Rear view of the building showing the covered access passages.
There are ten apartments on each making nice self-contained units. The floor and, because of the somewhat one on the corner is a three-bedroom: irregular shape of the building, the one and takes in excellent balcony apartments are of quite a variety of space around the corner of the build- sizes. The five apartments fronting ing. There are also two single bed- on North Point Road contain a large room apartments and one containing living-dining room combination, one two bedrooms along the front of the bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen, building.
A special feature of this apartment block are the very substantial project- ing covered, although not enclosed, balconies which form part of all the flats.
Three lifts and two stairways service the building, and the passage leading from the lift lobby to the entrances of the different apartments is well-lit as most of it is, in effect, an open covered way facing the open area at the back of the building.
The three Schindler 8-passenger lifts are each of 1200 lbs. capacity and travel at 250 feet a minute. They have triplex down collective control for operation with or without at- tendants.
Gas service is available in the build- ing, and various tenants have installed gas cooking and hot water appliances. General Contractors: Tai Cheung Const. Co. in collaboration with Gray Brothers, Ltd. "Schindler" Lifts: Jardine En-
gineering Corp., Ltd.
Sanitary Ware: Demig Trading Co.
(F.E.) Ltd.
Tiles supplied by Demig Trading
Co. (F.E.) Ltd. Gas Installation:
The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
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