THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1889.
Privies.
50. Every person who shall erect a new domestic build- ing shall cause the same to be provided with a suitable privy of brick, at least three feet wide by four feet deep internal dimensions, and such privy shall be so constructed as to open into the outer air and not into the building, and where the latterișhall be used as a tenement-house of more than one floor, there shall be a similar privy for the use of each floor or nearly on a level with it.
51. Every privy shall have a suitable door and window as also a ventilating opening into the external air not less than eighteen square inches in area immediately under the ceiling, and the window of such privy shall be of not less dimensions than two feet by one foot, exclusive of the frame, and it shall open directly into the external air.
52. The floor of every privy on the ground floor shall be raised at least six inches above the level of the ground outside, and the floor of every privy shall be paved with smooth stone flags, or with hard tiles, laid in either case on a bed of lime concrete at least six inches thick, or with asphalte, or concrete covered with cement mortar, or other non-absorbent material, and such floor shall have a fall or inclination towards the door of at least half an inch to the foot.
53. No privy in any newly erected building shall have any communication by means of any pipe, drain, grating, or other channel with any underground private drain, or public sewer, and any existing privy having such communication shall have the same completely cut off by the owner when so required by the Surveyor General.
54. Every privy shall be provided with a moveable receptacle of non-absorbent material for the reception of filth, and such receptacle shall have a capacity not exceeding two cubic feet, and every privy shall also be provided with a moveable stand or seat fitted in such manner as shall enable it to be readily removed and adjusted for the purpose of cleansing the floor and sides of the privy, and of voiding the receptacle.
Space in front of Buildings.
55. Every person who shall erect a new domestic build- ing, fronting a private lane shall so place the same, that along its entire frontage, there shall be an open space of at least seven and a half feet in width, measured from the centre line of such lane.
New Buildings.
56. No new building shall be occupied except by a caretaker until such building shall have been certified by the. Surveyor General or an Officer deputed by him in that behalf as being in all respects in compliance with the provi- sions of this Ordinance.
Dangerous Buildings.
57. Every owner of a building which may be declared by the Surveyor General to be in a ruinous or dangerous condition shall cause the same to be shored or otherwise properly secured, and shall erect in such manner as may be directed by the Surveyor General a proper fence or hoard- ing for the protection of passengers.
58. Buildings rendered dangerous by fire, wind, or other cause, to such an extent as in the opinion of the Surveyor General shall necessitate their being taken down partly or in whole, shall be taken down by the owner thereof upon the receipt by him of a written notice from the Surveyor General, specifying the time within which the work is to
be done.
59. If the owner of a dangerous building cannot be found, or if on notice from the Surveyor General he refuses or neglects within the time fixed in such notice to shore or otherwise properly secure, or to take down such dangerous building or such portion thereof as may be deemed dangerous by the Surveyor General, such dangerous building or such portion thereof shall, with all convenient speed be shored or faken down by the Surveyor General, and the attendant cost shall be recoverable by him from the owner of such dangerous building. In all cases of emergency, the Surveyor General may cause the necessary work to be done without notice, the cost of such work being recoverable in like
manner.
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