Buildings Department

Building Records Access and Viewing Online (BRAVO)

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Table of Contents
Part A - General 4

I. II.

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................4 System Requirements ..........................................................................................................5

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) The basic system requirement .................................................................................................................. 5 Installation of Hongkong Post Root CA Certificate ................................................................................. 6 Installation of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) ............................................................................................ 7 Installation of AegisDRM Digital Rights Management............................................................................ 8 PPS setting for Internet Explorer............................................................................................................. 8

III. IV. V.

Registration as a User of the BRAVO system.................................................................9 Access to the BRAVO system.........................................................................................13 Switching between Building Records and Minor Works Records ......................................15
Part B Building Records 16

I. II.

Searching the building records ............................................................................................16 Textual Search .................................................................................................................17

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Search by Street Name....................................................................................................................... 17 Search by Building Name .................................................................................................................. 18 Search by Lot Number ....................................................................................................................... 18 Search by Slope Feature Number ...................................................................................................... 18 Search by Building File Reference Number and Occupation Permit Number .............................. 18

III. IV.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Geographical Search........................................................................................................19 Inspection of Building Records .......................................................................................20

Ordering for Inspection of Building Records......................................................................................... 20 Inspection of Plans................................................................................................................................. 23 Inspection of Document ......................................................................................................................... 24 Plan and Document Image View Tools .................................................................................................. 25 Order for hardcopies of plans and documents....................................................................................... 26 Order for hardcopies of OP ................................................................................................................... 28

V.

Ordering of hardcopies for Plans and Documents...............................................................26

(1) (2)

VI.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

Other System Utilities .....................................................................................................29

Change User Information Account Information ................................................................................. 29 Order History My Account.................................................................................................................. 30 Download Application Form(s) Forms ................................................................................................ 31 Service Charges Charges.................................................................................................................... 31 Inspection of Scheduled Areas Scheduled Areas................................................................................. 32 Display Options Choices of Resolution............................................................................................... 32 Online Demo User Manual ................................................................................................................. 32 Help FAQ ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Contacts for Further Information Enquiry.......................................................................................... 33 Exit BRAVO Logout ............................................................................................................................ 33 Provide Comments on BRAVO Service Survey Questionnaire ........................................................... 33

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Part C Minor Works Records 34

I. II.

Searching the Minor Works Records...................................................................................34 Searching parameter ............................................................................................................35

(1) (2) (3) (4) Search by Street Name....................................................................................................................... 35 Search by Building Name .................................................................................................................. 36 Search by Minor Works Number ....................................................................................................... 36 Search by Building File Reference Number....................................................................................... 36

III.
(1) (2)

Searching the Minor Works Records...............................................................................37

From list of All records in the building ............................................................................................. 37 From a specified location (Ancillary Function)..................................................................................... 37

IV.
(1) (2) (3)

Inspection of Minor Works Records ...............................................................................39

Ordering for inspection of Minor Works Records.................................................................................. 39 Inspection of Plans and Documents ....................................................................................................... 42 Plan, Document and Photo Image View Tools....................................................................................... 44

V. VI.

Order hardcopies of Plan and Document.............................................................................45 Other System Utilities .....................................................................................................47

(1) Order History My Account.................................................................................................................. 47

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Part A - General
I. Introduction
The Building Records Access and Viewing On-line (BRAVO) system of the Buildings Department (BD) allows user to inspect building and minor works records via the Internet. It also facilitates simultaneous access of same building and minor works records by multiple users. The BRAVO system uses the state-of-the-art web and GIS technologies to provide a user-friendly interface for easy navigation. Due to copyright concerns, a web content protection software package is applied to the system in order to prevent unauthorized copying, saving, printing, etc.. When using the BRAVO system, the cut, copy and paste operations of other editing software(s)/application(s), e.g. Microsoft Word, will be disabled. These functions will be resumed when the BRAVO system is closed.

