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(Above) Photographs of two different

types of bedrooms,

(Below) Photograph of a living-dining room to one the suites.

The building as now completed has the skirtings and counter tops are in undergone some amendments, as the Belgian Black. Each of the main original scheme, which was planned to columns in the banking hall is com- provide luxurious apartments, was posed of 20 narrow facets in Ashbur- changed, to meet the demand for first- ton marble (English), separated by a class tourist accommodation, to that "V" shaped bevelling which gives the of a de luxe hotel containing 45 three- impression of fluting. The bronze room suites, 11 two-room suites and lanterns are an original design based 23 single rooms all with attached upon a clever use of sections compris- baths.

ing two geometrical pyramids superim- The Cash Department is

In consequence of this change, the posed. part of the basement which was entirely enclosed with plate glass. originally to be a car park will be Two staircases, one at each end of converted to a sitting lounge, a bar the banking hall, lead up to the mez- and a most up-to-date restaurant to zanine floor, and are protected by provide dining and entertainment balustrades which follow the contour facilities for the hotel residents, as of the curving stairways. The treads well as to the public.

and risers are tiled with multi-coloured The hotel rooms are furnished with mosaics and very attractively designed contemporary furniture, while the bronze balustrades follow, and em- bathrooms are fitted with highest phasize, the contour of the curves. quality coloured fixtures. Wired tele- vision, in addition to Rediffusion and telephone, is installed in each room.

This balustrade continues as the pro- tective railing around the mezzanine uniting the two levels in a harmonious whether from above or below. pattern extremely pleasant to look at,

The ground floor, mezzanine floor and the front part of the basement are bcing occupied by the Kowloon Branch Adjacent to the side entrance of the of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank- bank, a shop will be occupied by the ing Corporation. The banking hall is Hong Kong Carpet Manufacturers, a very impressive one, with ample Ltd. to display and sell their carpets public space for depositors and cus- made in the Colony. tomers of the Bank and a large work- ing area for the staff.

The whole building is air-condition- ed, the hotel section having a separate

The entrances, of which there are installation of а "Carrier Conduit two, are through bronze doors, beauti- Weathermaster All Season" system, fully designed and in keeping with the while the bank section will be cooled dignity of this well-known and im- with a "Carrier" chilled air system. portant Hong Kong institution.

Four passenger lifts and one cargo The entire facing to walls and coun- service lift are installed in the pre- ters is in Travertino Romano marble, mises, three high speed collective- with veins horizontally disposed, and selective triplex control passenger lifts

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