Buildings Department

Practice Note for Authorized Persons and Registered Structural Engineers

Practice Notes in Force The practice notes in force are listed at Appendix A. Their alphabetical index is also provided at Appendix B. Such list and index will be kept updated and their latest versions are available from the website of the Buildings Department (www.info.gov.hk/bd) or from the reception counter on 12/F of Buildings Departments headquarters at Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon during office hours.

( H W CHEUNG ) Building Authority

Ref. : BD GP/BOP/2 First issue November 1983 Last revision August 2001 This revision November 2002 (CO/TS) Index under: Practice Notes in Force

Appendix A (PNAP 1) Date of Current Issue Nov 02 (Appendices Apr 06) Mar 94

Reference PNAP 1 Practice Notes in Force

Title

PNAP 11

Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance, Cap. 7, Demolished Buildings (Re-development of Sites) Ordinance, Cap. 337 Calculation of Gross Floor Area and Non-accountable Gross Floor Area - Building (Planning) Regulation 23(3)(a) and (b) Nomination of an Authorized Person, Registered Structural Engineer or Registered Geotechnical Engineer to act in stead Water Supply and Wells Transformer Rooms - Building (Planning) Regulation 15 Height of Storeys - Building (Planning) Regulations 3(3) and 24 Centralized Processing of Building Plans Emergency Situations - Telephone Numbers for Use Outside Office Hours Priority Shops and Department Stores - Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulation 5 Application for Registration as Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers Chimneys and Flues Country Parks Ordinance, Cap. 208 - Buildings Ordinance section 16(1)(d) Oil Storage Installations - Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations Street Improvement Schemes - Submission of Building Plans in respect of Lots affected thereby Prestressed Ground Anchors in Building Works Application for Occupation Permit (OP) Submission of Record Plans and Information -1and

PNAP 13

Jul 05

PNAP 14

Dec 05

PNAP 17 PNAP 25 PNAP 27 PNAP 30 PNAP 34 PNAP 40 PNAP 41

Dec 05 May 94 May 94 Jul 05 Apr 94 Mar 05 Jan 90

PNAP 43

Dec 04

PNAP 45 PNAP 47 PNAP 48 PNAP 49 PNAP 50 PNAP 53

Jul 94 Jan 90 Mar 96 Jan 90 Jan 99 Dec 05

Reference PNAP 54 PNAP 55 PNAP 58 PNAP 59 PNAP 61 PNAP 66 PNAP 68 PNAP 70 PNAP 71 PNAP 74 PNAP 75

Title Cinemas in Non-domestic Buildings or Composite Buildings Site Formation - Temporary or Permanent Filling Work Submissions to the Buildings Department Cladding Rock Faces - Building (Planning) Regulations 27 and 47 Pile Foundations Projections in relation to Site Coverage and Plot Ratio Building (Planning) Regulations 20 and 21 Building Proposals affected by Street Widening Building (Planning) Regulation 22(2) Demolition Works - Measures for Public Safety Dewatering in Foundation and Basement Excavation Works Hoardings, Covered Walkways and Gantries (including Temporary Access for Construction Traffic) - Building (Planning) Regulations Part IX Mass Transit Railway Protection - Railways Ordinance - Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance, Buildings Ordinance Scheduled Area No. 3 Requirements for a Geotechnical Assessment at General Building Plan Stage - Building (Administration) Regulation 8(1)(ba) Computer Programs for Use in Structural and Geotechnical Designs Pouring of Concrete against Walls of Adjoining Buildings Gas Water Heaters - Building (Planning) Regulation 35A Requirements for Qualified Supervision of Site Formation Works, Excavation Works, Foundation Works on Sloping Ground, and Ground Investigation Works in the Scheduled Areas - Buildings Ordinance section 17 Lift & Escalator Installations

Date of Current Issue Sep 05 Dec 05 Apr 99 Mar 03 Dec 96 Feb 06 May 04 Jan 90 Dec 05 May 94 Feb 04

PNAP 77

Dec 05

PNAP 78

Oct 91

PNAP 79 PNAP 81 PNAP 82 PNAP 83

Dec 05 May 94 Dec 98 Dec 97

PNAP 84

Sep 02

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Reference PNAP 85

Title Development in Mid-levels Scheduled Area - Buildings Ordinance section 2(1), Building (Administration) Regulation 8(1)(bb)(vii) and 8(1)(1) Permanent Water Supply to Fire Service Installations Buildings Ordinance section 21(6)(d) Hong Kong Airport Ordinance, Cap 301 (Control of Obstructions)

Date of Current Issue Dec 05

PNAP 87 PNAP 88 PNAP 90 PNAP 92 PNAP 98

May 94 Jul 98 Sep 01 May 95 Sep 00

Pulverised Fuel Ash in Concrete Structural Design of Bridges and Associated Highway Structures Refuse Storage and Collection - Building (Refuse Storage and Material Recovery Chambers and Refuse Chutes) Regulations Industrial Buildings - Occupancy and Related Matters Determinations by the Commissioner for Labour Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulation 5(5) Geotechnical Information Unit Curtain Wall Systems Bridges over Streets - Buildings Ordinance section 31(1) Inspection, Copying and Copyright of Plans and Documents Hotel Development Buildings to be Planned for Use by Persons with Disabilities - Building (Planning) Regulation 72 Asbestos Legislation and Publications Affecting the Building Industry Amenity Features Licensing of Child Care Centres, Kindergartens and Restaurants Streets in relation to Site Area - Building (Planning) Regulation 23(2)(a) Structural Design Information Testing of Reinforcement for Concrete -3-

