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ONG KONG's ever increasing need

for more hospital space has oc- casioned not only in the implementa- tion of large-scale projects and the rapid expansion programmes

for existing hospitals, but also the initia- tion of several schemes for smaller facilities of a more specialised nature.

The first hospital of this type to be built in the Colony is the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Hospital at Aberdeen.

completed recently for the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society. It is designed to accommodate only two classes of cancer patients: those who are re- cuperating after treatment for the disease, and those who are regarded as terminal cases.

There being little information avail- able in Hong Kong regarding the specifications for such a hospital, the architect spent two months in Europe and Scandinavia studying similar in- stitutions. With information obtained from this study he was able to com- pile a detailed programme of require- ments for the building.

In attempting to create an efficient and functional hospital from this basic programme, the architect sought to model the scheme along town planning concepts. He separated the functions of the hospital into its vari- ous elements, each element was to be distinct and self-contained, yet the

Medical staff block overlooking Aberdeen Channel

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whole complex had to be so arranged as to allow ease and speed of circula- tion and communication.

Three Buildings

The final scheme resolved itself in- to a group of three buildings con- nected by bridges and access balcon- ies on different levels. The front block, opening on to the car park and main vehicular entrance. houses administrative offices for medical and clerical staff on two of the floors. The top floor is occupied by a conference room, lecture room and library. The bottom floor contains staff quarters.

This administrative block is linked on two levels to the block behind which contains the wards. Each ward floor is divided into two wings which are separated by a central service

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area comprising a day room and visi- tors' waiting room, the main lift lobby and the nurses station,

The wards occupy two floors, each floor containing 60 beds. Each ward is subdivided by partitions into six- bed units. Attached to each unit is a small compartment fitted with a wash basin, cupboards and shelves. Show- er and toilet facilities are located at one end of the ward.

On the floor directly below the wards are the kitchens which service the floors above by means of dumb waiters. The ground floor of this block contains a post mortem room and mortuary.

The third block houses living quar- ters for the medical staff and has a small chapel on the roof.

In designing the scheme, the archi- tect aimed to create a pleasant, non-

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