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Places of Public Entertainment.
shall be made to open in the direction of exit and shall be hung so as not to obstruct, when open, any gangway, passage, staircase or landing. If such doors are also intended for use as entrances one of the folds shall be made to open both ways.
(2) Doors leading from exit passages, staircases or corridors shall, where considered necessary by the licensing authority, be hung so as to be closed by the stream of persons passing from the auditorium to the street, and shall in any case be fitted with springs and arranged so as not to clash with exit or other doors.
(3) A door shall not open immediately upon a step or steps but a landing at least 3 feet in depth shall be provided between the step or steps and the door.
(4) Where for convenience of working a door not providing fire separation is required to be held open into a vestibule or corridor, it shall be fitted with a suitable device which will allow it to shut readily by gentle pressure in case of emergency.
(5) No fastenings other than automatic bolts shall be fitted on exit doors. The automatic bolts shall be without sharp projections and shall be of such pattern that horizontal pressure on either cross bar will open the doors. The cross bars shall not be placed at a greater height than 3 feet. Doors fitted with automatic bolts shall have the words PUSH BAR TO OPEN painted upon them in block letters at least 4 inches high, in English and Chinese.
(6) Locking bars, hasps, staples, screw-eyes or any fastenings other than automatic fastenings shall not be fitted on exit doors.
(7) In the case of exit doors which it may be desired to keep open while the public are on the premises, special provision shall be made for fastening them open in such a manner as not to form recesses. Any cabin hooks or fittings which may be used shall not prevent a door from opening back to the full extent.
(8) Gates across exitways shall not be fitted with any fastenings other than automatic bolts, shall be made to open both ways and shall be so fitted that when opened inwards
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CAP. 172]
[r. 23 cont.]
Places of Public Entertainment.
shall be made to open in the direction of exit and shall be hung so as not to obstruct, when open, any gangway, passage, staircase or landing. If such doors are also in- tended for use as entrances one of the folds shall be made to open both ways.
(2) Doors leading from exit passages, staircases or corridors shall, where considered necessary by the licensing authority, be hung so as to be closed by the stream of persons passing from the auditorium to the street, and shall in any case be fitted with springs and arranged so as not to clash with exit or other doors.
(3) A door shall not open immediately upon a step or steps but a landing at least 3 feet in depth shall be provided between the step or steps and the door.
(4) Where for convenience of working a door not providing fire separation is required to be held open into a vestibule or corridor, it shall be fitted with a suitable device which will allow it to shut readily by gentle pressure in case of emergency.
(5) No fastenings other than automatic bolts shall be fitted on exit doors. The automatic bolts shall be without sharp projections and shall be of such pattern that horizontal pressure on either cross bar will open the doors. The cross bars shall not be placed at a greater height than 3 feet. Doors fitted with automatic bolts shall have the words PUSH BAR TO OPEN painted upon them in block letters at least 4 inches high, in English and Chinese.
(6) Locking bars, hasps, staples, screw-eyes or any fastenings other than automatic fastenings shall not be fitted on exit doors.
(7) In the case of exit doors which it may be desired to keep open while the public are on the premises, special provision shall be made for fastening them open in such a manner as not to form recesses. Any cabin hooks or fittings which may be used shall not prevent a door from opening back to the full extent.
(8) Gates across exitways shall not be fitted with any fastenings other than automatic bolts, shall be made to open both ways and shall be so fitted that when opened inwards
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