PNAP 100

Feb 93

PNAP 104 PNAP 106 PNAP 107 PNAP 110 PNAP 111 PNAP 112 PNAP 114 PNAP 115 PNAP 116 PNAP 117 PNAP 118 PNAP 121 PNAP 122

May 95 Oct 99 Sep 94 Jan 05 Aug 04 Dec 01 Jan 96 Dec 05 Feb 03 Aug 96 Jan 90 Sep 02 Mar 96

Reference PNAP 124

Title Pollution from Industrial Buildings - Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulation 90 Unauthorized Alterations and Additions - Buildings Ordinance section 14 Colouring of Plans Regulation 14(3) Building (Administration)

Date of Current Issue Mar 92

PNAP 125 PNAP 127 PNAP 128 PNAP 130 PNAP 131

Jan 96 Jan 90 Jul 98 Apr 90 Dec 05

Standardization of Floor Numbering Electrically Operated Gates, Glass Doors and Rolling Shutters Requirements for Qualified Supervision of Structural Works, Foundation Works and Excavation Works Buildings Ordinance section 17 Site Investigation and Ground Investigation Temporary Buildings - Building (Planning) Regulations 50-52 Imaging Standards for Plans Monitoring and Maintenance of Horizontal Drains Granular and Geotextile Filter Design Criteria Supply of Plans to Registered General Building Contractors and Registered Specialist Contractors Building (Administration) Regulation 36 Building (Construction) Regulations 1990 Retaining Walls - Building (Construction) Regulations 1992 - Part XIII Procedure for Payment of Fees on Submission of Plans Building (Administration) Regulation 42 Control of Environmental Nuisance from Construction Sites Testing Concrete - Construction Standard CS 1:1990 Exemption Criteria for Site Formation Works associated with Exempted Building Works in the New Territories Requirements for an Excavation and Lateral Support Plan - Building (Administration) Regulation 8(1)(bc) The Safe Use of Cranes -4-

PNAP 132 PNAP 133 PNAP 135 PNAP 137 PNAP 138 PNAP 139

Feb 06 Mar 94 Dec 00 Nov 90 Nov 90 Aug 01

PNAP 140 PNAP 142 PNAP 143 PNAP 144 PNAP 145 PNAP 147

Aug 94 Apr 98 Aug 02 Aug 97 May 91 Feb 97

PNAP 148 PNAP 149

Dec 05 Nov 91

Reference PNAP 150 PNAP 152 PNAP 153 PNAP 154 PNAP 155 PNAP 156 PNAP 157

Title Wind Tunnel Testing of Buildings Change of Address Tropical Hardwood Timber Submission of Record Plans for Alteration and Addition Works - Building (Administration) Regulation 46 Marine Disposal of Dredged Mud Lightning Protection for Buildings Testing of Drainage Works - Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works & Latrines) Regulation 73 BAN on Hand-dug Caissons Buildings Ordinance, Cap 123 - Specified Forms

Date of Current Issue Jun 94 Dec 05 Jul 92 Mar 98 Feb 93 May 94 Apr 93

PNAP 158 PNAP 159

Feb 95 Nov 02 (Appendix Dec 05) Dec 05 Jan 94 Feb 94 May 95

PNAP 161 PNAP 162 PNAP 164 PNAP 165

Development in Area Numbers 2 & 4 of the Scheduled Areas Quality Scheme for the Production and Supply of Concrete Gas Supply Installations Sewage Tunnel Works - Sewage Tunnels (Statutory Easements) Ordinance Section 17A and Scheduled Area Number 5, Buildings Ordinance, Cap 123 GEOGUIDE 1 (Second Edition) - Guide to Retaining Wall Design Methods for Testing Hong Kong Soils (GEOSPEC 3 Model Specification for Soil Testing) Registration of Slopes and Retaining Walls Natural Lighting to Staircases - Building (Planning) Regulation 40 Metal Refuse Chutes at Construction Sites Energy Efficiency of Buildings - Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation Design and Construction of Cantilevered Reinforced Concrete Structures Submission of Development Progress

PNAP 166 PNAP 167 PNAP 168 PNAP 169 PNAP 170 PNAP 172 PNAP 173 PNAP 174

Jun 95 Dec 05 Feb 02 Mar 03 Aug 94 Jun 00 Nov 05 Sep 98

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Reference PNAP 175 PNAP 176 PNAP 177 PNAP 178 PNAP 179 PNAP 180 PNAP 181 PNAP 182

Title Antiquities and Monuments Monuments Ordinance, Cap 53 Antiquities and

Date of Current Issue Jan 95 May 95 Apr 95 Jun 95 Nov 95 Apr 95 Oct 95 May 95

Use of Plastic Sheet to Cover Scaffolding Outside Buildings Underground Cavern Development Control of Blasting Service Lanes Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Reinforced Concrete Structures Temporary Wall-Supported Platforms inside Lift Shafts Building (Planning) Regulations 41A, 41B and 41C Means of Access for Firefighting and Rescue in Buildings Keeping Buried Services out of Slopes Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety Suspended Working Platforms Monitoring for Site Safety and Quality Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Concrete 1987 Occupation of New Buildings - Buildings Ordinance section 21 GEOGUIDE 5 - Guide to Slope Maintenance Minor Amendments to Plans and Specified Forms Display of Site Information Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction 1996 Fire Resisting Construction - Fire Shutters Places of Public Entertainment (Amendment) Regulation 1996 and Associated Legislative Amendments Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire 1996 Application for Excavation Permit for Ground Investigation Works on Public Road - Circulation of Proposal to Utility Undertakers

