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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.

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12. All Balconies projected over any street shall be of an uniform width in each street and in no case shall they be of a greater width than three feet six inches.

13. No Verandah or Balcony shall hereafter be constructed over Crown land unless the building from which it projects has a clear and unobstructed courtyard, backyard, back lane, or other open space, extending across the entire width and in the rear of such building and of a minimum depth of eight feet.

Provided that-

(a.) A bridge or covered way, not exceeding three feet six inches in width, when such is necessary for giving access to buildings in the rear of the property, shall not be deemed an obstruction to such courtyard, backyard, back lane, or other open space, within the meaning of this Regulation.

(b.) Any building situated at a corner formed by two streets and having on each floor a window or windows of a total area of not less than one-tenth of the floor area opening upon each street shall be exempted from this regulation.

(c.) The Building Authority shall have power to modify this regulation in any case in which he may consider it expedient to do so.

The Regulations contained in Schedule 1 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, are hereby repealed as from the 1st day of April. 1910, and the following Regulations are substituted therefor as from the same date.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

9th February, 1910.

Schedule H.

(. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

Matshed Regulations.

GENERAL.

1. Definition. In these Regulations the expression matshed includes buildings of wood, mats, palm-leaves, thatch or other inflammable material.

2. Proximity to Buildings --No matshed shall be erected or maintained within 50 yards of any other building unless with the permission in writing of the Building Authority.

3. Application.-Every application for permission to erect a matshed shall specify the proposed dimensions of the matshed, the period of time for which such matshed is required and if it is intended for habitation by more thau two persons, the maximum number of persons it is intended to accommodate at night; and no matshed shall he used for habitation by more than two persons unless the permission to crect such matshed expressly states that it may be so used.

4. Proximity to Telegraph and Telephone Wires.-No part of the structure of matshed shall be within 10 feet of any telegraph or telephone wire.

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5. Contraventions.--The Permit-holder shall be responsible for any act or omission by which any of these Regulations is contravened and shall indemnify the Government and the Building Authority from all and every claim that may be brought against the Government, or the Building Authority, in respect of sanctioning the erection of the matsheds referred to in such permit.

6. Penalty-Any contravention of these Regulations and any breach of the conditions of a permit will entitle the Building Authority to cancel and withdraw the Permit without notice, and will render the person responsible for any such contravention or breach liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

7. Sanitary Maintenance.-Every matshed shall, at all times, be kept in a cleanly condition, and all garbage and other refuse matters shall be removed therefrom at least once every twenty-iour hours and be properly disposed of to the satisfaction of the Board. 8. Removal-On the expiry of the permit the permit-holder shall remove such matshed without delay and shall clear the site to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR MATSHEDS USED OR INTENDED

TO BE USED FOR HABITATION.

9. The following Regulations apply only to matsheds used or intended to be used for habitation (either temporary or permanent) by more than two persons.

10. Preparation of Site.-The site of every such matshed shall be leveled, and the site, including the ground surface for a distance of not less than three feet from the outer walls of such matshed, shall be covered with a layer of good lime or cement concrete at least six inches thick and finished off smooth to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

Provided that in all cases in which the floor of the matshed averages at least 21 feet above the ground and the space below such floor is not enclosed or in which the matshed is erected over water, the foregoing requirements may with the permission of the Building Authority be dispensed with.

11. Distance from Hillside.-No such matshed may be erected in such a manner that any part of any external wall of such matshed is at a less distance than eight feet horizontally from any hillside or bank of earth.

12. Natice to be affixed.—A board shall be exposed on the outside of every such matshed containing the following information :

(a.) Name of permit-holder.

(6.) Number of permit.

(c) Date of issue of permit.

(d) Duration of permit.

(e) Maximum number of persons it is intended to accommodate.

13. Kitchens.-The ground surface of every kitchen used in connection with any such matshed shall be covered with good lime or cement concrete at least six inches thick and finished off smooth to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

14. Lutrines-Adequate latrine accommodation shall be provided for the occupants of every such matshed and the ground surface of every such latrine shall be covered with good lime or cement concrete at least six inches thick and finished off smooth to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.