Hong Kong Regulations

RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES (ELDERLY PERSONS) REGULATION - SECT 21

Design

Every residential care home shall, to the satisfaction of the Director, be
designed to suit the particular needs of residents as follows-

   (a)  every passage and doorway shall be wide enough to accommodate
        residents using walking aids or wheelchairs;

   (b)  non-slip tiles shall be fitted in every place where the safety of
        residents in jeopardy by reason of a risk of slippage;

   (c)  the ceiling of every room shall, unless otherwise permitted by the
        Director, be situated at a height not less than 2.5 m measuring
        vertically from the floor or not less than 2.3 m measuring vertically
        from the floor to the underside of any beam. (Enacted 1995)