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apply to any land now in the occupation of the Naval, Military or Air-force Departments whenever such land ceases to be in such occupation.
rights of the
type of
10. Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be held to Existing affect the right, which has hitherto been exercised by the Government Government, of forbidding the erection in any part of the to regulate Colony (whether in the Mid-level District or the Hill District buildings or Kowloon Point District or elsewhere) of buildings of a to be different character from those previously existing on the same preserved. site. The Building Authority shall have the power to refuse his approval of the plans of any building which differs in design or character from those in the immediate neighbourhood.
Hoardings and scaffoldings.
erected
Hoard-
ings
safety plat-
scaffold-
11. Every person who is about to erect or take down any building shall, before commencing to erect or take down such gs and building, cause to be put up and maintained such hoarding forms, and platforms as may be necessary for the safety and con- ing etc. venience of passengers and the occupiers of adjoining property; but no pathway or thoroughfare shall, during building opera- tions or otherwise be occupied by a hoarding, platform or scaffolding or any building material whatever except by per- mission of the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, who may grant permission on a written applica- tion.
The pavement, side channel and surfacing of any thoroughfare shall not be broken up, or into, by the excava- tion of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding or scaffolding poles and the side channels shall be in no way obstructed by such hoarding or scaffolding poles or by any building debris or building material.
Building materials.
building
12. Except as hereinafter provided, the walls of all per Authorise manent buildings shall be constructed exclusively of good hard materials. well burnt brick, sound stone, or other hard and incombustible material approved by the Building Authority.
buildings.
13. Subject to the provisions of any regulations made Exceptional under section 14, the design, construction and situation of every exceptional building shall be subject to the special approval of the Building Authority.
14. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Fower to
make regula- make regulations governing the design, construction and sit- tions relating uation of exceptional buildings or any class of exceptional to exception-
al buildings. building. The regulations in Schedule B shall be deemed to
Schedule B. have been made under this section.
in districts
Victoria or
15. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary Buildings provided, where any building is outside the boundaries of the outside the City of Victoria or Kowloon such building if separated by a City of distance of not less than one hundred and fifty feet from any Kowloon. other building, may have walls, verandahs and balconies con- structed wholly or partly of wood, and such building shall be deemed to be an exceptional building and shall be subject to the approval of the Building Authority in each particular case.
Walls.
16. Every wall shall be constructed of brick, stone or other hard incombustible substance, solid across its entire thickness and shall be properly bonded and substantially put
Construc-
tion of walls regulated.