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to be shored to safe-guard them against the vibrations of piling.

The new building is 90ft. high on the Pokfulam Road level, with the main entrance to the church from Bonham Road. The ground floor is used for staff quarters and a spacious kitchen is provided with cooking facilities to cater for church activities as well as for pupils from the kinder- garten.

An air conditioned social room with a small kitchen is located on the first floor. The room is for use by fellowship meetings and for other so- cial functions. On the second floor there is a large covered playground and an air-conditioned conference

room.

The church hall, also air condition- ed and installed with stage equip- ment to cater for both church and school activities, is on the third floor. It is linked to the primary school through an open courtyard.

The church and its gallery occupy the greater part of the fourth, fifth and sixth floors. The sanctuary is about 23 ft. high.

Male and female quiet rooms are also situated on the fifth and sixth floors, while the choir vestry is on the seventh floor. All these rooms have direct connection to the mary school.

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