PNAP 183 PNAP 184 PNAP 185 PNAP 186 PNAP 187 PNAP 188 PNAP 189 PNAP 190 PNAP 191 PNAP 192 PNAP 193 PNAP 194

Jun 95 Oct 95 Oct 95 Feb 06 May 03 Aug 96 Apr 99 Apr 02 Jan 05 Apr 96 Aug 96 Jun 96

PNAP 195 PNAP 197

Jun 96 Aug 96

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Reference PNAP 199 PNAP 200 PNAP 201 PNAP 202 PNAP 203 PNAP 204 PNAP 205 PNAP 207 PNAP 208 PNAP 209 PNAP 210 PNAP 211 PNAP 212 PNAP 213 PNAP 214 PNAP 215 PNAP 218 PNAP 219 PNAP 220 PNAP 221 PNAP 222 PNAP 223

Title Amendments and Clarification to Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction 1996 Submission of Site Formation Proposals Access Facilities for Broadcasting Services Telecommunications and

Date of Current Issue Aug 99 Dec 05 Sep 00 Oct 96 Oct 96 Mar 98 Nov 96 Sep 00 Jun 97 Jul 97 Aug 97 May 04 Aug 97 Aug 97 Dec 04 Dec 05 Feb 04 Mar 00 May 00 Jul 03 Mar 98 Apr 98

Application of the Revised Fire Safety Codes Non-loadbearing Partition Walls Guide to Fire Engineering Approach Code of Practice on Inspection and Maintenance of Water Carrying Services Affecting Slopes Provision of Better Lift Service Buildings Ordinance section 18(6) - Authority to Enter Buildings Maintenance Installations and Replacement Works of Lift

Amendments and Clarification to Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire 1996 Planning and Design of Drainage Works Fire Safety (Commercial Premises) Ordinance Sale Offices and Show Flats on Construction Sites Contractors Registration Consent Procedures for Building Works and Street Works Facilities for External Inspection and Maintenance of Buildings Lighting and Ventilation for Bathrooms and Lavatories in Domestic Buildings Flushing Volume for Flushing Cisterns Fixing of Reinforcement for Concrete Works Structural Plans of Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Water Tanks Podium Height Restriction under Building (Planning) Regulation 20(3)

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Reference PNAP 224 PNAP 225 PNAP 226 PNAP 227 PNAP 228 PNAP 229 PNAP 230 PNAP 231 PNAP 232 PNAP 233 PNAP 234 PNAP 235 PNAP 236 PNAP 237 PNAP 238 PNAP 239 PNAP 240 PNAP 241 PNAP 243 PNAP 245 PNAP 246 PNAP 247 PNAP 248 PNAP 249 PNAP 250

Title Superstructure Works Measures for Public Safety Ground Investigation Works in Scheduled Areas Approval and Consent Street Name and Building Number Structures On Grade on Newly Reclaimed Land Noise Annoyance Prevention - Design of Pump Room and Ventilation System Exclusion of Floor Areas for Recreational Use Water Seepage Fire Resisting Construction - Kitchens in Restaurants Precautionary Measures for Construction Sites Dedication of Land/Area for Use as Public Passage Geotechnical Manual for Slopes - Guidance on Interpretation and Updating Protective Barriers Design of Car Parks and Loading/Unloading Facilities Corruption Prevention Disposal of Condensation from Air-Conditioning Units Window and Window Wall Submission of Documents in Electronic Format Lighting and Ventilation of Rooms Used for Habitation or as an Office or Kitchen Construction and Demolition Waste Waste Minimization Provision of Fitments & Fittings in New Buildings Performance Review Item 6(g)(ii) in Column B, Section 17(1) of the Buildings Ordinance Design Manual Barrier Free Access 1997 Aluminium Windows Structural Requirements for Alteration and Addition Works in Existing Buildings Planning Application for Minor Amendments to Approved Development Proposals -8-

Date of Current Issue Jul 05 Feb 06 Jul 98 Apr 99 Sep 98 Sep 00 Mar 05 Oct 98 Dec 98 Jun 03 Jun 99 Sep 00 Mar 00 Jul 99 Mar 00 Sep 00 Mar 05 Sep 01 Jun 00 Dec 00 Dec 05 Jul 03 Mar 06 Dec 00 Apr 01

Reference PNAP 251 PNAP 252 PNAP 253 PNAP 254 PNAP 255 PNAP 256 PNAP 257 PNAP 258 PNAP 260

Title Testing of Building Materials Management Framework Dredged/Excavated Sediment for Disposal of

Date of Current Issue Oct 01 Jan 03 May 01 Feb 06 Mar 02 May 03 Jun 01 Dec 01 Oct 01

Stair-well and Open Wells in School and Other Buildings Used by Youngsters Site Auditing for Building Works Concrete Batching Plant Control on Curtain Walls, Window Walls and Cladding Works Amendment to Code of Practice for Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire 1996 (MOE Code) Provision of Sky Garden in Refuge Floor Alternative Designs Paragraph 12.3 of the Code of Practice for Fire Resistance Construction 1996 (FRC Code) Streets for Site Classification Level Difference for Floor Adjoining External Ground Level or Flat Roof Felling or Transplanting of Trees Plans for Signboards Improvement of Visual Appearance and Landscape Treatment for Man-made Slopes and Retaining Walls Re-engineering the Building Approval Process Contractors Sheds Geotechnical Design Information Use of Recycled Aggregates in Concrete Amendments to Code of Practice Building Works for Lifts and Escalators 1993 Floor Drains in Kitchens and Bathrooms Lighting & Ventilation Requirements Performancebased Approach Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Railway Protection Railways Ordinance Buildings Ordinance Scheduled Area No. 3