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System Requirements
The basic system requirement The basic system requirements for accessing the BRAVO system are as follows: Workstation Hardware Minimal Requirement: Intel PC PIII 1GHz or above 256MB RAM or above SVGA1024 x 768 resolution or above Internet accessible Software Requirement: Windows 2000 Professional, XP or above Internet Explorer 6 recommended (Internet Explorer 7 or above are required to install all HongKong Post Certificates) Either Microsoft VM or Sun JVM should be installed and enabled at Internet Explorer Advanced Options

Internet Explorer 6

Internet Explorer 7 or above

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Installation of Hongkong Post Root CA Certificate For Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above, user(s) is/are required to install all Root Certificates from Hongkong Post Website. Please go to http://www.hongkongpost.gov.hk/product/download/root/index.html and follow the instructions to download and install all certificates accordingly.

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(3) Installation of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) The JVM should be installed properly before use of BRAVO service. User may click the first link at the pop-up window located at the upper left corner after the launch of the service at http://bravo.bd.gov.hk or goes directly to http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp to start the installation.

or In the website for JVM, click Free Java Download and then will prompt to start the download and installation.

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(4) Installation of AegisDRM Digital Rights Management Furthermore, the AegisDRM Digital Rights Management should be installed before proceeding to the Login / Online Registration page. Please click to initialize the installation.

Then a message . will be displayed requesting the user to install the add-ons: AegisDRM Digital Rights Management from AegisDRM Ltd. Click Install This Add-on for All Users on This Computer as shown below:

and the following pop-up window will be displayed. Click start the installation of the AegisDRM Digital Rights Management

Click Install to

Upon the completion of the installation, the Login / Online Registration page will be displayed. ..

(5)

PPS setting for Internet Explorer User should ensure his / her computer is set in accordance with the system requirements of PPS in order to settle any payment by PPS online. For further details, please refer to PPS Website (www.ppshk.com).

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Registration as a User of the BRAVO system

Before using the services provided by the BRAVO system, a member of public is required to register as a user. The registration application may be applied online. In the following Login / Online Registration page, click online user registration.

(2)

An e-application form will be displayed. Complete the e-application form and attach a copy of the Hong Kong Identity Card and proof of Hong Kong address.

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(3). While filling the e-application form, the applicant should read the Notes for Online User Registration by clicking note in the remark column of the form.

(4).

After the applicant makes the declaration, read and agrees to the terms and conditions, clicks the Submit button to submit the form.

(5)

A Note will prompt to advise the user that the information provided in the e-application form should be correct. Otherwise, the user account will be terminated. After reading the pop-up note, click Proceed.

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(6) The Login Name will then be displayed in the screen of applicants computer as follow. COPY the Login Name and click Proceed. Please

Your Login Name

(7)

The user registration procedure is completed.

(8)

The password will be sent to the applicants email account.

(9)

If a registered user forgets the Login password, please click the following link at the Login / Online Registration Page

(10) Enter the e-mail address and then submit.

The password will be sent to the email account.

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(11) Instead of applying the user registration online, the applicant may also download the application form BIC-BRAVO 1 and submit it to BIC with a copy of Hong Kong ID Card.

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(1)

Access to the BRAVO system

When user connects to the Internet at http://bravo.bd.gov.hk, the following welcome page appears. Select the language to be used by clicking either English Version, or

(2)

The Login / Online Registration page will be shown for the user to enter the User ID and Password. The user may also choose the display resolution to suit his/her screen size. Click Login to proceed.

(3).

After success login, the user should read the Important Notices carefully. Accept button to proceed.

If agrees, clicks

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(4) A Declaration of the Applicant page will be followed. User is required to declare the intended use of the information in the building and minor works records obtained from the system by selecting the appropriate box.

For use other than those uses as shown in the above page, the user is required to complete the appropriate application forms for inspection or copying of building and minor works records to the BIC for approval. The application forms can be downloaded from BDs website at http://www.bd.gov.hk. User may be required to attend BIC to inspect or copy the required records. (5) The following selection page will be displayed after users declaration. building records or minor works records according to his / her need. The user may select the

(6)

Now the user login to the BRAVO system successfully.

