Building Information Centre 

Inspection of Microfilm Records	Inspection of Paper Records	Inspection of  Electronic Records

Records of Completed Buildings

Except for pre-war buildings and New Territories Exempted Houses, the Buildings Department keeps copies of building records and occupation permits for all private buildings.

Inspection and Copying

The building records for completed buildings may be inspected at the Building Information Centre of the Buildings Department by the public upon application by submitting an application form and payment of the prescribed fee. Immediately after the inspection, the applicant can apply for issue of certified and non-certified copy of building records by submitting an application form.

One Stop Copy

The Building Information Centre also provides one stop service for issue of copy. The applicant may obtain the copy of building records and occupation permits without having first inspected the records upon application by submitting an application form and payment of the prescribed fee.

Application forms for inspection and one stop service of building records and occupation permits may be obtained from the Buildings Department at the counter on 12/F of Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, or by downloading soft copies under this homepage.

 Application Forms

Viewing and printing of the forms below (denoted as pdf file) can be done through the use of the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader software which is available free at the Adobe Systems Incorporated website.

Application To Building Authority For Inspection Of Approved Plans And Documents

Application to Building Authority For Coping of Approved Plans And Documents - One Stop Service


Application For Copy Of Occupation Permit

Buildings Records e-Search (BReS)

Building Records e-Search (BReS) has been installed in the Centre for instant retrieval and inspection of building records of Hong Kong. Members of the public can search the required building records on screen through series of systematic indexes, inspect the selected records and request certified and non-certified copies of approved plans and documents through the system upon payment of prescribed fee. Members of the public are welcome to approach the Centre any time during opening hours to request use of the system.

Fees for Inspection and Copying of Buildings Records

Last Revision Date : 30 June 2006