C F z F z C. H (‘‘a z C F z Hong Kong 20th Anniversary Commemorative Issue CONTENTS PARTNERS’ PANORAMA 3 HONG Ko SPECIAL FEATURE: Map of projects . 6 Hong Kong Newsletter by Jim Blake . • 7 Hong Kong Panorama by S. Elliott . G. • 9 Hong Kong Office Ponlifacts’ Jobs — Staff— Value of work 1952—1972 • 12 Early Flights in Hong Kong . • . 12 The Kai Tak Airport Story by C. M. Guilford • • 13 Gin Drinker’s Bay by J. F. Lindsay . • 18 Kwai Chung Newsletters: Berth One by Chris Wright • 21 Three Berths Two and by Lance Dodd • 23 Glossary of Office Terms . • 24 Plover Cove Marine Dam by D. A. Wainwright and C. M. Guilfard • 25 . Plover Cove Site Newsletter by Tom Dockertv • 30 Our Share in the Roads and Bridges’ Stakes by Andrew Maslowicz • 31 Tuen Mun: and a lot of little holes by Dni’id Butler • 33 Extra-Curricula or Bachelor’s Lament The A by Maestro • 34 The Hong Kong Cross-Harbour Tunnel by Derek Verran 36 Hong Kong Office and the Tunnel by Ken Phillips • 40 Tunnel Site Newsletter by Peter Knowles . • 42 Up the Lee Garden Path or Don’t Cross your Harbour by W. M. Hopkins 43 Hong Kong Commemorative Stamp and First Day Cover by Derek Verran 45 Thailand Newsletter by Beau Thai . • 46 Brunei Newsletter by Vie Lawley • . • 48 PEOPLE IN PROFILE 50 STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AWARDS, 1972 53 THE FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIAL AWARD, 1972 54 NEWSLETTERS: Kota Kinabalu by Peter Smith • 54 Glasgow by Clydesider • 55 Nigeria by Robin Colquhoun • • 56 London Lights by London • 58 JOB NUMBERS • . 60 CLUB NOTES: Camera • • 61 Cricket • • 63 Tennis • . 66 Badminton • 66 Golf • 67 Soccer • 67 Darts • 70 Squash • 70 STAFF NOTES • . 71 THE WORLD OF BERT BADGER by Arturo Rotunda • . 74 WEDDING . • . 77 The House Magazine of EDITORIAL 79 SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS Hong Kong 20th Anniversary Commemorative Issue CONTENTS PARTNERS’ PANORAMA 3 HONG Ko SPECIAL FEATURE: Map of projects . 6 Hong Kong Newsletter by Jim Blake . • 7 Hong Kong Panorama by S. Elliott . G. • 9 Hong Kong Office Ponlifacts’ Jobs — Staff— Value of work 1952—1972 • 12 Early Flights in Hong Kong . • . 12 The Kai Tak Airport Story by C. M. Guilford • • 13 Gin Drinker’s Bay by J. F. Lindsay . • 18 Kwai Chung Newsletters: Berth One by Chris Wright • 21 Three Berths Two and by Lance Dodd • 23 Glossary of Office Terms . • 24 Plover Cove Marine Dam by D. A. Wainwright and C. M. Guilfard • 25 . Plover Cove Site Newsletter by Tom Dockertv • 30 Our Share in the Roads and Bridges’ Stakes by Andrew Maslowicz • 31 Tuen Mun: and a lot of little holes by Dni’id Butler • 33 Extra-Curricula or Bachelor’s Lament The A by Maestro • 34 The Hong Kong Cross-Harbour Tunnel by Derek Verran 36 Hong Kong Office and the Tunnel by Ken Phillips • 40 Tunnel Site Newsletter by Peter Knowles . • 42 Up the Lee Garden Path or Don’t Cross your Harbour by W. M. Hopkins 43 Hong Kong Commemorative Stamp and First Day Cover by Derek Verran 45 Thailand Newsletter by Beau Thai . • 46 Brunei Newsletter by Vie Lawley • . • 48 PEOPLE IN PROFILE 50 STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AWARDS, 1972 53 THE FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIAL AWARD, 1972 54 NEWSLETTERS: Kota Kinabalu by Peter Smith • 54 Glasgow by Clydesider • 55 Nigeria by Robin Colquhoun • • 56 London Lights by London • 58 JOB NUMBERS • . 60 CLUB NOTES: Camera • • 61 Cricket • • 63 Tennis • . 66 Badminton • 66 Golf • 67 Soccer • 67 Darts • 70 Squash • 70 STAFF NOTES • . 71 THE WORLD OF BERT BADGER by Arturo Rotunda • . 74 WEDDING . • . 77 The House Magazine of EDITORIAL 79 SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS 2 PONTIFACT No. 30 CHRISTMAS, [972 I Partners’ Panorama c-I he question of a road crossing of Hong road vehicles have increased six times, ships’ Kong harbour was raised with the late cargoes two-and-a-half times, aircraft move Dr. Guthlac Wilson and Mr. Grace during ments six-and-a-half times and air passengers their first visit to the Colony in September, 1952. and freight 13 and 25 times respectively. The only Our interest and subsequent participation in the forms of transport to have decreased are junks, crossing therefore spans the twenty years of our rickshaws and pedicabs, while another loss to presence in the Colony, and the opening of the tradition is the gradual replacement of the N tunnel is a splendid and fitting event to mark tailored cheong sam, by the cheaper off-the-peg the anniversary. A great deal happened in those mini-skirt. —: twenty years. This astounding growth and activity made Pre-war Hong Kong was a picturesque, easy extraordinary demands on physical