlus pulpit is about ten feet above the floor level

At the west end of the bave, there

The bullding is constructed of re- inforced concrète columns, supporting reilorced concrete roof trusses aná slabs which are water proofed and

is a small balcony, which will be used covered with square green roofing the church is supplled by fluorescent. by the chair. Situated in this balles All interior and exterior walls "Vicon" vibrated ammereté cony is the electric organ. Imported are uf from Amaira at a cost of $23,000.00 blocks. Floors are surfaced with pre- Access to the balcony is by a spiral cast terrazzo tiles. stairense in the southwest corner of the building.

There is a second entrance to the church in the northwest corner of the nave. which may be reached by a bridge for the pavement and up * curved fight of steps.

Over the vestibule is the bell tower which, including the cross surmount- ing it is almost eighty feet high. This is reached through a door in the vestibule up a staircase to the 46

Both internally and externally, the new church presents an appearance of brightness. Walls are finished no the outside with orange unted ter razze divided into a diamond pattern by white lines with insets in ther colours for contrast Internal walls are finished with

gypsum plaster

lower four feet of the walls in the coloured a deep tone of cream: the

nave and the sanctuary RIP Leak panelled.

Artificial lighting for the nave of

fixtures installed, vertically in front of the side columns, so that light comes from behlid the congregation. and they are not affected by glare. Additional lighting fixtures are in- stalled in the cornice. Indirect light- ing is provided in the green niches behind the altar statues.

The cross at the top of the bell over is illuminated in red, and is visible for quite a distance at night,

lil enable the Congregation to hear Elx loudspeakers inside the church

every word of the service, and six larger loudspeakers on the top of the Lower will amplify the sound of a recording of bells, which will be used until the church can afford to have a proper peal installed.

The sanctuary arch is decorated with a mosale pattern of green tiles, similar to those used for the flours The pulpit is decorated with red tlles. The Lerrazzo Donr in the navu la of special design patterned Werk was begun on the church in green in the aisles. and under the May 190%. The building was designed pews green and cream squares. by Mr. A. H Bastu, FR.L.B.A.. who The brass communion rail, which stuitously carried out al: the plan- has a palm-leal motif, was made by ning and detailing work required for

this project. Trade the pupils of the Aberdeen

The cost of the church' School. The doors of the church are liscif. nut including the three-storey- made of feak beautifully marred by ed structure on which it alamis, van

$400,000.00, Shanghal craftsmen

The altars are of finest marble, Im; ported from Italy and carved in Hung Kong. Behind each altar is a statue.. the largest of which is of St Anthony, set in a green terrazzo. niche abnyy the high altar.

The other statues are of Our Lady, The Sacred Heart. and St. John Busco. On either side of the high allar are two figures of angels, made In concrete and gilt painted, They were fabricated in Maesu and are used to hold the sanctuary iamps.

In the nave are the 14 Stations of the Cross. which were sent from Turin, Italy.

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General Contractors Cheofig Hing

& Co.

Vicm blucks. Hong Kong Buliding

Service Lad,

Sveel windows: Canton Metai Win-

duw Mfg Co. Ltd.

Marble altars and statres: Raoul

Bigazzi

Terrazzo work and tiling: Vännini

Construction Co.. Lid

Waterprooûng: Relss Bradley &

Co., Ltd,

Amplifying System: The British

General Electric Co, Dia