PNAP 263 PNAP 266 PNAP 267 PNAP 269 PNAP 270 PNAP 272 PNAP 273 PNAP 274 PNAP 275 PNAP 276 PNAP 277 PNAP 278 PNAP 279

Nov 05 Jan 05 Nov 02 July 05 May 04 Aug 05 Nov 02 Dec 05 Feb 03 May 03 Jun 03 Jun 05 Dec 05

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Reference PNAP 280 PNAP 282 PNAP 283 PNAP 284 PNAP 285 PNAP 286 PNAP 287 PNAP 288 PNAP 289 PNAP 290

Title Site Coverage and Open Space Provision Cast Iron Pipes for Drainage Works Development in the Designated Area of Northshore Lantau Quality Supervision of Soil Nailing Works Extractor Fans in Bathrooms and Lavatories in Domestic Buildings Code of Practice for Precast Concrete Construction 2003 Ventilation of Common Corridors and Lift Lobbies in Buildings Building (Planning) Regulation 41D - Emergency Vehicular Access Ground-borne Vibrations Arising from Pile Driving and Similar Operations Appointment of Authorised Signatory to Act for Registered Contractor and Temporary absence of Authorised Signatories Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004 Central Data Bank (CDB) Registration of Authorized Persons and Registered Structural Engineers as Registered Geotechnical Engineers Division of Responsibilities between Authorized Person, Registered Structural Engineer and Registered Geotechnical Engineer Protection of natural streams/rivers from adverse impacts arising from construction works Provision of Sanitary Fitments in Offices, Shopping Arcades and Department Stores, Places of Public Entertainment and Cinemas Construction Site Safety Pay for Safety Scheme

Date of Current Issue Jan 04 Nov 03 Feb 06 Feb 06 Mar 04 Nov 03 Jan 04 May 05 May 04 May 04

PNAP 291 PNAP 292 PNAP 293

Dec 04 Jan 05 Dec 04

PNAP 294

Dec 04

PNAP 295 PNAP 297

May 05 May 05

PNAP 298

Mar 06

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Appendix B (PNAP 1) Alphabetical Index ACABAS Acceptable Standards - B(C)R 1990 Access Facilities for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Services Access for Refuse Collection Vehicles - B(RS&MRC and RC)R 5 Adjoining Buildings - Pouring of Concrete Against Walls of Aggregate Air Conditioning Alkali-Aggregate Reaction Alteration and Addition Works in Existing Buildings Aluminium Windows Amendment to Plans and Specified Forms Amenity Features Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance AP Registering as RGE AP's Responsibilities AP, RSE or RGE - Nomination thereof to act instead AP, SE & GE Registration Committees Apertures for Gas Water Heaters Application of New Regulations Artificial lighting to staircase Asbestos Authorised Signatory of Registered Contractor Authority to Enter Buildings B(A)R - Centralized Processing of Building Plans B(A)R 14(3) - Colouring of Plans B(A)R 15 - Transformer Room Doors B(A)R 23(2) - Nomination of an AP, RSE or RGE to act instead B(A)R 25A - Water Supply Certificate -1PNAP 107 PNAP 140 PNAP 201 PNAP 98 PNAP 81 PNAP 180 PNAP 116 PNAP 180 PNAP 249 PNAP 248 PNAP 190 PNAP 116 PNAP 175 PNAP 293 PNAP 294 PNAP 14 PNAP 43 PNAP 82 PNAP 215 PNAP 169 PNAP 114 PNAP 290 PNAP 208 PNAP 30 PNAP 127 PNAP 25 PNAP 14 PNAP 17

B(A)R 36 B(A)R 45 - Change of Address B(A)R 8(1)(ba) - Geotechnical Assessment B(C)R 35 B(C)R 49(1) B(C)R Part XIII - Retaining Walls B(P)R 20 & 21 - Projections in relation to Site Coverage and Plot Ratio B(P)R 22(2) - Building Proposals affected by Street Widening B(P)R 23(2)(a) B(P)R 23(2)(a) - Streets in relation to Site Area B(P)R 23(3) B(P)R 23(3) - Calculation of Gross Floor Area and Non-accountable Gross Floor Area B(P)R 27 & 47 Rock Faces B(P)R 28 B(P)R 3 & 24 - Height of Storeys B(P)R 35A - Gas Water Heaters B(P)R 36 B(P)R 50-52 B(P)R 66(4) B(P)R 72 - Buildings for Persons with Disabilities B(P)Reg 22 B(RS&MRC and RC)R 12A - Ventilation and Air Purifying of Refuse Storage and Material Recovery Chambers/Material Recovery Rooms B(RS&MRC and RC)R 3- Refuse Storage and Material Recovery Chambers and Chutes B(RS&MRC and RC)R 5 - Access for Refuse Collection Vehicles B(SSF,P,DW&L)R - Water Supply

PNAP 139 PNAP 152 PNAP 78 PNAP 266 PNAP 266 PNAP 142 PNAP 68 PNAP 70 PNAP 179 PNAP 118 PNAP 223 PNAP 13 PNAP 61 PNAP 179 PNAP 27 PNAP 82 PNAP 219 PNAP 133 PNAP 191 PNAP 112 PNAP 233 PNAP 98