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual V. Switching between Building Records and Minor Works Records User may click the icon in the main searching page of Building Records Module for accessing to Minor Works Records Module. The system will be switched to the main searching page for Minor Works Records Module. User may
then start to search the minor works records required. Please refer to Part C for details.

Similarly, User may click the icon in the main searching page of Minor Works Records Module for returning back to Building Records Module.

NOTE All previous searching results, order history and payment records in Building Records Module will NOT be transferred to the Minor Works Records Module and vice versa. User is required to conduct a fresh search for the building concerned when switching between the Modules. Therefore, user is reminded to complete all his / her transactions for Building Records or Minor Works Records before switching.

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Part B Building Records

I. Searching the building records
After accessing the BRAVO system and selecting the building records (refer section IV of Part A), the system will proceed to the following main searching page for the Building Records.

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The user may search the building records by using different searching parameters such as Street Name & Number, Building Name, Lot Number, Slope Feature Number, Building File Reference Number or Occupation Permit Number. Various examples are shown below: (1) Search by Street Name (a) Choose Address Tab at the left upper corner. name and click Select: Type in the first few key characters of a street

(b) Streets with name containing the specified key characters will be shown in a pop-up window. Select the street and press Select:
Note: Abbreviations such as RD, ST and AVE etc. will be used for streets with street names contains Road Street, or Avenue respectively.

(c) Ticks the record type(s) that the user wishes to find.

(d) Clicks the Search button to start the searching. Relevant building files will be listed at the bottom of the page. For some large scale development, the search result may not show all records related, please clicks the More button to perform related result searching.

List of building files

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(e) Clicks the File Ref at first column of the building file list, the relevant building will be highlighted in red on the map.

(2)

Search by Building Name Chooses the Building Tab. described in para.(1) above.

Proceed with steps (b) to (e) for Search by Street Name as

(3)

Search by Lot Number Choose the Lot Tab. Proceed with steps (b) to (e) for Search by Street Name as described in para.(1) above.

(4)

Search by Slope Feature Number Choose the Slope Tab. Enter the feature number of the slope one wants to search. (The feature number is a unique identification number assigned by Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO).)

(5)

Search by Building File Reference Number and Occupation Permit Number Chooses the Other Tab. Enter either the building file reference number or the Occupation Permit Number and then clicks the Search button.

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual III. Geographical Search
User may also search building records by using the following map navigation buttons:

Directional Pan The map will be panned to the desired directions when one clicks the arrow on this button.

Zoom In These buttons allow the user to zoom in to the area shown on the map. After choosing the zooming in level, clicks at the location on the map the user wants to investigate. Zoom Out This buttons allow the user to zoom out the area shown on the map. After choosing the zooming in level, clicks at the location on the map the user wants to investigate.

Overview This button allows the user to return to the default Hong Kong Overviewmap. Pan 1. 2. Pick 1. 2. 3. Clicks on the button. Selects a building on the map. Clicks on the selected building to retrieve all relevant building records. Clicks on the button. Clicks and Drags on the map to pan to a new area.

Select box (group selection) 1. 2. 3. Clicks on the button. Selects a group of buildings on the map. Clicks and Drags on the map to delineate a rectangular extent to retrieve all relevant building records covered by the rectangle.

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Inspection of Building Records

Ordering for Inspection of Building Records (a) On the building records list, select Plan or Doc at the last column of the list the user wishes to inspect.

(b) Relevant plans or documents of the selected file will be listed as below. Shopping Cart button to add the items to the shopping cart.

Click the Add to

(c)

After clicking the Add to Shopping Cart button, the shopping cart page follows. The user can either clicks the Continue Shopping button to continue searching for other building records or clicks the Pay by PPS or Pay by Credit Card button to proceed to payment. The user can also click Delete to remove unwanted items in the current shopping cart before proceed to payment.
Click this to go back to searching in order to add more building records to the shopping cart. Click this to proceed to PPS Payment Click this to proceed to Credit Card Payment

Click this to delete unwanted building records

Free associated Building Record

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(d) When clicking the Pay by PPS or Pay by Credit Card button, the user will be required to select the view sessions as provided in the following pages. User may choose to view the records immediately after payment, three hours after payment or 24 hours later after payment.

