Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Restaurants

(1) In every restaurant, except a restaurant provided in any hotel or boarding
house for the use exclusively of persons resident in the hotel or boarding
house, the number of watercloset fitments, urinals and lavatory basins
provided shall not be less than the number specified in Table XI.

TABLE XI

Type of fitment No. of male persons and
No. of fitments to be
provided therefor No. female persons and
No. of fitments to be
provided therefor Watercloset fitment Less than 400, 1 such fitment for every
100 such persons, or part thereof.
More than 400, 5 such fitments and 1 additional such fitment for every 250
such persons, or part thereof, over 650. Less than 200, 2 such fitments for
every 100 such persons, or part thereof.
More than 200, 5 such fitments and 1 additional such fitment for every 100
such persons, or part thereof, over 300. Urinals 1 such fitment for every 50
such persons, or part thereof. __

Lavatory basins Less than 100, 1 such fitment for every 50 such persons, or
part thereof.
More than 100, 3 such fitments and 1 additional such fitment for every 100
such persons, or part thereof, over 150. Less than 100, 1 such fitment for
every 50 such persons, or part thereof. (G.N.A. 107 of 1976)
More than 100, 3 such fitments and 1 additional such fitments for every 100
such persons, or part thereof, over 150.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation-

   (a)  the number of persons shall be determined by the Building Authority,
        and shall be based on the maximum capacity of the restaurant and
        determined at the rate of one person for every 1.5 square metre of the
        area therein used for dining; and (L.N. 294 of 1976)

   (b)  the proportion of male persons to female persons shall be deemed to be
        1:1.