PNAP 98 PNAP 98 PNAP 17

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B(SSF,P,DW&L)R 5(5)(a) - Shops and Department Stores B(SSF,P,DW&L)R 73 - Testing of Drainage Works B(SSF,P,DW&L)R 90 - Pollution from Industrial Buildings B(SSFPBWL)R 19 - Flushing Volume B(SSFPDW&L)R Balcony - Fire Separation Ban on Hand-dug Caissons Basement - Dewatering in Excavation Works Bathrooms Bathrooms and Lavatories Windows Bay Windows BD Records - Access to and Copying of Blasting Blasting BO s.39(2) BO s14 - Unauthorized Alterations & Additions BO s16(1)(d) - Country Parks Ordinance, Cap 208 BO s16(3A) - Approved Plans BO s17 - Requirement for Qualified Supervision of Building Works with Geotechnical Content BO s17 - Requirement for Qualified Supervision of Structural Works, Foundation Works and Excavation Works BO s21 BO s21(6)(d) - Permanent Water Supply to Fire Service Installations BO s32 - Names of Streets BO s4(2) - Nomination of an AP, RSE or RGE to act instead BO s8 BOs3(5A)(c) - Professional Interview Bridges -3-

PNAP 41 PNAP 157 PNAP 124 PNAP 220 PNAP 297 PNAP 260 PNAP 158 PNAP 74 PNAP 285 PNAP 219 PNAP 68 PNAP 110 PNAP 61 PNAP 178 PNAP 215 PNAP 125 PNAP 47 PNAP 11 PNAP 83 PNAP 131 PNAP 188 PNAP 87 PNAP 71 PNAP 14 PNAP 214 PNAP 43 PNAP 92

Bridges Building (Administration) Regulation 8(1)(bc) Building (Construction) Regulations 1990 Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations Building (Planning) Regulation 40 Building (Planning) Regulation 41A, 41B & 41C Building (Planning) Regulation Part IX Building (Planning) Regulation Part IX Building (Planning) Regulation Part VII Building Number Building Plans - Centralized Processing Building Plans - Requirements for a Geotechnical Assessment Buildings (Amendment) Ordinance 1990 & 1993 Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance Buildings Ordinance section 18(6) Buildings Supporting Ground - Demolition of Bulk Excavation Limits Buried Services - Keeping out of Slopes C and D Waste Reduction Caissons Cantilevered Reinforced Concrete Structures Cantilevered Structures Car Park Aisles Car parks Cast Iron Drainage Pipes Central Data Bank Centralized Processing of Building Plans -4-

PNAP 107 PNAP 148 PNAP 140 PNAP 172 PNAP 48 PNAP 169 PNAP 182 PNAP 75 PNAP 273 PNAP 273 PNAP 226 PNAP 30 PNAP 78 PNAP 161 PNAP 147 PNAP 208 PNAP 71 PNAP 85 PNAP 183 PNAP 275 PNAP 158 PNAP 173 PNAP 173 PNAP 236 PNAP 236 PNAP 282 PNAP 292 PNAP 30

Certificate of Exemption for Site Formation Works Change of Address - B(A)R 45 Channel Down Effect, of Wind Child Care Centres - Licensing of Chimneys Cinemas Cinemas in Non-domestic Buildings or Composite Buildings Places of Public Entertainment Regulations Cladding Cladding Cladding Code of Practice Code of Practice for OTTV in Buildings Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety Code of Practice for, Means of Escape Code of Practice on Building Works for Lifts and Escalators Code of Practice on Building Works for Lifts and Escalators Code of Practice on Inspection & Maintenance of Water Carrying Services Affecting Slopes Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004 Codes of Practice Colouring of Plans - B(A)R 14(3) Common Corridors Communal Sky Garden Computer Programs Concept Drawings Concrete Concrete Concrete

PNAP 147 PNAP 152 PNAP 291 PNAP 117 PNAP 45 PNAP 194 PNAP 54 PNAP 13 PNAP 59 PNAP 256 PNAP 286 PNAP 172 PNAP 184 PNAP 210 PNAP 84 PNAP 276 PNAP 205 PNAP 291 PNAP 115 PNAP 127 PNAP 287 PNAP 258 PNAP 79 PNAP 272 PNAP 145 PNAP 162 PNAP 180

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Concrete Concrete - Pouring Against Walls of Adjoining Buildings Concrete Batching Plant Condensation from Air-conditioner Consent Consent Procedures Construction Site Safety Construction Sites, Control of Environmental Nuisance Construction Standard Construction Standard CS2 Construction Waste Contractor's Shed Contractors Registration Contractors Registration Committee Control of Blasting Control of Environment Nuisance from Construction Sites Copying of Plans and Documents Core-drilling Test Corruption Prevention Country Parks Ordinance, Cap 208 Cranes, Safe Use of Criteria for acceptance for concrete coring test Curtailed Check Curtain wall system Curtain Wall Systems Curtain Walls Dangerous Buildings - Demolition of Debris Management Dedication -6-

PNAP 187 PNAP 81 PNAP 255 PNAP 238 PNAP 215 PNAP 215 PNAP 298 PNAP 144 PNAP 145 PNAP 122 PNAP 243 PNAP 273 PNAP 214 PNAP 214 PNAP 178 PNAP 144 PNAP 110 PNAP 66 PNAP 237 PNAP 47 PNAP 149 PNAP 187 PNAP 272 PNAP 13 PNAP 106 PNAP 256 PNAP 71 PNAP 71 PNAP 233

