THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JANUARY, 1895.
(b) Where any room of any domestic building is Cubicles.
divided into separate compartments by partitions, it shall not be lawful to put up, continue or main- tain partition walls of a greater height than 8 feet, or to leave a space between the top of the parti- tions and the ceiling or underside of the joists, of less than 4 feet, or to allow such space to be closed except in such manner and with such mate- rial as may be prescribed by the Sanitary Board, and unless the whole of such compartments are provided with light and ventilation to the satisfac- tion of the Sanitary Board. For the purposes of this section every sub-division of a domestic building unless it has one window at least, as hereinbefore specified opening directly into the external air, shall be considered a compartment.
9. Sections 67 and 68 of The Public Health Ordi- nance, 1887, are hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following sections are substituted:
Section 67. Every domestic building and any part thereof found to be inhabited in excess of a pro- portion of one adult for every 30 square feet of habitable floor space or superficial area and 400 cubic feet of clear and unobstructed internal air space shall be deemed to be in an overcrowded condition.
Section 68 (1). It shall not be lawful for any house- holder or tenant to let or sub-let or allow to be used for occupation any tenement-house or any part thereof to or by so large a number of persons as to cause the same to be in an overcrowded condition.
(2). The householder or tenaut (together with his family, if any,) if resident in any such tenement-house shall be counted in ascertaining whether such house or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.
(3). Where any domestic building or tene- ment-bouse or any part thereof is ascertained or discovered to be in an overcrowded condition between the hours of 11 P.M. at night and 5 A.M. on the following morning such overcrowding shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such building, house or part thereof was let or sub-let in contravention of this section.
10. Any Officer of the said Board specially authorised by the Board and subject to such directions as the Board may impose may enter and inspect at any time any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such build- ing or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.
11. The Board shall have power by its officers to enter and inspect, upon reasonable notice to the occupiers or owners, any building and curtilage for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition, cleanliness and good order thereof or of any part thereof, and of the partitions, mezzanine floors, storeys, and cocklofts, therein or of the condition of any drains therein or in connection therewith.
12. No building shall, hereafter, be erected of greater height than in accordance with the following rules :---
(a) In the case of any existing street where the length of such street does not exceed 420 feet provided always that such street is clear of any obstruction including verandahs and balconies, either vertical or lateral, throughout its entire length as measured from the main thoroughfares on to which it leads, the height of any building hereafter erected shall not exceed 35 feet where the width of such street on which the principal front of such build- ing abuts is under 14 feet. Where the width of such street is 14 feet but does not exceed 20 feet the height of such building shall not exceed 46 feet,
Amendment of Public Health Ordinance.
Inspection to ascertain breaches of sections against overcrowding.
General power to inspect.
Height of
buildings, etc.
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