development L.L. going Colony of the traditional type, living on in both the public and private sectors. The the entrepot trade of the second port on the Public Works Department’s capital expenditure China coast, and moving at the pace of the grew from £2 million in 1954 to almost £35 coolie, sampan, junk and rickshaw; a life million in 1971. sheltered from the extreme heat by thick stone Such is a broad picture of the Colony’s growth walls, arcaded verandahs and high ceiling fans, over the post-war years. Let us now turn to the enjoying a peace and quiet that mingled after sun part we played in it. down with the distant clatter of mah-jong and We were invited to Hong Kong to engineer the the weird strains of eastern music. In 1948—49, a Colony’s new airport—an appointment which we sudden influx of refugees from the new Commu owed to the late Theodore Bowring, Director of nist China triggered off a truly remarkable Public Works, who had previously been our change that was to turn the Colony into a modern DPW in Malawi. Mr. Grace and I were engaged bustling city on the western pattern with intense in airport work in Hong Kong immediately after over-crowding, extensive industry, tall air- the war, and it was a coincidence that we should 11 conditioned buildings, traffic jams, jet aircraft return together to a similar task in civilian life. and the other attributes of modern city life. The Mr. Guilford’s article on Kai Tak is of great population rose from 2-i- million in 1952 to interest to me, and I would only add that the 4 million in 1971, yet the growth of local industry substitution of a single runway with one curved t I was such as to produce a fourfold increase in approach in place of two dead-end runways trade and create a labour shortage! It is of raised many gloomy forebodings about the topical interest to note that while wages have limitations the curve would impose on aircraft doubled over the past decade, consumer prices types and night flying at the airport. Tests with a have only risen 50%. Standards of living have Comet in England on a mock-up of the curve improved, home ownership has trebled since found it acceptable—a judgment that has been 1961, and 70% of households have television! amply confirmed in practice. It is indeed gratify Adequate holidays are now mandatory, and ing that the curved approach is no bar to the recreational facilities are being extensively current extension of the runway to take more 3- developed. Tourism has risen from 220,000 in demanding aircraft of the future. Before leaving 1961 to a million in 1971. In the last 15 years Kai Tak, I should like to mention that the I 2 PONTIFACT No. 30 CHRISTMAS, [972 I Partners’ Panorama c-I he question of a road crossing of Hong road vehicles have increased six times, ships’ Kong harbour was raised with the late cargoes two-and-a-half times, aircraft move Dr. Guthlac Wilson and Mr. Grace during ments six-and-a-half times and air passengers their first visit to the Colony in September, 1952. and freight 13 and 25 times respectively. The only Our interest and subsequent participation in the forms of transport to have decreased are junks, crossing therefore spans the twenty years of our rickshaws and pedicabs, while another loss to presence in the Colony, and the opening of the tradition is the gradual replacement of the N tunnel is a splendid and fitting event to mark tailored cheong sam, by the cheaper off-the-peg the anniversary. A great deal happened in those mini-skirt. —: twenty years. This astounding growth and activity made Pre-war Hong Kong was a picturesque, easy extraordinary demands on physical development L.L. going Colony of the traditional type, living on in both the public and private sectors. The the entrepot trade of the second port on the Public Works Department’s capital expenditure China coast, and moving at the pace of the grew from £2 million in 1954 to almost £35 coolie, sampan, junk and rickshaw; a life million in 1971. sheltered from the extreme heat by thick stone Such is a broad picture of the Colony’s growth walls, arcaded verandahs and high ceiling fans, over the post-war years. Let us now turn to the enjoying a peace and quiet that mingled after sun part we played in it. down with the distant clatter of mah-jong and We were invited to Hong Kong to engineer the the weird strains of eastern music. In 1948—49, a Colony’s new airport—an appointment which we sudden influx of refugees from the new Commu owed to the late Theodore Bowring, Director of nist China triggered off a truly remarkable Public Works, who had previously been our change that was to turn the Colony into a modern DPW in Malawi.