(e)

After selecting the view session, the payment process will be started. Pay by PPS When the PPS payment form appears, input 8-digit PPS Account Number and password. Click Submit to pay. Pay by Credit Card When the Credit Card payment form appears, select the payment method, ie visa or mastercard and click "Pay".

Input Credit Card Number and details. Click Pay for payment. Afterward, it will proceed to the GovHK payment gateway. Click Proceed to continue

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(f) A payment receipt will be provided if payment is completed successfully.

(g) After payment, user is able to view the purchased building records within 24-hours period of the allotted time slot.)

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(2) Inspection of Plans Click Plan at the building records list and the plan list will be shown.

At the plan list shown below, user may: Preview image View full image Check all purchases in the shopping cart in the current login session Proceed to purchase Certified or Non-Certified hardcopies of plans
Click to preview all plan images Click to view all purchases in the current shopping cart

Choose to Preview or Inspect Full Image

Click Certified or NonCertified to order hardcopy

After clicking the View Thumbnail button at the plan list, user will see thumbnails of all plans.

The enlarged image will be shown when user clicks the icon at column inspect Full image.

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(3) Inspection of Document Click Doc at the last column of the building records list.

At the document list shown below, user may: View the document Check all purchases in the shopping cart in the current login session Proceed to purchase Certified or Non-Certified hardcopies of documents

Click the icon at the first column of the document list and the full document set will be shown as below.

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(4) Plan and Document Image View Tools
The Zoom area button changes the mouse pointer to a cross and allows a rectangle to be selected for zooming. When the mouse is released, the selected area is zoomed to fit the map window. To return the mouse pointer to the 'panning mode', re-click on this button The Pan button allows pan over the page. The Zoom in button zooms the current page by an additional 25% each time it is pressed. The Zoom out button decreases the zoom 25% each time it is pressed. Displays a magnifying window to allow selected portion of area of the current plan or document to be magnified. The 'Zoom 100%' button displays the page at full resolution. The Fit to width' button scales the current page so that the page width fits to the width of the window. If this results in the page height being larger than the display area height then a vertical scrollbar will appear automatically. The Fit to height' button scales the current page so that the page height fits to the height of the window. If this results in the page width being larger than the display area width then a horizontal scrollbar will appear automatically. The Best fit' button scales the current page so that the whole page is visible in the display area. This is the default mode. The 'Rotate clockwise' button rotates the image by 90 degrees clockwise each time it is pressed. The 'Rotate anti-clockwise' button rotates the image by 90 degrees anti-clockwise each time it is pressed. The 'Rotate 180 degrees' button rotates the image by 180 degrees The Invert button inverts the black-white colors of the image.

Zoom area

Pan Zoom in

Zoom out

Magnify Zoom to 100%

Fit to width

Fit to height

Best fit

Rotate clockwise

Rotate anti-clockwise Rotate 180 degrees Invert

(The following three tools are only available for document viewing.) Paging These buttons allows one to go to the first, last, next, next 10, previous and previous 10 pages of the current document. Paging These buttons allows one to go to specific page of the current document. Continuous Paging Click Play to allow the system to display the current document page by page.

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Ordering of hardcopies for Plans and Documents

Order for hardcopies of plans and documents At the last column of the plan list or document list, click Certified to purchase certified plan or document and / or click Non-Certified to purchase Non-certified plan or document.

The following shows the shopping cart for ordered hardcopies of plan(s) and document(s).
Click this to continue ordering hardcopies of plans and documents Click this to proceed to PPS Payment Click this to proceed to Credit Card Payment

Click this to delete unwanted plans or documents

Click this to show time schedule for collection of copies

User may select Quantity or click Continue Shopping to add more hardcopy orders to the shopping cart before proceed to payment. Then click Pay by PPS or Pay be Credit Card. Before payment, the user will be required to select the methods of collection of the hardcopies. User is advised to check the Time for Collection before selecting the collection method. Please note that Time for Collection is calculated in working day only and no collection service will be provided on Saturday, Sunday and public holiday.

