New Building Works
We control all private building development in Hong Kong under the Buildings Ordinance
and allied legislation.
Any person who intends to carry out building works is required by law to appoint an
authorized
person, and where necessary a registered structural engineer
and if building works at any stage involving geotechnical elements, a
registered geotechnical
engineer, to prepare and submit plans
for the approval of Building Authority under the Buildings Ordinance. He is also required to appoint a
registered contractor to carry out the building works.
Authorized persons, registered structural engineers, registered geotechnical engineers
and registered contractors have statutory responsibilities for co-ordinating, supervising and carrying out
building works and submitting stability certificates and test reports. When breach of
statutory provisions is identified, the Building Authority may order works to cease or to
be remedied. Offenders are also liable to prosecution or disciplinary proceedings.
We will check plans for compliance with the law and refer
them to other relevant Government departments for examination in their areas of concern.
This centralized processing system ensures that all statutory standards, safety and other
requirements under law are met.
Consent to commence building works is required from the
Building Authority before the works start and we will monitor sites with works in progress
and inspect sites regularly, particularly at critical stages, for safety assurance and for
compliance with statutory requirements under law. We also make final checks before issuing
an occupation permit.
| I. Payment of Fees
on Submission of Plans |
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| Fee Description |
Prescribed
Fee (HK$) |
| A. |
Submission of a new plan or a major revision of such plan
of building works in respect of: |
|
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|
(a) |
a proposed new industrial building with gross
floor area of 20 000 square metres or less |
|
$2,160 for
every 100 square metres or part thereof, minimum $8,230 |
|
(b) |
a proposed new industrial building with gross
floor area of more than 20 000 square metres |
|
$1,740 for
every 100 square metres or part thereof, minimum $432,400 |
|
(c) |
a proposed new non-industrial building with
gross floor area of 10 000 square metres or less |
|
$3,430 for
every 100 square metres or part thereof, minimum $8,230 |
|
(d) |
a proposed non-industrial building with gross
floor area of more than 10 000 square metres |
|
$2,750 for
every 100 square metres or part thereof, minimum $343,400 |
| B. |
Submission of a new plan or a major revision of such plan
of building works in respect of a proposed new buildings without accountable gross floor
area, or of alteration and addition works or other building works not resulting in a new
building |
|
$11,200 for
each size of 841 mm by 594 mm or part thereof of the plan |
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| II. Miscellaneous Charges |
|
| Description of Services |
Prescribed
Fee (HK$) |
| A. |
Additional inspection upon completion of building
works/street works (each additional inspection) |
|
$2,420 |
| B. |
Inspection and test of drainage works pursuant to an order
for rectifying unsatisfactory test results (per inspection) |
|
$925 |
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