A View
p. 103 · Read in the full issue
A Room With A View
The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., which has built a number of vessels for this part of the world —the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony’s Ninikoria is one of them —is now making it easier for customers.
According to an attractive brochure recently distributed, accommodation right near the company’s docks at Kowloon is now available for officers and crew waiting to collect new ships or have current models docked, refitted, etc.
The accommodation is in a quiet terrace above the dock yard—far enough away to eliminate noise, but close enough to eliminate transport problems, too. According to the illustrations, officers’ quarters are up to first-class hotel standards: single or double rooms have air-conditioning and bathroom. All this adds up to quite a thing in Hongkong, where the tourist industry is booming and there are about four prospective customers to every hotel room.