Demolished Buildings (Re-development of Sites) Ordinance, Cap 337 Demolition Waste Demolition Works Design Manual Barrier Free Access Design of Pump Room Design of Ventilation System Designated Area Development Progress Dewatering in Foundation and Basement Excavation Works Digital Signatures Display of Site Inforamtion Disposal of Dredged/Excavated Sediment Division of Responsibilities between AP, RSE and RGE Doors, Glass, Sliding, Electrically Operated Drainage Disposal for Air-conditioner Drainage System, Public, Protection of During Demolition Drainage Works Drainage Works - Cast Iron Pipes Drainage Works - Testing of Dredged/Excavated Sediment - Disposal of Effluent - Noxious Electronic Information Electronic Records Electronic Submissions Electronic Transactions Ordinance Emergency Situations - Telephone Numbers for Use Outside Office Hours Emergency vehicular access

PNAP 11 PNAP 243 PNAP 71 PNAP 247 PNAP 228 PNAP 228 PNAP 283 PNAP 174 PNAP 74 PNAP 240 PNAP 191 PNAP 252 PNAP 294 PNAP 130 PNAP 238 PNAP 71 PNAP 211 PNAP 282 PNAP 157 PNAP 252 PNAP 124 PNAP 240 PNAP 240 PNAP 240 PNAP 240 PNAP 34 PNAP 288

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Energy Efficiency, OTTV, Sunshading Environmental Nuisance from Construction Sites Escalator Installation Escalator Installation EVA EVA Plan Excavation and Lateral Support Plan Excavation Permit Excavation Works - Dewatering Exclusion from GFA Calculations Exclusion Orders Exemption Criteria for Site Formation Works External Ground External Maintenance of Buildings Extractor Fan Fast track processing Fast Track Processing of Minor A&A Works Fees, Procedure for Payment Filling Work Filters Fire Engineering Approach Fire Engineering Approach Fire Resisting Construction, Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction, Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction, Fire Shutters Fire Safety (Commercial Premises) Ordinance Fire Safety Direction Fire Separation for Balcony Fire Service Installations - Permanent Water Supply -8-

PNAP 172 PNAP 144 PNAP 84 PNAP 276 PNAP 288 PNAP 288 PNAP 148 PNAP 197 PNAP 74 PNAP 207 PNAP 11 PNAP 147 PNAP 266 PNAP 218 PNAP 285 PNAP 269 PNAP 272 PNAP 143 PNAP 55 PNAP 138 PNAP 202 PNAP 204 PNAP 192 PNAP 199 PNAP 193 PNAP 212 PNAP 212 PNAP 260 PNAP 87

Fittings and Fixtures Fixing of Reinforcement for Concrete Works Flat Roof Floor Drain Floor Numbering Flushing Cistern Flushing Water Demand, Assessment of Folding of Plans Foundation Works in the Scheduled Areas FRC FRC - Kitchen FRC Code Gas Supply Installations Gas Water Heaters - B(P)R 35A Gates, Sliding, Electrically Operated GEOGUIDE 1 - Guide to Retaining Wall Design GEOGUIDE 5 Geotechnical Assessment Geotechnical Computer Programs Geotechnical Design Information Geotechnical Information Unit Geotechnical Manual for Slopes Geotextile Filters Glass Reinforced Polyester Water Tank Graded Buildings Granular Filters Gross Floor Area Calculation Gross Floor Area Calculations Gross Floor Area Exclusion -9-

PNAP 245 PNAP 221 PNAP 266 PNAP 277 PNAP 128 PNAP 220 PNAP 17 PNAP 58 PNAP 161 PNAP 202 PNAP 231 PNAP 209 PNAP 164 PNAP 82 PNAP 130 PNAP 166 PNAP 189 PNAP 78 PNAP 274 PNAP 274 PNAP 104 PNAP 234 PNAP 138 PNAP 222 PNAP 175 PNAP 138 PNAP 229 PNAP 13 PNAP 229

Gross Floor Area Exclusions Ground Anchors Ground Investigation Ground Investigation Ground Investigation Field Works Ground Investigation in Scheduled Areas Ground Investigation in the Scheduled Areas Ground Investigation Works on Public Road Ground-borne Vibration Guidelines for Processing Submission Involving Structures on grade Hand-dug Caissons Heat Soak Test Height of Storeys - B(P)R 3 & 24 Highway Structures Highway Structures Historical Building Materials Hoardings, Covered Walkways & Gantries Hoardings, Covered Walkways and Gantries HOKLAS Hong Kong Airport (Control of Obstructions) Ordinance, Cap 301 Horizontal Drains Hotel Concessions Hotel Development Imaging Standards for Plans Industrial Buildings - Occupancy & Related Matters Inner Room Inspection of Plans and Documents Kindergartens - Licensing of - 10 -

PNAP 13 PNAP 50 PNAP 85 PNAP 132 PNAP 132 PNAP 225 PNAP 161 PNAP 197 PNAP 289 PNAP 227 PNAP 158 PNAP 239 PNAP 27 PNAP 92 PNAP 107 PNAP 175 PNAP 75 PNAP 273 PNAP 251 PNAP 88 PNAP 137 PNAP 111 PNAP 111 PNAP 135 PNAP 100 PNAP 257 PNAP 110 PNAP 117

Kitchen attached to Restaurant Kowloon-Canton Railway Coporation Railway Protection Landlord & Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance, Cap 7 Landscape Treatment for Man-made Slopes and Retaining Walls Lavatories Windows Layout of Car Parks Legislation and Publications Affecting the Building Industry Licensing - Child Care Centres, Kindergartens and Restaurants Lift Car and Shaft Lift Installation Lift Installation Lift Installations - Maintenance/Replacement Works Lift Lobbies Lighting and Ventilation Lighting and ventilation Lightning Protection for Buildings Limit State Design List of Testing Laboratories Maintenance Manual - Slopes Major Revision Marble Marine Disposal of Dredged Mud Mass Transit Railway Protection Material Recovery Chambers - B(RS&MRC and RC)R 4A Material Recovery Rooms - B(RS&MRC and RC)R 4B Material Testing Material Variation Means of Access for Firefighting and Rescue in Buildings Means of Escape (Lanes) - 11 -

