Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 4

Residential buildings

(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), in every residential  building-

   (a)  where separate waterclosets are not provided for male persons and for
        female persons, the number of watercloset fitments provided shall be
        not less than the number specified in Table I;

   (b)  where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for
        female persons, the number of watercloset fitments provided for female
        persons shall be not less than the number specified in Table II and
        the number of watercloset fitments provided for male persons shall,
        save as provided in paragraph (c), be not less than the number
        specified in Table III;

   (c)  where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for
        female persons and urinals are installed for the use of male persons,
        the number of watercloset fitments and urinals for male persons shall
        be not less than the number specified in Table IV;

   (d)  the number of lavatory basins and baths or showers provided shall not
        be less than the number specified in Table V.

TABLE I

No. of persons residing or likely to reside in the building
No. of watercloset fitments

1-8 inclusive More than 8 1
2 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 15 such persons, or part
thereof, over 20.

TABLE II

No. of female persons residing or likely to reside in the building
No. of watercloset fitments 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1
2 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 15 such persons, or part
thereof, over 20.

TABLE III

No. of male persons residing of likely to reside in the building
No. of watercloset fitments 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1
2 and 1 additional such fitment for every 15 such persons, or part thereof,
over 20.

TABLE IV

No. of male persons residing or likely to reside in the building
No. of water closet fitments

No. of urinals 1-12 inclusive More than 12 1
2 and 1 additional watercloset fitment for every 20 such persons, or part
thereof, over 25. 1
2 and 1 additional urinal for every 20 such persons, or part thereof, over 25.

TABLE V

No. of persons residing or likely to reside in the building
No. of lavatory basins
No. of baths or showers 1-8 inclusive More than 8 1
2 and I additional lavatory basin for every 15 such persons, or part thereof,
over 20. 1
2 and 1 additional bath or shower for every 15 such persons, or part thereof,
over 20.

(2) (a) In the case of a tenement house, water supply points may, subject to
the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), be provided in lieu of lavatory
basins and baths or showers and, for the purposes of paragraph

(1)(d), the provision of one water supply point shall be deemed to provision
of one water supply point shall be deemed to be the provision of one lavatory
basin and one bath or shower.

   (b)  The number of water supply points so provided shall be not less than
        the number of lavatory basins required, by paragraph (1)(d), to be
        provided in the tenement house.

   (c)  Such water supply points shall be provided in a separate compartment,
        not less than 0.752 in area, or in a watercloset. (L.N. 294 of 1976)

   (d)  For the purposes of this paragraph, any supply of water provided for a
        sink in any kitchen shall not be a water supply point.

(3) The watercloset fitments or the watercloset fitments and urinals, as the
case may be, provided in any residential building in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (1), and, where, in accordance with regulation 9,
latrine fitments or latrine fitments and bucket urinals, as the case may be,
are provided in any residential building, the same shall be situated in the
building to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation-

   (a)  the number of persons residing or likely to reside in any residential 
        building shall be determined by the Building Authority, and, in the
        case of tenement houses and barrack and dormitory accommodation, shall
        be so determined at the rate of one person for every 3.252 of
        habitable space; and (L.N. 294 of 1976)

   (b)  where separate waterclosets are provided for male persons and for
        female persons, the proportion of male persons to female persons
        residing or likely to reside in the building shall, unless the
        Building Authority is satisfied that the proportion is or will be
        otherwise, be deemed to be 1:1.