2. Building Safety and Accommodation Requirements • Compliance with safety and health standards under the Buildings Ordinance • Enlisting the service of Authorized Persons • Formal submission of plans for approval • AP/RSE Directory (www.info.gov.hk/bd) • Viewing approved plans/documents • Land use and lease matters

3. Structural Design (1) • 2.0 kPa for dormitory areas • 2.5 kPa for living/recreational areas • RSE’s structural justification for increased load such as raised screed and partition wall • Sound structural condition

4. Structural Design (2) • Additional solid wall

5. Structural Design (3) • Raised screed

6. Fire Resisting Construction (1) • Compliance with FRC Code

7. Fire Resisting Construction (2) Some general requirements: • 1 hour FRP compartmentation • 1 hour FRP wall and 1/2 hour FRP door for kitchen • AP/RSE’s substantiation on fire resisting components

8. Fire Resisting Construction (3)

9. Means of Escape (1) • Compliance with MOE Code 1996

10. Means of Escape (2) Some general requirements: • Discharge value • MOE provision in any particular floor • Clear width exit door • One 750mm exit door for rooms <30 persons • Two exit doors (850mm each, total 1750mm) for rooms between 31-200 persons; lines of direct distance >30o; open in the direction of exit; not obstructing other exit route

11. Means of Escape (3) XXXXXX

12. Means of Escape (4)

13. Means of Escape (5) • 2m headroom for exit routes • maximum 18m deadend • 30m to 45m (depending on the fire resisting construction) to staircase • 450mm solid separation from other accommodation at the discharge point of exit staircase

14. Means of Escape (6)

15. Means of Escape (7) • Occupancy factor = 3 m2 usable floor area/person • Fire engineering approach

16. Lighting and Ventilation (1) • Habitable room (2.5m under floor slab, 2.3m under beam) • Windows of habitable rooms, offices and kitchens facing external air (glass area, openable area) • Windows of rooms containing sanitary fitments facingopen air (glass area and openable area)

17. Lighting and Ventilation (2) • Artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation (>5 air changes/hour) to the satisfaction of the BA • Adequate aperture for room-sealed gas water heater serving bathrooms

18. Sanitary Fitments • 1-8 residents : 1 WC, 1 basin, 1 bath/shower • 9-20 residents : 2 WCs, 2 basins, 2 baths/showers • Every additional 15 residents or part thereof, 1 additional WC, basin and bath/shower

19. Unauthorized Building Works • similar to other types of licensed premises

20. Enquiry Telephone No. Mr T C YU 2626 1240