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Select the method of collection by clicking In Person or By Courier. Please read the notes and Time Schedule for collection/delivery of copies carefully before selection

Click this to show time schedule for collection of copies

If select In Person, it will proceed to payment process as detailed in section IV(1)(e)&(f). If select By Courier, the following dialogue box will be appeared and the user is required to verified the delivery address or input new delivery address, if necessary. Choose the zone where the address falls within, and then click Yes to proceed to payment as detailed in section IV(1)(e)&(f). Users are reminded to print out the transaction records and payment slip for collection of the hardcopies.

Please be aware that delivery service will only be provided for the total weight of the ordered plans / documents not exceeding 2 kg. For weight exceeding 2 kg, the following message will be prompted and requires the user to click Back and select the collection method In Person. (For reference, 2kg will have 20 sheets of A0 plans or 360 pages of A4 documents approx. The total weight will be assessed and determined by the system)

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(2) Order for hardcopies of OP Click the OP number (i.e. HN73/61) or Multiple OP at the column OP No. in the list of building files.

List of building files

Select OP number at the left upper corner and partial information of the selected OP will be provided for users verification of address. Uder may then proceed to order the OP hardcopy by clicking Order Certified Copy or Order Non-Certified Copy.

The OP shopping cart will be shown as follows.

Click this to continue for ordering additional OP copies Click this to proceed to PPS Payment Click this to proceed to Credit Card Payment

Click this to show time schedule for collection of copies

Click this to delete unwanted OP

User may select Quantity or click Continue Shopping to add more hardcopy orders to the shopping cart before proceed to payment. Then click Pay by PPS or Pay be Credit Card to proceed. Before payment, user is required to select the methods of collection for the hardcopies. Select the method of collection by click In Person, By Courier or By Post(for OP only). User is advised to read the notes carefully and check the Time Schedule of collection of copies before placing order.

After select the collection method, it will proceed to payment process as detailed at section IV(1)(e)&(f). Users are reminded to print out the transaction records and payment slip for collection of the hardcopies.

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There are numbers of functions for the registered user to administrate his / her account. User can use these function by clicking the icons at the upper right corner of the main searching page or via the pull down menu under the Main Menu.
Main Menu Pull Down Menu

(1)

Change User Information Account Information

Select Account Information in the pull down menu. User is able to change his/her registered information by clicking the Account Maintenance and selecting the Maintain User Information

Registered User can now change his / her new password or updated his/her new e-mail address by filling the following form.

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(2) Order History My Account

or

or

Click My Account button or select Previous Inspection Order / Previous Hardcopy Order in the pull down menu. User is able to see his/her list of paid and un-expired building records that are available for viewing. User can also see a list of hardcopies that were ordered in the last 30 days.

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(3) Download Application Form(s) Forms

or

Click Forms button or select the specific form at the pull down menu. different types of application forms.

User is able to download

(4)

Service Charges Charges

or

Click Charges button or select Charges & Fees at the pull down menu. provided by the system will be displayed.

Charges for services

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(5) Inspection of Scheduled Areas Scheduled Areas
or

Click Scheduled Areas button or select Scheduled Area at the pull down menu. scheduled areas will be provided for further inspection.

A list of

(6)

Display Options Choices of Resolution

User may choose or change his / her preference of display resolution by selecting the resolution in the pull down menu. (7) Online Demo User Manual

Click the Demo button and this user manual will be provided. (8) Help FAQ
or

Click the Help button or select Help at the pull down menu. FAQs will be provided.

A list of general and technical

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(9) Contacts for Further Information Enquiry

Click the envelope button at the upper right corner of the main searching page. further enquiry will be displayed.

Contacts for

(10) Exit BRAVO Logout

or Click the Logout button or select Logout at the pull down menu to exit the BRAVO.

(11) Provide Comments on BRAVO Service Survey Questionnaire In order to provide better BRAVO service in the future, a Survey Questionnaire will be provided for users valuable comments about the service. (The questionnaire will be provided upon click Confirm at the logout dialogue box, if the user didnt make any purchase in the last service session.)

