828 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1894.
Certificate of Director of Public Works
As to new
buildings.
Certiflcales and permits of Sanitary Board as to basement Hoor*.
Prohibition of injuries to impermeable material over ground
Aurface.
Prohibition of use of cellar
As a dwelling.
Mezzanine floors.
No mezzanine floors in neEAN houses.
Cubicles.
3. The Director of Public Works shall not certify or cause to be certified under section 53 of The Building Ordinance, 1887, any domestic building hereafter erected unless the ground surface of any such building and of any yard in connection therewith has been covered over with a layer of some material impervious to gas and water to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board.
4. The Sanitary Board may under the hand of its Secretary issue in respect of any domestic building certifi-
cates—
(a) That the ground surface of any basement storey of such building or any yard in connection therewith has been properly covered over in accordance with this Ordinance.
(b) Or in regard to domestic buildings erected before the coming into operation of this Ordinance that such buildings and any yard in connection therewith has been made impervious to gus and water to their satisfaction and may grant permission in writing, upon such grounds as may seem reasonable, for an extension of the time for the completion of the covering over of any such ground surface.
5. (1) Where the ground surface of any domestic build- ing or any yard in connection therewith is or has been covered over with material impervious to gas and water to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board, it shall not be law- ful to break up, excavate or make any hole in, such material except for the purpose of the drainage of such building.
(2) If any person, without the written consent of the Director of Public Works, wilfully breaks up, excavates, or makes any hole in, such material or knowingly suffers or permits such material to be broken up or excavated, or knowingly suffers or permits any hole to be made therein, he shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magis- trate to a penalty not exceeding $25 for each offence and to a further penalty not exceeding $10 for each day after such first conviction during which such offence continues.
6. (1) It shall not be lawful :-
(a) To let, sublet or use, or to suffer or permit to be let, sublet or used for habitation any cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor in any building now or hereafter erected which abutts on or against the earth or soil on three or inore of its sides.
(b) Or to let, sublet or use, or to suffer or permit to be sublet or used for occupation as a shop any such cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor unless it opens on one or more of its sides on a street or road and unless it is properly lighted and ventilated to the satisfac- tion of the Sanitary Board.
(2) The Sanitary Board may issue certificates under the hand of its Secretary in respect of the fitness of any such cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor for the purpose of occupation as a shop; any such certificate shall for all purposes be primâ facie evidence of the facts therein mentioned.
7. (1) It shall not be lawful to construct, put up, continue or maintain in any room of any domestic building now or bereafter erected or in the course of erection any mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft where such room is partitioned or divided off into separate compartments.
(2) It shall not be lawful to construct, put up or maintain in any domestic building hereafter erected any mezzanine, floor, storey or cockloft whatsoever.
8. Where any room of any domestic building is divided into separate compartments by partitions, it shall not be lawful to have, maintain or put up partition walls of a greater height than 8 feet or to leave a space between the top of the partitions and the ceiling of less than 4 feet high or to allow such space to be closed except in such manner and with such material as may be prescribed by the Sanitary Board, unless such compartment has one or more windows opening out to and in direct communication with external light and air.