Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 69

Situation of cesspools

PART VI

CESSPOOLS

No cesspool shall be situated-

   (a)  within 20 m of any spring, stream of water or well, the water from
        which is used, or likely to be used, for drinking or domestic purposes
        or for the manufacture or preparation of articles of food or drink for
        human consumption or for the cleansing of vessels used in the
        manufacture or the preparation of such articles; or

   (b)  within 15 m of any building in which any person resides or works.
        (L.N. 294 of 1976)