No_6_October_-_November_-_December__1958 — Page 13

VICTORIA PARK HOTEL

CAUSEWAY BAY

ARCHITECTS: WONG & NG ASSOCIATES

The construction of an impressive Hing Fat Street. The hotel will lie and roof terrace floor, and a lift hotel, at an estimated cost of north and south with its main frontage penthouse floor. U.S.$1,000,000.00, will soon commence facing west over Hing Fat Street, Designed especially for the tourist at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. directly beyond which lies the Govern- trade, the architects decided that The new building, owned by Messrs. ment swimming pool.

visitors to the orient would expect Victoria Park Hotel, Ltd., will be

The hotel will be over 170 feet something different from what they situated at the east end of the Park, high, and will comprise 15 storeys. were accustomed to seeing in build- overlooking the Government swim-

in addition to which there will be a ings in their own and other more ming pool.

mechanical penthouse familiar countries - something un- usual, perhaps exotic, reflecting the regional quality, architectually.

Piling is expected to be started in February, 1959, and construction should be fully completed by April 1960. The architects are Wong & Ng Associates of Man Yee Building, with associate architects John B. Parkin Associates of Toronto, Canada and Professor R. Gordon Brown, M.A., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.S.S., A.A.Dip., acting as consultant architect.

The semi-island site, which is over 13,000 sq. ft. in area is practicaliy level and is bounded on the north by Tsing Fung Street, on the south by Lau Li Street and on the west by

basement,

L. 1506

LL. 2235

HING

TSING

FUNG

STREET

ELECTRIC

I. L. 1597

2258

ROAD

FAT

STREET

VICTORIA

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Site Plan

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STREET

LAU

PARK

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Primarily, the aim of the architects has been to arrange the planning of the hotel in functional manner, with the stress on the comfort and convenience of the guests. The effi- ciency of the service leading to the satisfaction of visitors was an impor- tant consideration, as the reputation of the hotel will be built up mostly by word of mouth advertising among the travelling public.

The entire building will be raised on a white granolithic podium, which

TLING

10 FT

FOOTPATH