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Latest in this chain is the Robert Black Health Centre at the junction of Prince Edward and Choi Hung Road, Sun Po Kong, Kowloon.

The Centre, situated in a rapidy developing industrial and residential area, has been built on a large open site of 36 acres.

A standard building of three floors, it cost about $720,000-$300,000 of which was donated by Hong Kong philanthropist Dr. Tang Shiu Kin CBE. Honorary architect for the pro- ject was Mr. W. Szeto M.I.Č.E., M.I. Struct. E.

It is a reinforced concrete struc ture set on concrete piles with a spacious forecourt and car parking facilities.

The ground floor contains a wait- ing hall, four consulting rooms for doctors, general offices, rooms for minor operations and injections and a dispensary.

The first floor is divided into a mother and child health department and a maternity ward. The mother and child section consists of rooms for consultation, weighing, blood taking, demonstrations and offices. The maternity ward section has a ward of 24 beds, an isolation ward, delivery room, labour room, bath- room for babies, nurses' duty room, and milk kitchen.

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Quarters for the medical officer, nursing sister, six nurses and the servants occupy the top floor.

The most interesting feature of the building is a roof garden on the second floor. This was made pos- sible by leaving a 50 ft. long sec- tion of the top floor open.

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PILING: Kee Yip Construction Co., Ltd.

ELECTRIC INSTALLATION: Hip Hing Electrical Company.

PLUMBING: Lee Yu Kee Ltd.

ASPHALT ROOFING:

ROOFING: Precast Products Ltd.

METAL WINDOWS: Kam Moon Metal Window Co., Ltd.

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THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER-VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3

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