THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2nd DECEMBER,
6.-No building erected on land acquired from the Height of Crown after the passing of this Ordinance shall exceed in buildings. height one and a half times the width of the strect upon which such building fronts.
The width of any street shall be measured from the building lines, as defined by the Director of Public Works, on either side of the street and at right angles to such line or lines.
No such building shall exceed seventy-six feet in height without the permission of the Sanitary Board: Provided that in any special case in which, in the opinion of such Board, a departure from this rule will not be detrimental to the public health, the Board may in writing authorize such departure.
The height of any such building shall be determined by measuring on the line of the main walls (both back and front) from the level of the street on which the principal front of such building abuts the full vertical height allowed by the provisions of this section and by drawing from the points thus ascertained lines at an angle of thirty degrees with the horizontal, and any part of such building (except any chimney or party-wall) falling outside such lines shall be deemed illegal.
In the event of the street on which the principal front of any such building abuts not being level throughout the extent of such building, or in the event of any such building having two or more principal fronts respectively abutting on streets which are dissimilar in width or level, the Sani- tary Board shall determine from what point or points the full vertical height, as specified in the foregoing clause, shall be measured.
7.—(a.) Every existing domestic building must be pro- Open spaces. vided with an open space in the rear, by opening out on each floor one-half of the entire space intervening between the principal room or rooms and the main wall at the back of such building as well as the corresponding portion of roof, unless such building is already provided with an open and unobstructed backyard of at least fifty square feet in area, and must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space. The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by sub-section (a) of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
(.) For the purposes of this section any domestic build- ings (other than corner houses) having two main frontages in different streets shall be regarded as two domestie buildings if the entire depth from frontage to frontage exceeds fifty feet.
(c.) The Sanitary Board with the consent of the Governor- in-Council shall have power, in special cases, to modify the foregoing requirements of this section where such modifica- tion may appear necessary.
(d.) In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed or erected in these open spaces, with the exception of a bridge or covered way on each storey not exceeding three feet six inches in width when such bridges are necessary as a means of access to any part of the domestic building.
8.-(a.) Every domestic building hereafter erected in this Colony, (except in cases provided for by section 66 of the Public Health Ordinance, 1887, or coming within the terms of Articles of Agreement under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889) shall be provided with an open space in the rear in accordance with the following scale:-
Houses not exceeding 40 feet in depth, for
each foot of width.
An open space not less than
8 square feet.
.10 square feet.
Houses exceeding 40 feet but not excced-
ing 50 feet in depth, for each foot of width Houses exceeding 50 feet but not exceed- ing 60 feet in depth, for each foot of width
12 square feet. Houses exceeding 60 feet in depth, for each
foot of width
.14 square feet. In no case may any obstructions whatever be placed or erected in these open spaces, with the exception of a bridge or covered way on each storey not exceeding three feet six inches in width when such bridges are necessary as a means of access to any part of the domestic building and
1899.
1857
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