The Banqueting Hall in operation as a public restaurant seating 350. For banquets the seating is rearranged and seats 500. The large north light window overlooks the pedestrian piazza and harbour,
The Ballroom showing the teak & anodised aluminium clad R. S. J.'s which span through two floors porting the large north window against winds of typhoon force.
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Frenkel. chief engineer of the Franki Piling system, who dealt with the difficult problems created by the existence of the old sea wall underlying the site with courage, skill and the utmost co-operation and thereby enabled work on the superstructure to be carried on with- out any delay.
Sub-contractors and suppliers in-
clude:
PLUMBING AND SANITARY INSTALLATION: Lee Yu Kee
Ltd.
LIFTS: The British General Electric Co. Ltd. Three passen- ger lifts in tall block, one in concert hall, one in theatre, one book lift in library, two dumb- waiters for kitchen and bar). INTERNAL TELEPHONES:
Jebson and Co. (Siemens). ELECTRICAL: The British Gen
eral Electric Co. Ltd. (electrical installation, stage lighting equip ment, stage engineering equip ment. lighting fittings and Osram lamps).
The Jardine Engineering Cor poration Ltd. (Atlas Cold Ca- thode auditorium lighting and electronic dimming equipment in concert hall and theatre
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