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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
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The decision was made after considering overseas experience and the results of a thorough survey conducted by the Council on the needs of public toilet users. The reasons are convincing and enlightening. At Annex I is the table of findings of the survey announced in January 1994. It analyses the data about the sex of users, habit and the likelihood of waiting of public toilet users in 5 different types of areas. The findings are summarised as follows:
A. Statistics from tourist sightseeing spots reveal that:
(1) The numbers of male and female users are more or less the same; (2) The average time of using the toilet by both male and female users is relatively shorter than those of all other areas;
(3) Over 90% male users go to the toilet for urination:
(4) No matter for defecation or urination and regardless of the sex of the users, since there are a large number of users appearing at the same time and all of them have to leave within a short period of time, the percentage of people that have to wait for the toilet is thus the highest: 21.3% for male for urination; 8.7% for male for defecation; 20.5% for female users (whether for urination or defecation is known). The method of improvement is to extend the urinal troughs in male toilets and increase the number of male and female cubicles. Moreover, the overall area of the public toilets has to be increased in order to cope with the sudden increase in demand over a short period of time.
B. Statistics from industrial areas reveal that:
(1) The ratio of male to female users is 2:1;
(2) The average usage time is the longest of all areas;
(3) The total number of users is the lowest;
(4) The percentage of users having to wait is 0.
The ratio of male cubicles to female cubicles is considered appropriate and the waiting situation acceptable.
C. Statistics from public transport/bus terminals reveal that:
(1) The ratio of male to female users is 2:1;
(2) The average usage time for both sexes is more or less the same;
(3) Of the male users, 75% visit the toilet for urination and 25% for defecation;
(4) The percentages of users having to wait are: 3% for male for urination, 3.4% for male for defecation and 1.9% for female.
In this area, male users are more likely than female users to have to wait because male users far outnumber their female counterparts.
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
93
The decision was made after considering overseas experience and the results of a thorough survey conducted by the Council on the needs of public toilet users. The reasons are convincing and enlightening. At Annex I is the table of findings of the survey announced in January 1994. It analyses the data about the sex of users, habit and the likelihood of waiting of public toilet users in 5 different types of areas. The findings are summarised as follows:
A. Statistics from tourist sightseeing spots reveal that:
(1) The numbers of male and female users are more or less the same; (2) The average time of using the toilet by both male and female users is
relatively shorter than those of all other areas;
(3) Over 90% male users go to the toilet for urination:
(4) No matter for defecation or urination and regardless of the sex of the users, since there are a large number of users appearing at the same time and all of them have to leave within a short period of time, the percentage of people that have to wait for the toilet is thus the highest: 21.3% for male for urination; 8.7% for male for defecation; 20.5% for female users (whether for urination or defecation is known). The method of improvement is to extend the urinal troughs in male toilets and increase the number of male and female cubicles. Moreover, the overall area of the public toilets has to be increased in order to cope with the sudden increase in demand over a short period of time.
B.
Statistics from industrial areas reveal that:
(1) The ratio of male to female users is 2:1;
(2) The average usage time is the longest of all areas;
(3) The total number of users is the lowest;
(4) The percentage of users having to wait is 0.
The ratio of male cubicles to female cubicles is considered appropriate and the waiting situation acceptable.
C. Statistics from public transport/bus terminals reveal that:
(I) The ratio of male to female users is 2:1;
(2) The average usage time for both sexes is more or less the same;
(3) of the male users, 75% visit the toilet for urination and 25% for
defecation;
(4) The percentages of users having to wait are: 3% for male for urination,
3.4% for male for defecation and 1.9% for female.
In this area, male users are more likely than female users to have to wait because male users far outnumber their female counterparts.
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