242
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1912.
I
words “
or cement-mortar" shall be "therewith there
inserted; for
shall be read with such party- wall "; and for “ secure there shall
be read ensure
•
1
sub-s. (3) shall commence with the words Recesses may", and the words
GL
every recess is arched over; that are repealed;
sub-s. (4) shall commence with the words
"In the case of a shop";
and the following shall be added as
sub-s. (5):
66
"(5) Every opening and every recess in any wall shall either be arched over with brick or stone-work in cement-mortar or spanned by a steel girder or ferro-concrete beam of such dimensions and construc- sion as the Building Authority may consider necessary for the support of the superincumbent weight."
In s. 110, for "must three times there
shall be read "shall ".
S. 111 shall be divided into three sub-
"The
sections, of which sub-s. (1) shall commence with the words ground surface of every domestic building ";
sub-s. (2) shall commence with the words" The ground surface of every
area
""
and sub-s. (3) shall commence with the words "This section shall not apply", and the words Provided always that" are repealed.
The following shall stand as s. 162a :--
"162a. Any water-closet or urinal which is in the opinion of the Board and of the Governor-in-Council in an unsanitary condition shall be re- moved by the owner when so required by the Board."
In s. 185, instead of the second paragraph the following shall be inserted as sub-s. (2) :-
6
(2) In the event of the refusal of the Governor-in-Council to consent to the re-erection of any building to which this section applies, com- pensation shall be paid by the Government to the owner of such building, the amount of such compensation to be determined by arbitration as hereinafter pro- vided.";
and the first paragraph shall be sub-s. (1). In s. 192, the words from "The Drainage
By-laws
s" to the end are repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be inserted as sub-s. (2) :-
Page 25Page 26