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Views of the interiors of two different flats.

The spacious and imposing quarters on the former Queen's College site consist of two blocks and are capable of accommodating 168 families. "A" Block is eight storeys high with fourteen garages, three store-rooms, and a three-roomed co-operative store on the ground floor. The "B" Block is seven storeys. The open area is 64,000 sq. ft. and the two blocks occupy 20,000 sq. ft. Each block has one lift and each floor is divided into 12 apart- ments, two apartments being double roomed, with two laundry rooms, men's and ladies' common bathrooms with hot and cold water and 12 kit- chens with gas stoves for cooking and up-to-date equipment. A big veran- dah, a porch, and light, power, radio and rediffusion wiring has been pro-

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Drawing showing the arrangement of the buildings in the Canton Road scheme.

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vided for each family. A separate re- creation centre is under construction at the lower playground.

The quarters were designed by the Architectural Department of the P.W.D. Mr. Reed and Mr. G. P. Norton A.R.1.B.A.. supervised by the chief architect, Mr. A. M. J. Wright, ARIBA, ARICS, were responsible for the planning, assisted by Mr. A. W. S. Smith, Quantity Surveyor, and Mr. W. J. Bushell, Clerk of Works. The buildings were constructed by Lam Woo & Co., and have taken just ten months to complete. The cost was about $2,980,000.00 and 210,000 cubic feet of cement concrete and 500 tons of steel bars have been used. Some of the footings of "B" Block were carried down to a depth of 40 feet.

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The Canton Road scheme is on an even more ambitious scale, the extent of which is illustrated in the plan re- produced with this article.

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In the Hollywood Road scheme 168 flats are provided for, whereas Canton Road 375 flats are provided, together with garages for

for police vehicles, and a recreation centre and children's playing area for locally en- listed Police below the rank of Sub- Inspector.

The flats, which are similar in every respect to those already erected in Hollywood Road, are contained in three main blocks running east and west, each eight storeys high with two storeys of flats over the garages which link up the main blocks on the Canton Road frontage.

The piling contract for this work has already been let to the Vibro Piling Co., Ltd. and work is in pro- gress. It is hoped to commence actual building work sometime in November as soon as piling is com- pleted.

These quarters are one of the big projects in the Hongkong Govern- ment's post-war housing scheme.

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