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(Right) Ground floor plan (Below) Black plan

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Over approximately half of the ground floor repair shop. there will be a mezzanine floor containing a store for spare parts.

The upper three storeys of the new building will be used for repairs and

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automobile

LUBRITORIU M

OFFICE

elevator

ATTENDANTS OFFICE

THE TROL

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servicing. Each floor will accommo- the roof; this will be used for adver- The load of the elevator is 6000 lbs. date 12-14 cars at a time. The first tising purposes.

and the equipment operates at a and second floors will be reserved for

The Otis Elevator Company are speed of 150 FPM. This speed is the quick service, and the third floor will

same as normally used for apartment the supplying handle major overhauls and repairs which will be the first of its type to lar elevator now in use here this buildings. Though there is one simi- to badly damaged vehicles. There

be installed in the Colony. A plat- will be showers and lavatories for the form size of 9' 4" wide by 21' 6" deep platform size will be the largest in- staff on each of the upper floors.

will be of sufficient area to carry the stalled in the Colony. Further parking space will be pro- largest passenger automobile on the A dumb waiter, also supplied by vided on the roof for vehicles await- roads in Hong Kong. The control of Otis, will be located near the auto- ing attention or collection by their the elevator will be by attendant mobile lift for the transfer of spare owners. A 7-feet high parapet wall operation and the operation incor- parts from one level to another. will conceal these cars to avoid an porates Variable Voltage which untidy sky line.

Construction is expected to be com- effects completely The elevations are comparatively levelling operation irrespective of pleted in 130 full working days after the piling that is in about May simple and logically follow the plans. Maximum window areas have been Steel bi-parting landing entrances provided on each floor with good are being supplied arranged with two Franki Piling: Hongkong Engineering through ventilation. Window surrounds entrances on the ground floor. one & Construction Co., Ltd. will be faced with 'Vitrolite' and the facing the street, plus entrances at glazed areas will appear even larger the mezzanine, first, second, third General Contractor: Sun Kee Zee & than they actually are. The vertical and roof level. As both the outside feature facing Hennessy Road is an entrances on the ground floor and the Plumbing Installation: Lee Yu Kee extension of the lift motor room and entrance on the roof level will be serves to hide what would otherwise exposed to the elements they will be Wiring: The Jardine Engineering have been an unsightly projection on weather resistant.

load.

automatic self-

1956.

Sons.

Corp., Ltd.

LOW COST HOUSING

WITH

HIGH GRADE

CHEAP AND STRONG

FIRE AND DAMP RESISTING

GRADE MATERIALS

VI-CON

VIBRATED CONCRETE

BLOCKS

Manufactured and Sold by

LIGHT AND DURABLE

SOUND AND THERMAL INSULATING

PRE-CAST CONCRETE, LTD.

117, PRINCE'S BUILDING

HENRY GRAYE - MANAGING DIRECTOR

TELEPHONE: 26062

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