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Part C Minor Works Records

I. Searching the Minor Works Records
After accessing the BRAVO system and selecting the minor works records (refer section IV of Step (5)), the system will proceed to the following main searching page for the Minor Works Records. User may select the language to be used by clicking either English, or .

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual II. Searching parameter
User can search for minor work records by using different types of searching parameters such as Street Name, Building Name, Minor Work Number or Building File Reference Number. Various examples are shown below: (1) Search by Street Name (b) At first, choose Address Tab at the right top corner. click Select: Input keywords of a street name and

(b) Streets with name containing the specified keywords will appear in a pop-up window. Select the street and press Select:

(c) User may also input street number as an additional searching criteria to narrow down the searching result. Then click the Search button to search. (d) Relevant building list will be displayed as follows..

Building List

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(2) Search by Building Name Choose the Building Tab. Proceed with steps (b) to (d) as if one could do described in the Search by Street Name section.

(3)

Search by Minor Works Number Choose the MW No. Tab. Input minor works number and click Search.

(4)

Search by Building File Reference Number Choose the Bldg File Ref Tab. Enter the building file reference number and click the Search. The building file reference may be obtained from the main searching pages for Building Records after searching the relevant building.

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From the building list, user may select the building to continue for searching the required minor works records. (1) From list of All records in the building (a) In the building list, click the building required. That all the minor works records in the selected building will be shown in the All records in the building. (b) From the list, user can browse the Minor Works Records (Paid) for inspection / copying (for records previously ordered) or click Minor Works Records (Non-Paid) for ordering the inspection / copying of the minor works records. For details, please refer.section IV.

Building List

(2)

From a specified location (Ancillary Function) (a) This Location ancillary searching function assists the user to further narrow down the searching results to a particular floor or unit. After selecting the required building from the building list, a Location search table is shown below the list of All records in the building. User can then select Floor, Unit, Completion Date, MW Class and Order By for searching the required minor works records. A list of minor works records matching the searching parameters will then be shown in the Search Result of the Minor Works Records.

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(b) From the list, user can browse the Minor Works Records (Paid) for inspection / copying (for records previously ordered) or click Minor Works Records (Non-Paid) for ordering the inspection / copying of the minor works records. For details, please refer.section IV. Note Users are reminded that this function is only ancillary function to the searching from the list of All records in the building. The result may NOT be completed. Users must counter check the list of All records in the building if the required records cannot be found under this ancillary function.

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Inspection of Minor Works Records

Ordering for inspection of Minor Works Records (a) In the list of All records in the building or Search Result of the Minor Works Records , select Minor Work Records (Non-Paid) in the last column of the list.

(b) Relevant plans and documents (including photos) of the selected minor works records file will be shown. Click the Add to Shopping Cart button to add the items to the shopping cart.

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(c) Click the Add to Shopping Cart button, the shopping cart page will be shown. User can either click the Continue Shopping button to continue searching for other minor works records or click the Pay by Credit Card/PPS button to proceed for payment. User can also click Delete to remove unwanted items in the current shopping cart before proceed to payment.
Click this to continue for ordering additional minor works records for inspection Click this to delete unwanted records Click this to proceed to payment by Credit Card/PPS

Free associated Record

(d) When user clicks the Pay by Credit Card/PPS button, he / she is required to select the viewing session. User may choose to view the records immediately after payment, three hours after payment or 24 hours later after payment.

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(e) After selecting the view session, the payment process will be started. User may choose the payment methods, i.e. VISA, MasterCard and PPS. And then click Pay to continue payment.

Pay by PPS When the PPS payment form appears, input 8-digit PPS Account Number and password. Click Submit to pay.

Pay by VISA or MasterCard When the VISA / MasterCard payment form appears, Input Credit Card Number and details. Click Pay for payment.

(f) A payment receipt will be provided if payment is completed successfully.

