Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (PLANNING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 47

Building abutting on retaining wall

(1) No domestic building shall be erected against a retaining wall which
exceeds 4.5 m in height. (L.N. 294 of 1976)

(2) A space not less than 1.5 m in width shall be left between any domestic
building and the bottom of any retaining wall exceeding 4.5 m in height. (L.N.
294 of 1976)

(3) For the purposes of this regulation a massive rock face shall be deemed to
be a retaining wall.