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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 20, 1929. 665

on more than

(b) in the event of any building being Height of

hereafter erected or re-erected so as buildings on

sites abutting to abut upon more that one street although not on a corner site, or in one street the event of any such building being although not increased in height, the height of on corner the several parts of such building shall be regulated by the widths of the streets upon which they respec- tively abut:

sites.

to be regu-

(c) in no case shall the height of a build- Height of

ing or of any portion of it be regula- buildings not ted by the width of any scavenging lated by lane, or other lane, or open space, width of upon which such building may abut scavenging if such lane or open space is not lanes, etc. used or intended to be used as a means of access to a domestic build- ing other than servants quarters."

No. 1 of 1903, s. 189, and substitu- tion of new

5. Section 189 of the Public Health and Buildings Repeal of Ordinance, 1903, is repealed, and the following section Ordinance is substituted therefor :-

Method of determination of height of buildings.

"189.--(1) Whenever it is possible to do so the height of any building shall be deter- section. mined by measuring on the line of the wall abutting upon the street which regulates the height, from the level of such street, the full vertical height allowed by section 188. Such full vertical height shall also be mea- sured from the level of such street ou the line of the nearest main wall of the same building opposite to the wall abutting on the street, except where such opposite wall abuts upon another street. From the points thus determined on the two walls lines shall be drawn at angles of thirty degrees with the horizontal, and any part of the building (except any chimney or party wall, or any ornamental tower, turret, or other architec- tural feature or decoration, or any parapet not exceeding three feet in height) falling outside such lines shall be deemed illegal : Provided always that in the case of any existing building which already exceeds in height one and a half times the width of the street upon which it abuts, the structure of the roof, or any part thereof, shall not be altered or added to in such a manner that any portion of such structure shall fall out- side lines drawn at angles of thirty degrees with the horizontal from points determined by measuring a full vertical height equal to one and a half time the width of such street on the lines of the main walls in the manner described in this subsection.

(2) In the ovent of the street on which a building abuts not being level throughout the extent of such building, the height shall be measured from the central point of the external face of the wall abutting on such street.

(3) In any case which does not fall within the foregoing provisions the height of the building shall be determined in such manner as the Building Authority may direct.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 19th day of December, 1929.

E. I. WYNNE-JONES,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.