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HONG KONG

1968

TAI ON BUILDING SHAUKEIWAN

HE recently completed Tai On Building at Shaukeen is to date the largest venture by a Hong Kong private developer into the provision of jow cost housing for sale to its oc- cupants.

There are 1,884 flats in the 29- storey building, which occupies an entire block on the Shaukeiwan water- front of Hong Kong Island. Not surprisingly, the developers, Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd., claim that it is the largest multi-owned residential building in the world and that its ground floor shopping centre is the largest in South East Asia.

The success of the venture may be judged from that fact that already most of the flats and more than 75

HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO. LTD. developers

WONG NG OUYANG & ASSOCIATES

architects

LESLIE OUYANG, BSc Arch, MIStructE, MASCE, MConsE architect in charge

SUNG FOO KEE LTD.

per cent of the shopping arcade has been sold. Purchase price of the flats was from HK$17,300 to $27,000, the developers offering a 14-year payment plan.

Each self-contained unit is equipped with a bathroom, kitchen, all external windows and an external drying area, and lighting and power installation. An individually metered main water

main contractor

supply and a seawater flushing system is provided to each dwelling.

H-shape structure

The island site covers an area of 90,161 sq. ft. and is bounded by Tai Hong Street on the west, Shaukeiwan Road on the south, Tai On Street on the east and New Street on the north.

Harbour frontage of the Tai On Building

Far East BUILDER, August 1968.

a view from north east

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