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Another view of the building showing the curved cantilevered canopy above the ground floor, and emphasizing the treatment of the horizontal lines.

unadorned bands running horizontally

Two 500 FPM Gearless passenger

between the windows of each floor elevators, with a capacity of seven - and carried to the outside of the west- teen passengers each, have been ern corner of the building. This de- provided serving from the ground floor vice gives an impression of greater to the roof with a total rise of 130'0". width, which is further emphasized The elevators are supplied with two- by the buff colouring contrasting with car spacing arrangement, and both the lemon yellow of the rounded cor machines have the facility of Automa ner columns of the west side of the tic Night Service. building and the blue of the window framing.

Architect: Mr. G. D. Su.

General Contractors: Kin Shing

Each floor has an air-conditioning Construction Co.

outlet, the opening of which is pro- "Franki" Piling: Hong Kong En-

tected by concrete hoods which pro-

trude from the east side and also gineering & Const. Co., Ltd. coloured blue, forming an additional architectural feature which disguises its utilitarian purpose.

The building occupies an area of about 2,800 square feet, with the sales room of The Commercial Press oc- cupying the ground floor, a restaur- ant on the first floor, and offices on the floors above. The main entrance to the lift and stair lobby on Chiu Lung Street, in the

the centre of building, provides access to the offices with the minimum of passage space.

Steel Bars: Shun Fung Ironworks, Ltd.

Floor Tiles: Holland-China Trad- ing Co., Ltd.

Plumbing & Fire Service: Dodwell & Co., Ltd.

Electrical Installation: Far East Electrical & Engineering Co., Ltd.

Elevators: Otis Elevator Co.

Paints: Duro Paint Mfg. Co., Ltd. Sanitary Fixtures: Demig Trading Co. (F.E.) Ltd.

GILMAN & COMPANY, LIMITED

ENGINEERING DEPT.

JAMES GIBBONS, LTD.

FERRANTI, LTD.

BELLING & LEE. LTD.

GEO. W. KING, LTD.

GOODE, DURRANT &

MURRAY, LTD.

DIMPLEX, LTD.

LIVERPOOL ELECTRIC

CABLE CO., LTD.

"PHILCO"

"OASIS"

Representing

Architectural Fittings

Steel Windows

Domestic Electric Water- heaters and Panel Fires

Individual and Communal Anti-Interference Aeria!

Systems

Electric Hoists, Mechani- cal Handling and Sliding Door Equipment

"Kango" Electric Hammers

Thermostatically Controll- ed, Oil Filled Electric Radiators

Rubber and Thermoplastic

insulated wires, cables and flexibles.

Air Conditioners & Refri-

gerators

Dehumidifiers

+

SANDS MANUFACTUR.

INC CO.

DESTROL SALES, LTD.

NATIONAL FIRE

PROTECTION CO., LTD.

J.C. NAYLOR & CO., LTD.

SIKA, LTD.

STUART TURNER, LTD. WIKSTROM A/B.

HYMATIC ENGINEERING

CO., LTD.

M.K. ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

"CURTIS"

"TRANE"

TELEPHONE: 31146

Sani-Glass Storage Water

Heaters.

Sanitation without main drainage no running water.

Fire Extinguishers

Glass and Emery Cloths

and Papers

Integral Waterproofing

Materials for Cement

Piston Pumps

"Nordex" Building Hard-

board

Compressed Air

Equipment

Electric Fittings

Air Conditioning Equip-

ment

Air Conditioning Equip-

ment

PHILIPS

Electric Lamps - Lighting Fixtures – Full Lighting Schemes Submitted

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