THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1869.
XV. The Roofs of Buildings shall be constructed as follows, As to that is to say :—
Construction
1. The Flat, Gutter and Roof of every Building, and of Roofs. every Turret, Dormer, Lantern Light, Skylight, or other Erection placed on the Flat or Roof thereof, shall be exter- nally covered with Slates, Tiles, Metal, or other incombustible Materials, except the Doors, Door Frames, Windows and Window Frames of such Dormers, Turrets, Lantern Lights, Skylights, or other Erections;
3. The Plane of the Surface of the Roof of a Warehouse or other Building used either wholly or in Part for Purposes of Trade or Manufacture shall not, unless approved by the Sur- veyor General, incline from the External or Party Walls upwards at a greater Angle than Forty-five Degrees with the Horizon;
XVI. In the Case of Two or more Houses separated from each Supports of other or others, by one or more party Walls the external Ends of Floors and the Floors of the first and last of the said Houses shall be carried Roofs. to and terminate at the Space of not less than Nine Inches from the Outside of the external Walls of the first and last Houses respectively. The Floors and Roofs of Houses or Varandahs shall in all Cases abut upon and rest against at least Nine Inches of solid Brick or Stone Work, as the Case may be. The Walls receiving the Ends of Purlins shall be carried up at least Fourteen Inches in Thickness to a Height of at least Two Feet above the Tops of the Purlins measured at Right Angles to the Slope of the Roof.
XVII. No Timber or Woodwork shall be placed :-
Timber, &c.,
In any Wall or Chimney Breast nearer than Twelve not to be Inches to the Inside of any Flue or Chimney Opening;
placed. Under any Chimney Opening within Eighteen Inches from the upper Surface of the Hearth of such Chimney Opening; Within Two Inches from the Face of the Brickwork or Stonework about any Chimney or Flue, where the Subs- tance of such Brickwork or Stonework in less than Eight and-a-half Inches thick, unless the Face of such Brickwork or Stonework is rendered
And no Wooden Plugs shall be driven nearer than Six Inches to the Inside of any Flue or Chimney Opening, nor any Iron Holdfast or other Iron Fastening nearer than Two Inches thereto.
XVIII. Every Party Arch, and every Arch or Floor over any As to Party Public Way or any Passage leading to Premises in other Occu- Arches over pation, shall be formed of Brick, Stone, or other incombustible Public Ways. Materials to be approved by the Surveyor General. If an Arch of Brick or Stone is used, it shall, in Cases where its Span does not exceed Nine Feet, be of the Thickness of Nine Inches at the least, but when its Span exceeds Nine Feet, be of the Thickness of Twelve Inches at the least; If an Arch or Floor of Iron or other incombustible Material is used, it shall be constructed in such Manner as may be approved by the Surveyor General.
XIX. Every Arch under any Public Way shall be formed of As to Arches Brick, Stone, or other incombustible Materials:-If an Arch of under Public Brick or Stone is used, it shall, in Cases where its Span does not
Ways. exceed Ten Feet, be of the Thickness of Twelve Inches at the least; where its Span does not exceed Fifteen Feet, it shall be of the Thickness of Fifteen Inches at least; and where its Span exceeds Fifteen Feet, it shall be of such Thickness as may be ap- proved by the Surveyor General: If an Arch or other Construction of Iron or other incombustible Material is used, it shall be cons- tructed in such Manner as may be approved by the Surveyor General.
XX. The following Rules shall be observed as to Projections
Rules as to
1. Every Coping, Cornice, Facia, Window Dressing, Por- Projections. tico, Balcony, Verandalı, Balustrade, and Architectural Pro- jection or Decoration whatsoever, and also the Eaves or Cornices to any overhanging Roof, except the Cornices and Dressings to the Window Fronts of Shops, and except the Eaves and Cornices to detached and semi-detached Dwelling Houses distant at least Fifteen Feet from any other Buildings and from the Ground of any Adjoining Owner, shall unless the Surveyor General otherwise permit, be of Brick, Tile, Stone, Artificial Stone, Slate, Cement, or other Fire Proof Material; 2. The Roof, Flat, or Gutter of every Building, and every Balcony, Verandah, Shop Front, or other Projection, must be so arranged and constructed, and so supplied with Gutters and Pipes, as to prevent the Water therefrom from dropping upon or running over any Public Way;
3. Except in so far as is permitted by this Section in the Case of Shop Fronts, and with the Exception of Water Pipes and their Appurtenances, Copings, Cornices, Facias, Window Dressings, and other like Architectural Decorations, no
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