No_6_1954 — Page 28

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"But the time has come for this old site and buildings to revert theological training for which purpose it was handed over to the first Bishop of Hong Kong 105 years ago. This new building will serve Chung Chi until Chung Chi has its own campus. After that it may be used for a time as the Theological Department of Chung Chi, until, perhaps 100 years from now, the Christian Churches in Hong Kong are so strong that each church will need its own theological training college.

(Above left) Plan of the first floor. (Right) Plan of the third floor,

“Chung Chi College has been founded above all as a centre of re- sistance against the decay and des- truction of the traditional Chinese way of life, which threatens all Chi- nese to-day living under western in- fluence in South-east Asia.

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new building is five storeys The ground floor contains the

the first floor contains a large lecture But main entrance, stores and lavatories;

"We use English in Chung Chi as a second language only and for con- venience. For English, like typewrit- ing and book-keeping, is a useful high. language

everyday life. Chung Chi's purpose is not to learn English or to train people to make money, but to be a centre of Chinese culture and of Chinese ways of think ing and living and of serving one another.'

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The new block consists of a new the conversion of an building and

to the College. existing building to form an addition It is situated in the grounds of St. Paul's College in the area between Lower Albert Road, Up- per Albert Road and Glenealy. new Building adjoins the existing building and is located at the south- east end of the existing playground.

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Site formation work has been kept down to a minimum and the build- ing follows fairly closely the contours of the ground, which slopes steeply down from south-west to north-east and from south-east to north-west.

The building, which has been con- verted, consists of a classroom and tollets on the ground floor, both with access from the playground, and а girl students' recess room and two teachers' offices on the first floor; the second floor contains one large physics laboratory. There is hori- zontal communication between part of the building and the new structure at the ground floor level cnly, the upper floors being reached by staircases in the separate sections.

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(Left) View of part of the building from the

south-east.

(Right) The new building from the existing

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hall in which, because of the contours of the ground, it has been possible to provide a sloping floor; on each of the second and third floors there are two classrooms, which can be con- verted into one large room if neces- sary by means of teak folding doors separating them; the fourth floor is occupied entirely by an apartment consisting of a living room, dining room, study, two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and servant's quarters.