CO129-554-9 Buildings Ordinance 1935 15-4-1935 - 15-4-1935 — Page 5

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong,

12th April,....195.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No.

18 .of 1935.

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1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, intituled an

Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the

construction of Buildings, and I am of opinion that the

Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor', S

ins tructions.

2.

One of the recommendations in the Report of the

Director of Medical and Sanitary Services on the need for

the re-organization of those services was that regulations

regarding the construction of buildings should come under

a Buildings Ordinance.

3. Hitherto this subject has been dealt with under the

Public Health and Buildings Ordinance (No.1 of 1903).

2. It is felt that there are disadvantages in mixing

provisions as to the design and construction of buildings,

which concern mainly the Public Works Department, with

provisions relating to house-cleansing and the prevention

of disease, which are the special concern of the Sanitary

and Medical Departments.

5.

This Ordinance extracts from Ordinance No.1 of 1903

those provisions which deal with the construction of Buildings