Hong Kong Regulations

LAND DRAINAGE (CONSENT AND APPROVAL) REGULATION - SECT 3

Contents of application

(1) An application for consent or consent and approval, as the case may be, of
the Drainage Authority under section 26 or 27 of the Ordinance shall be
submitted to the Drainage Authority in writing and in duplicate and shall
contain the following information-

   (a)  the full name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

   (b)  the full name, address and telephone number of the applicant's
        authorized representative, if any;

   (c)  the address of the applicant and his authorized representative, if
        any, for the service of documents, if different from that given in
        paragraph (a) or (b);

   (d)  the location of the premises or place to which the application
        relates.

(2) An application for consent or consent and approval shall be accompanied
by-

   (a)  2 copies of an explanatory guide to the submission;

   (b)  2 copies of each of the following plans-

        (i)    a key plan showing the location of the proposed work to which
               the application relates and the main watercourse affected
               thereby drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 2500;

        (ii)   a layout plan of the proposed work to which the application
               relates drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 100;

        (iii)  elevations of the proposed work to which the application
               relates drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 200;

        (iv)   longitudinal sections of the proposed work to which the
               application relates, both vertical and horizontal, drawn to a
               scale of not less than 1 : 200; and

        (v)    cross sections of the proposed work to which the application
               relates drawn to a scale of not less than 1 : 200;

   (c)  2 copies of a statement which sets out-

        (i)    the specifications and design calculations of the proposed
               work;

        (ii)   the sequence of the proposed work and methods to be employed;
               and

        (iii)  the proposed mitigation measures, if any, to be taken for
               maintaining the flow of water in the main watercourse;

   (d)  2 copies of a report on the assessment of the impact of the proposed
        work on the flow of the water in the main watercourse with supporting
        hydrological and hydraulic analyses and calculations which analyses
        and calculations shall be paginated and prefaced by a comprehensive
        index; and

   (e)  2 copies of any supporting documentation referred to in the report
        mentioned in paragraph (d). (Enacted 1995)