Legislation and Publications Affecting the Building Industry (PNAP ADV-2)

Legislation and Publications Affecting the Building Industry (PNAP ADV-2)

A. Laws of Hong Kong 

Chapter	Relevant Ordinances	Website
123	Buildings Ordinance	Department of Justice  www.doj.gov.hk
123A	Building (Administration) Regulations
123B	Building (Construction) Regulations
123C	Building (Demolition Works) Regulations
123F	Building (Planning) Regulations
123G	Building (Private Streets and Access Roads) Regulations
123H	Building (Refuse Storage and Material Recovery Chambers and Refuse Chutes) Regulations
123I	Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations
123J	Building (Ventilating Systems) Regulations
123K	Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations
123L	Building (Appeal) Regulation
123M	Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation
123N	Building (Minor Works) Regulation
123O	Building (Minor Works) (Fees) Regulation
123P	Building (Inspection and Repair) Regulation
7	Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance
17	Lands Tribunal Ordinance
28	Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
40	Government Leases Ordinance
51	Gas Safety Ordinance
53	Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
59	Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
95	Fire Services Ordinance
102	Waterworks Ordinance
121	Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance
124	Lands Resumption Ordinance
126	Government Rights (Re-entry and Vesting Remedies) Ordinance
128	Land Registration Ordinance
130	Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance
131	Town Planning Ordinance
132	Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance
152	New Territories (Renewable Government Leases) Ordinance
172 172A	Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance   Places of Public Entertainment Regulations
208	Country Parks Ordinance
211	Aerial Ropeways (Safety) Ordinance
243 243A	Child Care Services Ordinance   Child Care Services Regulations
276	Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance
279 279A	Education Ordinance   Education Regulations
295	Dangerous Goods Ordinance
301	Hong Kong Airport (Control of Obstructions) Ordinance
311	Air Pollution Control Ordinance
317	Industrial Training (Construction Industry) Ordinance
327	Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance
337	Demolished Buildings (Re-development of Sites) Ordinance
344	Building Management Ordinance
349	Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance
354	Waste Disposal Ordinance
358	Water Pollution Control Ordinance
360	Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma (Compensation) Ordinance
370	Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance
374	Road Traffic Ordinance
376	Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance
400	Noise Control Ordinance
406	Electricity Ordinance
408	Architects Registration Ordinance
409	Engineers Registration Ordinance
417	Surveyors Registration Ordinance
438	Sewage Tunnels (Statutory Easements) Ordinance
447	Bedspace Apartments Ordinance
459	Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance
470	Builders’ Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance
487	Disability Discrimination Ordinance
502	Fire Safety (Commercial Premises) Ordinance
572	Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance
573	Karaoke Establishments Ordinance
585	Land Titles Ordinance

B. Technical Memorandum

Title	Department Website
Technical Memorandum for Supervision Plans, issued under section 39A of the Buildings Ordinance Cap. 123	Buildings Department www.bd.gov.hk

C. Codes of Practice Title

Title	Department Website
Code of Practice for Demolition of Buildings	Buildings Department www.bd.gov.hk
Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Buildings and Building Works for the Installation and Safe Use of Lifts and Escalators
Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction
Code of Practice for Foundations
Code of Practice for Oil Storage Installations
Code of Practice for Overall Thermal Transfer Value in Buildings
Code of Practice for Precast Concrete Construction
Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings 2011
Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Access for Firefighting and Rescue Purposes
Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire
Code of Practice for Site Supervision
Code of Practice for Structural Use of Concrete
Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel
Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong
Code of Practice for the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme (MBIS) and the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (MWIS) 2012
Code of Practice on the Handling, Transportation and Disposal of Asbestos Wastes	Environmental Protection Department www.epd.gov.hk
Code of Practice : Avoiding Danger from Gas Pipes	Electrical and Mechanical Services Department www.emsd.gov.hk
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Air Conditioning Installations
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Electrical Installations
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lift and Escalator Installations
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lighting Installation
Code of Practice for Hong Kong LPG Industry, Module1 – LPG Compounds and Cylinder Stores
Code of Practice for Hong Kong LPG Industry, Module2 – Underground LPG Pipework
Code of Practice for Hong Kong LPG Industry, Module3 – Handling and Transport of LPG in Bulk by Road
Code of Practice for Hong Kong LPG Industry, Module 7 – Operating Procedures for Emergencies for LPG Compounds and Cylinder Stores
Code of Practice for Hong Kong LPG Industry, Module 9 – LPG Cylinders
Code of Practice for Installation of Electrically Operated Sliding Gates, Sliding Glass Doors and Rolling Shutters
Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Builders’ Lifts
Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Lifts and Escalators
Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Tower Working Platforms
Code of Practice for Lift Works and Escalator Works
Gas Utilisation Code of Practice GU12 – Installation of Mechanical Exhaust System for Gas Appliances (Rated Heat Input up to 70 kW)
Performance-based Building Energy Code
Codes of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment and Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Installations and Equipment	Fire Services Department www.hkfsd.gov.hk
Code of Practice on Building Management and Maintenance	Home Affairs Department www.had.gov.hk
Code of Practice : Safety and Health at Work with Asbestos	Labour Department www.labour.gov.hk
Code of Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes *
Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Cranes *
* (Attention should be paid to “BS 7121-2: 2003 Code of Practice for Safe Use of Cranes. Inspection, Testing and Examination” as referred to by the Codes)
Code of Practice for Loading of Vehicles	Transport Department www.td.gov.hk
Code of Practice for Private Roads

 D. Design Manuals, Standards and Specifications

Title	Department Website
Guide to Fire Safety Design for Caverns	Buildings Department www.bd.gov.hk
Design Manual – Barrier Free Access
Guidelines on the Design and Construction of Bamboo Scaffolds Practice
Practice Guidebook for Adaptive Re-use of and Alteration and Addition Works to Heritage Buildings 2012
Construction Standard CS1:2010 – Testing Concrete Volume 1 & 2	Civil Engineering and Development Department www.cedd.gov.hk
Construction Standard CS2:1995 - Carbon Steel Bars for the Reinforcement of Concrete  Construction Standard CS2:2012 - Steel Reinforcing Bars for the Reinforcement of Concrete  Construction Standard CS3:2013 - Aggregates for Concrete
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works
Geoguide 1 : Guide to Retaining Wall Design
Geoguide 2 : Guide to Site Investigation
Geoguide 3 : Guide to Rock and Soil Descriptions
Geoguide 4 : Guide to Cavern Engineering
Geoguide 5 : Guide to Slope Maintenance
Geoguide 6 : Guide to Reinforced Fill Structure and Slope Design
Geoguide 7 : Guide to Soil Nail Design and Construction
Geospec 1 : Model Specification for Prestressed Ground anchors
Geospec 3 : Model Specification for Soil Testing
Geotechnical Manual for Slopes
Structures Design Manual for Highways and Railways	Highways Department www.hyd.gov.hk

E. Practice Notes

Title	Department Website
Practice Note for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers	Buildings Department www.bd.gov.hk
Practice Note for Registered Contractors
Joint Practice Notes
Practice Note for Mandatory Building and Window Inspection Schemes

 F. Guidelines

Title	Department Website
General Guidelines on Minor Works Control System Technical Guidelines on Minor Works Control System General Guidelines on Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme and Mandatory	Buildings Department www.bd.gov.hk
Guidance Note on Gas Supply Installations	Electrical and Mechanical Services Department www.emsd.gov.hk
Guidelines for the Design of Small Sewage Treatment Plants	Environmental Protection Department www.epd.gov.hk

 G. Circular Letters