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St. Mary's Church (Roman Catholic), Sandakan. Designed by Minutti and Partners of Jesselton, the church, in the modern idiom, stands on a shelf cut into a hillside overlooking the town of Sandakan. It was built in 196: by the Metropolitan Con- struction Co. of Jesselton at an all-in cost, including furnishings, of approximately M$190,000.

A view of the interior of St. Mary's Church Sandakan.

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Built just outside Sandakan town itself, this Girl Guide Hut was designed by architect Parker Kwan and has a slight Japanese influence, in that its long external walls are merely screens. Built by Tai Hing Contractors of Sandakan, the buil- ding was completed in late 1962. Its cost is difficult to ascertain as many of the items incorporated in the building were donated by local philanthropists.

The Cheng Min School, Sandakan. It is a Government Chinese Primary School with 44 classrooms, built by Kwok Kwai Construction Co. of Jesselton in 1960-61. The buildings which were designed by Minutti & Partners, of Jesselton, on behalf of the North Borneo Government, ac- commodate 2200 pupils who, in 52 classes, are taught in the Chinese medium of instruction. Total cost of the project was just under M$11 million.