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[接上页] "school" (学校) has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Education Ordinance (Cap 279) ; "tenement house" (唐楼) means a building in the domestic part of which any living room is intended or adapted for the use of more than one tenant or sub-tenant; "usable floor space" (实用楼面空间) means the aggregate of the areas of the floors in a building, excluding any staircases, staircase halls, lift landings, the space used in providing the watercloset fitments, urinals and lavatory basins required, by this regulation, to be provided, and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-conditioning system or similar service provided for the building. (L.N. 196 of 1996) Cap 123I reg 4 Residential buildings (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), in every residential building- (a) where separate waterclosets are not provided for male persons and for female persons, the number of watercloset fitments provided shall be not less than the number specified in Table I; (b) where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for female persons, the number of watercloset fitments provided for female persons shall be not less than the number specified in Table II and the number of watercloset fitments provided for male persons shall, save as provided in paragraph (c), be not less than the number specified in Table III; (c) where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for female persons and urinals are installed for the use of male persons, the number of watercloset fitments and urinals for male persons shall be not less than the number specified in Table IV; (d) the number of lavatory basins and baths or showers provided shall not be less than the number specified in Table V. TABLE I No. of persons residing or likely to reside in the building No. of watercloset fitments 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1 2 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 15 such persons, or part thereof, over 20. TABLE II No. of female persons residing or likely to reside in the building No. of watercloset fitments 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1 2 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 15 such persons, or part thereof, over 20. TABLE III No. of male persons residing of likely to reside in the building No. of watercloset fitments 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1 2 and 1 additional such fitment for every 15 such persons, or part thereof, over 20. TABLE IV No. of male persons residing or likely to reside in the building No. of water closet fitments No. of urinals 1-12 inclusive More than 12 12 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 20 such persons, or part thereof, over 25. 1 2 and 1 additional urinal for every 20 such persons, or part thereof, over 25. TABLE V No. of persons residing or likely to reside in the building No. of lavatory basins No. of baths or showers 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1 2 and I additional lavatory basin for every 15 such persons, or part thereof, over 20. 12 and 1 additional bath or shower for every 15 such persons, or part thereof, over 20. (2) (a) In the case of a tenement house, water supply points may, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), be provided in lieu of lavatory basins and baths or showers and, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), the provision of one water supply point shall be deemed to provision of one water supply point shall be deemed to be the provision of one lavatory basin and one bath or shower. (b) The number of water supply points so provided shall be not less than the number of lavatory basins required, by paragraph (1)(d), to be provided in the tenement house. (c) Such water supply points shall be provided in a separate compartment, not less than 0.75 square metre in area, or in a watercloset. (L.N. 294 of 1976) (d) For the purposes of this paragraph, any supply of water provided for a sink in any kitchen shall not be a water supply point.(3) The watercloset fitments or the watercloset fitments and urinals, as the case may be, provided in any residential building in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1), and, where, in accordance with regulation 9, latrine fitments or latrine fitments and bucket urinals, as the case may be, are provided in any residential building, the same shall be situated in the building to the satisfaction of the Building Authority. (4) For the purposes of this regulation- (a) the number of persons residing or likely to reside in any residential building shall be determined by the Building Authority, and, in the case of tenement houses and barrack and dormitory accommodation, shall be so determined at the rate of one person for every 3.25 square metre of habitable space; and (L.N. 294 of 1976) (b) where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for female persons, the proportion of male persons to female persons residing or likely to reside in the building shall, unless the Building Authority is satisfied that the proportion is or will be otherwise, be deemed to be 1:1. |