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(Right) Ground floor plan,

floor apartments in a friendly and natural secluded from, yet convenient to, the rest ments outstanding.

manner.

The six apartments two on each of the three storeys are compactly planned with the principal rooms enjoying scenic views of Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay: for this reason, the building has been named "Twin Bay".

of the apartment.

Both the interiors and exteriors are attractively finished in well-thought out colour schemes. Interior walls are painted with plastic emulsion paints, while wood- work is dull polished in a natural finish. All closets are fitted with shelves and drawers while kitchens are fully equipped The floor plans are almost symmetrical with cabinets, etc. Bathrooms are equip- about a central axis, with all apartments ped with either **American-Standard" or identical in design. Each apartment con- tains, as shown in the typical floor plan, three bedrooms with two bathrooms group ed together to economise on plumbing. The sitting and dining rooms are well laid out with a spacious verandah facing the bay views, a recess for a sideboard, and an attractive fireplace. A spare Toom adjoining the entrance lobby can be used as a study or work roomTI. The kitchen and servants' quarters with their own balcony, lavatory and service stairs are

"Crane" fixtures, with wall and floor tiles of matching colours. External walls are finished in cement plaster with gray "Snowcem", accentuated by coloured facing tiles, granite stone and the bright colours of the canopy, windows, verandahs and railings.

The building is so sited to catch the prevailing southern breeze down the valley, and this together with the large rooms. privacy and fine views make these apart-

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Architect: Mr. Faitfone Wong.

General Contractors: Shanghai Yaik

Sang Construction Co.

Parquet Floors: Lumber Co.

Teak

Hang Yick

Galvanized Steel Windows 選 Doors: Hong Kong Metal Window Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Mahogany Plywood Doors: Hong Kong

Plywood Manufacturing Co. Sanitary & Plumbing Work: Kwong

Hing Co.

Electrical Installation: Po Tai Electrical

Co.

Schlage Locks: Shewan. Tomes & Co.,

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Asphalt Roofing & Damp Proof Course:

Cheung Sze Kee.

Photograph of the living room

Tiew of the dining room

ACROW TO MANUFACTURE IN CANADA

Over the past twelve months the ting up a plant and housing scheme vclopments in central Canada. demand in Canada for Acrow Steel on a 250 acre site at Orangeville. whist the growing demands of East- Scaffolding and Formwork and Ontario, which when in ful produc- ern and Western Canada will con- other equipment for the construc- tion will manufacture the entire tinue to be exported from Acrow's

tion industry has outgrown the cap- range of Acrow equipment. In view

acity of the Company to supply of the high cost of internal trans- Present U.K. factories and the new from the United Kingdom. Acrow portation in Canada, however, the Coronation Works at Saffron Walder (Canada) Limited, a subsidiary of production of the new Works is in- in Essex. now about to come the Acrow Group. is therefore set- tended to cover mainly the vast de production.

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