Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (FURNACES, OVENS AND CHIMNEYS) (INSTALLATION AND ALTERATION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7

Specifications

(1) Specifications in respect of a furnace, oven, chimney or flue submitted to
the Authority for approval shall include the following- (L.N. 202 of 1979; 17
of 1983 s. 50)

   (a)  the type, grade and quantity (including the estimated maximum and
        average quantity according to the manufacturer's published ratings) of
        fuel to be consumed-

        (i)    if a furnace or oven is to be installed, altered or modified,
               in that furnace or oven and in any other furnace or oven
               connected to the same common chimney or flue as that furnace or
               oven; and

        (ii)   if a chimney or flue is to be installed, altered or modified,
               in the furnace or oven connected to that chimney or flue;

   (b)  the number of hours in each period of 24 hours during which the
        furnace, oven, chimney or flue to be installed, altered or modified
        will be operated;

   (c)  details of any automatic or semi-automatic control connected to the
        furnace, oven, chimney or flue to be installed, altered or modified;

   (d)  details of any control on the quantity of fuel consumed in and air
        admitted to the furnace or oven to be installed, altered or modified;

   (e)  if the furnace or oven to be installed, altered or modified is
        attached to a boiler for the purpose of raising steam or heating
        water, the manufacturer's published rating of the boiler;

   (f)  structural details which shall include the height, the cross sectional
        area at the top and the material of construction of any chimney,
        whether to be installed or existing on the premises, through which the
        products of combustion from the furnace or oven to be installed,
        altered or modified may be conveyed to the atmosphere;

   (g)  if the fuel to be consumed in the furnace or oven to be installed,
        altered or modified is a solid fuel, full details of any mechanical
        stoking device connected thereto; and

   (h)  if the fuel, to be consumed in the furnace or oven to be installed,
        altered or modified is a liquid or gaseous fuel, full details of the
        burner appliance which is to be fitted to that furnace or oven and to
        any existing furnace or oven using the same common chimney or flue.

(2) The Authority may, if he considers it necessary, require the occupier to
submit for his approval further details in respect of specifications specified
in paragraph (1) and may specify the period within which the details shall be
submitted to him. (L.N. 202 of 1979; 17 of 1983 s. 50)

(3) Specifications specified-

(a) in paragraphs (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (h) shall be prepared by
a qualified engineer; and

   (b)  in paragraph (1)(f) shall be prepared by an authorized person. (L.N.
        261 of 1987)