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual (2) Inspection of Plans and Documents
After payment, the user is able to view the purchased minor works records within 24-hours period of the allotted time slot.) . (a) In the list of All records in the building or Search Result of Minor Works Recordss, select the purchased minor works records by clicking the relevant Minor Work Records (Paid) in the last column.

(b) Relevant plans, documents (including photos) of the minor works records will be shown as below. User may: Preview image for plan/document (including photo) View Inspect full image for Plan/document (including photo) Check all purchases in the shopping cart in the current login session Proceed to purchase Certified or Non-Certified hardcopies of plan/document (including photo)

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(c) After clicking the Preview All button, user will see thumbnails of all plans.

The enlarged image will show up when user clicks the icon at column Inspect Full image .

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual (3) Plan, Document and Photo Image View Tools
The Zoom area button changes the mouse pointer to a cross and allows a rectangle to be selected for zooming. When the mouse is released, the selected area is zoomed to fit the map window. To return the mouse pointer to the 'panning mode', re-click on this button The Palm button allows one to move image by using drag and drop operation The Zoom in button zooms the current page by an additional 25% each time it is pressed. The Zoom out button decreases the zoom 25% each time it is pressed. Displays a magnifying window to allow selected portion of area of the current plan or document to be magnified. The 'Zoom 100%' button displays the page at full resolution. The Fit to width' button scales the current page so that the page width fits to the width of the window. If this results in the page height being larger than the display area height then a vertical scrollbar will appear automatically. The Fit to height' button scales the current page so that the page height fits to the height of the window. If this results in the page width being larger than the display area width then a horizontal scrollbar will appear automatically. The Best fit' button scales the current page so that the whole page is visible in the display area. This is the default mode. The 'Rotate clockwise' button rotates the image by 90 degrees clockwise each time it is pressed. The 'Rotate anti-clockwise' button rotates the image by 90 degrees anti-clockwise each time it is pressed. The 'Rotate 180 degrees' button rotates the image by 180 degrees The Invert button inverts the black-white colors of the image.

Zoom area

Palm Zoom in Zoom out Magnify Zoom to 100%

Fit to width

Fit to height

Best fit Rotate clockwise Rotate anti-clockwise Rotate 180 degrees Invert

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual V.

(1)

Order hardcopies of Plan and Document

After inspection of the minor works records, the user may place order for hardcopies of the records by ticking the Certified and / or Non-Certified in the last column. Then click the Add to Shopping Cart button.

(2)

The Shopping Cart (Hardcopy) page will be followed. Select the Pages to be copied and Quantity required. User can then either click the Continue Shopping button to continue searching for other minor works records or click the Pay by PPS or Pay by Credit Card button to proceed for payment. User can also click Delete to remove unwanted items in the current shopping cart before proceed to payment.

Click this to continue for ordering copies of additional minor works records Click this to delete unwanted records Click this to proceed to PPS/Credit Card Payment

(3)

After the Pay button is clicked, user is required to select the method of collection of the hardcopies.

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(4) Collection in person When the user chooses to collect In person, ie to collect the hardcopies in BIC during the office hours, and click the Submit button, he / she will proceed to select the payment method and proceed to pay the fee as detailed in para. 6 below..

(5)

Collection by courier service If the user chooses to collect the hardcopies By courier services provided by BIC, he / she should read the notes carefully and then click the Submit button

The user is then required to update recipient name and his/her new delivery address, if necessary. Afterward, he / she may click the Submit button to proceed for payment of the fee.

(6)

When user clicks the Pay by Credit Card/PPS button, the payment process as detailed in Section IV(1)(e) & (f) above will be started. Users are reminded to print out the transaction records and payment slip for collection of the hardcopies.

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BRAVO for the Buildings Department - User Manual VI. Other System Utilities
There are numbers of functions for the registered user to administrate his / her account. User can use these function by clicking the icons at the upper right corner of the main searching page. (1) Order History My Account Click My Account button or (select Previous Inspection Order or Previous Hardcopy Order in the pull down menu at the upper right corner of the main searching page?). One is able to see his/her list of paid and un-expired minor works records that are available for viewing. One can also see a list of hardcopies that were ordered in the last 30 days.

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