Registration
The Building Authority keeps separate registers
of authorized persons, structural engineers,
registered geotechnical engineers, registered general building contractors and
registered specialist contractors
for those persons who
are qualified to perform their respective statutory duties under the Buildings Ordinance.
Applicants for inclusion in the register must possess the relevant qualifications,
experience and competence and may be required to attend an interview before the respective
registration committee constituted under the Buildings Ordinance.
Application forms for inclusion may be obtained from the Buildings Department at the
counter on 12/F of Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Payment of Fees for Registration of
Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers, Registered Geotechnical Engineers, Registered General Building Contractors and Registered Specialist Contractors
| Fee
Description |
Prescribed
Fee (HK$) |
| A. |
Authorized Persons and
Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical
Engineers : |
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|
(a) |
(i) |
For each application for inclusion of name in each list of the authorized
persons' register or in the structural engineer's register or
geotechnical engineers' register.
|
|
$4,150
|
|
|
(ii) |
For each inclusion of
name in each list of the authorized persons' register or in
the structural engineer's register or geotechnical engineers' register. |
|
$335 |
|
(b) |
(i) |
For each application
for retention of name in each list of the authorized persons'
register or in the structural engineer's register or
geotechnical engineers' register. |
|
$1200
for retention for a period of 5 years |
|
|
(ii) |
For
each application for retention of name in each list of the
geotechnical engineers?register (only for registered
professional engineers in the civil or structural engineering
discipline who submit the application within 12 months from
the commencement of Section 53I of the Buildings Ordinance.) |
|
$855
for retention for a period of 3 years |
|
(c) |
For each application
for restoration of name in each list of the authorized
persons' register or in the structural engineer's register or geotechnical
engineers?register. |
|
$125 |
| B. |
Registered General
Building Contractors and Registered Specialist Contractors: |
|
|
|
(a) |
For application for
registration as a general building contractor or as a
specialist contractor in each sub-register in the register of
specialist contractors |
|
|
|
|
(i) |
a basic fee covering
the applicant as an individual or, where the applicant is a
partnership or a corporation, the first person appointed by
the application to act for it |
|
$5,020 |
|
|
(ii) |
in addition to the
basic fee, where the applicant is a partnership or a
corporation, for each additional person appointed in the
application to act for it |
|
$4,140 |
|
(b) |
For entry of name in
the register of general building contractors or in each
sub-register in the register of specialist contractors |
|
$1,180
for registration for a period of 3 years |
|
(c) |
For renewal of
registration in the register of general building contractors
or in each sub-register in the register of specialist
contractors |
|
$1,910
for renewal of registration for a period of 3 years |
|
(d) |
For application for
restoration of name to the register of the general building
contractor or to each sub-register in the register of
specialist contractors from which the name of the contractor
has been removed |
|
$1,140
for restoration and $1,180 for registration for a period
of 3 years |
|
(e) |
If at any time prior
to the expiry of its registration a registered general
building contractor or a registered specialist contractor
which is a partnership or a corporation makes any appointment
of a person to act for it, then for an application for the
approval of each person so appointed |
|
$4,390 |
|
Legislative Review, Prosecution and Public Education
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| Building Ordinance |
The
Buildings Ordinance and regulations are updated in step with advances in technology and
changes in circumstances.
The Department enforces the law and prosecutes offenders with firm rigour.
In parallel with enforcement action, it also has public education programmes to promote
building safety and preventive maintenance.
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