PNAP 231 PNAP 279 PNAP 11 PNAP 270 PNAP 285 PNAP 236 PNAP 115 PNAP 117 PNAP 207 PNAP 84 PNAP 276 PNAP 209 PNAP 287 PNAP 241 PNAP 278 PNAP 156 PNAP 187 PNAP 251 PNAP 189 PNAP 143 PNAP 161 PNAP 155 PNAP 77 PNAP 98 PNAP 98 PNAP 251 PNAP 11 PNAP 182 PNAP 179

Means of Escape in relation to Uses on Upper Floors Means of Escape, Code of Practice for Mechanical Plant - Use of In Demolition Works Metal Refuse Chutes at Construction Sites Mid-levels Scheduled Area Minor Amendment of Plans and Specified Forms Minor Amendments - Building (Administration) Regulation 33(1) Minor Amendments to Approved Schemes MOA MOA Code MOE MOE Code Monitoring for Site Safety and Quality Monuments Natural Lighting to Staircases Natural streams/rivers Newly Reclaimed Land Noise Annoyance Prevention Noise Control Ordinance Nomination of AP, RSE or RGE to act instead Non-accountable Gross Floor Area Non-loadbearing Partition Wall Nuisance, Environmental Occupation Permits Occupation Permits - Permanent Water Supply Oil Storage Installations Open Space Open Well Partition Wall - 12 -

PNAP 117 PNAP 195 PNAP 71 PNAP 170 PNAP 85 PNAP 190 PNAP 272 PNAP 250 PNAP 202 PNAP 288 PNAP 202 PNAP 257 PNAP 186 PNAP 175 PNAP 169 PNAP 295 PNAP 227 PNAP 228 PNAP 228 PNAP 14 PNAP 13 PNAP 203 PNAP 144 PNAP 188 PNAP 87 PNAP 48 PNAP 280 PNAP 253 PNAP 203

Party Walls Pay For Safety Scheme (PFSS) Payment of Fees, Procedure Peak Particle Velocity Performance Review Performance Review Performance Review Persons with Disabilities - Buildings to be Planned for Use by PFA Pile Foundations Places of Public Entertainment Regulations Places of Public Entertainment Regulations - Cinemas in Non-domestic Buildings or Composite Buildings Plans - Amending of Plans and Specified Forms Plans - Imaging Standards Plastic Sheet Platforms Plot Ratio Podium Height Pollution from Industrial Buildings Pollution, Environmental Posting Names of AP, RSE and RC on Building Site Practice Notes in Force Pre-submission Enquiry Precast Concrete Construction Precautionary Measures for Construction Works Predrilling Prescribed Commercial Activities Prescribed Commercial Premises - 13 -

PNAP 71 PNAP 298 PNAP 143 PNAP 289 PNAP 85 PNAP 161 PNAP 246 PNAP 112 PNAP 90 PNAP 66 PNAP 194 PNAP 54 PNAP 190 PNAP 135 PNAP 176 PNAP 181 PNAP 179 PNAP 223 PNAP 124 PNAP 144 PNAP 191 PNAP 1 PNAP 272 PNAP 286 PNAP 232 PNAP 66 PNAP 212 PNAP 212

Prescribed Window Prestressed Ground Anchors in Building Works Priority Private Street Procedure for Payment of Fees Processing of Building Plans - B(A)R Processing of Formal Submissions Projecting Windows Projections Proposed Monuments Protective Barrier Protective Barriers Protective Measures Public Drainage System, Protection of During Demolition Public Road - Ground Investigation Works Pulverised Fuel Ash Quality Scheme Quality Supervision Rainforest Timber Ramp and Gradient of Car Parks Re-development Orders Re-engineering the Building Approval Process Receiving and Despatching Record Plans Record Plans for Alteration & Addition Works Recreational Facilities Recreational Facilities Recycled Aggregates Refuge Floor - 14 -

PNAP 241 PNAP 50 PNAP 40 PNAP 263 PNAP 143 PNAP 30 PNAP 272 PNAP 68 PNAP 68 PNAP 175 PNAP 253 PNAP 235 PNAP 232 PNAP 71 PNAP 197 PNAP 90 PNAP 162 PNAP 66 PNAP 153 PNAP 236 PNAP 11 PNAP 272 PNAP 58 PNAP 53 PNAP 154 PNAP 116 PNAP 229 PNAP 275` PNAP 258

Refuse Collection Vehicles - B(RS&MRC and RC)R 5 Refuse Storage and Material Recovery Chambers and Chutes B(RS&MRC and RC)R 3 Registered Geotechnical Engineer Registered Specialist Contractor (Ground Investigation Field Works Category) Registration of AP, RSE & RGE Registration of Slopes and Retaining Walls Regular Inspections of Curtain Walls Reinforcement Fixing Reinforcement Testing Requirements for an Excavation and Lateral Support Plan Resident Supervision Restaurants - Licensing of Retaining Wall Design - GEOGUIDE 1 Retaining Walls - B(C)R Part XIII Retention and Restoration of AP, RSE & RGE RGE's Responsibilities Rock Faces - B(P)R 27 & 47 Roof RSE Registering as RGE RSE's Responsibilities Sale Offices Sanitary Fitment Sanitary Fitments Scaffolding Scaffolding Safety Scaffolds Schedule of Building Materials and Products

PNAP 98 PNAP 98 PNAP 293 PNAP 132 PNAP 43 PNAP 168 PNAP 106 PNAP 221 PNAP 122 PNAP 148 PNAP 71 PNAP 117 PNAP 166 PNAP 142 PNAP 43 PNAP 294 PNAP 61 PNAP 266 PNAP 293 PNAP 294 PNAP 213 PNAP 277 PNAP 245 PNAP 176 PNAP 184 PNAP 184 PNAP 53

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Schedule of Building Materials and Products Scheduled Area No. 1 Scheduled Area No. 3 Scheduled Area No. 3 Scheduled Areas Scheduled Areas No. 2 & 4 Scope of Professional Interviews for Registration as AP, RSE & RGE Scope of Works for Contractors Service Lanes Settlement of Newly Reclaimed Land Sewage Tunnel Works Sewage Tunnels Shops and Department Stores - Assessment of Sanitary Fitments Shoring Shoring Show Flats Shutters, Rolling, Electrically Operated Signboard Anchorage Signboards Signs Site Area Site Auditing Site Classification Site Coverage Site Coverage Site Formation Site Formation Works, Exemption Criteria for Site Investigation - 16 -

PNAP 292 PNAP 85 PNAP 77 PNAP 279 PNAP 132 PNAP 161 PNAP 43 PNAP 214 PNAP 179 PNAP 227 PNAP 165 PNAP 165 PNAP 41 PNAP 71 PNAP 208 PNAP 213 PNAP 130 PNAP 269 PNAP 269 PNAP 269 PNAP 118 PNAP 254 PNAP 263 PNAP 179 PNAP 280 PNAP 55 PNAP 147 PNAP 132

Site Monitoring Section Slopes - Maintenance Manual Slopes and Retaining Walls - Landscape Treatment Slopes and Retaining Walls - Registration SMS Soil Nailing Works Soil Nails Soil Testing Spandrel Specified Forms Specified Forms - Minor Amendment Specified Street Splitting of Submissions Stairwell Stone Cladding Street Street Improvement Schemes Street Name Street Name Signs Street Widening - B(P)R 22(2) Streets in relation to Site Area Structural A&A Works Structural Design Information Structural Design of Highway Structures Structural Plans for Curtain Walls, Window Walls and Cladding Structural Requirements Structural Submissions Submission of Amended Building Plans and Application for an Occupation Permit Simultaneous - 17 -

PNAP 186 PNAP 189 PNAP 270 PNAP 168 PNAP 186 PNAP 284 PNAP 284 PNAP 167 PNAP 260 PNAP 159 PNAP 190 PNAP 263 PNAP 200 PNAP 253 PNAP 59 PNAP 263 PNAP 49 PNAP 226 PNAP 71 PNAP 70 PNAP 118 PNAP 249 PNAP 121 PNAP 92 PNAP 256 PNAP 249 PNAP 121 PNAP 53

Submission of Development Progress Submission of Record Plans Submission of Schedule of Building Materials and Products Submission of Site Formation Proposals Submissions by Messenger/Chit Book to BD Superstructure Works Supervision - Building Works with Geotechnical Content Supervision - Structural Works, Foundation Works and Excavation Works Supply of Plans to Registered General Building Contractors and Registered Specialist Contractors Suspended Working Platforms Tempered Glass Temporary Absence of Authorised Signatory Temporary Buildings Temporary Wall Supported Platforms Testing Concrete Testing of Curtain Wall Systems Testing of Drainage Works Testing of Reinforcement for Concrete TOP Tower Cranes Town Planning Application Transformer Rooms Transitional Arrangements for Registration as RGE Trees-Felling/Replanting of Trip-ticket System Tropical Hardwood Timber Type I Works

PNAP 174 PNAP 53 PNAP 53 PNAP 200 PNAP 58 PNAP 224 PNAP 83 PNAP 131 PNAP 139 PNAP 185 PNAP 239 PNAP 290 PNAP 133 PNAP 181 PNAP 145 PNAP 106 PNAP 157 PNAP 122 PNAP 213 PNAP 149 PNAP 250 PNAP 25 PNAP 43 PNAP 267 PNAP 243 PNAP 153 PNAP 215

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Type II Works Unauthorized Alterations & Additions - BO s14 Underground Caverns Underground Construction Uses on Upper Floors - B(P)R 41(1) Validity of Plans Ventilation Ventilation and Air Purifying - B(RS&MRC and RC)R 12A Ventilation and lighting Vibration Video Recording Vision Panel Walls - Pouring of Concrete Against Walls of Adjoining Buildings Waste Management Plan Water Carrying Services Affecting Slopes Water Seal Water Seepage Water Seepage Water Supply - Fire Service Installations Water Supply, from Well or Other Sources Water Tanks - Glass Reinforced Polyester Water-borne Piping embedded in Structural Elements Well Yield Test Wind Tunnel Testing Window Window Wall Window Walls Windows

PNAP 215 PNAP 125 PNAP 177 PNAP 177 PNAP 117 PNAP 215 PNAP 287 PNAP 98 PNAP 278 PNAP 289 PNAP 71 PNAP 257 PNAP 81 PNAP 243 PNAP 205 PNAP 277 PNAP 230 PNAP 248 PNAP 87 PNAP 17 PNAP 222 PNAP 230 PNAP 17 PNAP 150 PNAP 239 PNAP 239 PNAP 256 PNAP 248

Rev. 4/2006

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