Minor Works Items

There are 187 minor works items. They can be carried out without the prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department.

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Common Minor Works

• Windows, window walls or curtain walls
• Supporting structures/frames for building service installation
• Ventilation duct works or associated supporting frames
• Drainage
• Repair of structural elements
• External renderings/tiles, roof finishes or claddings
• Signboards

Structural Alteration or Removal works

• Removal of unauthorised structures
• Removal of other structures
• Protective barriers
• Floor openings
• Spread footings

Roof or External Works

• Canopies or retractable awnings
• Drying racks
• Non-load bearing external walls
• Solid fence walls
• Mesh fences or metal railings
• Poles
• Metal gates at building entrances/fence walls
• Water tanks
• Wind guards
• Accesses for maintenance
• Planters, ponds or fountains
• Trellises
• Routine maintenance of slopes, retaining walls or surface drains
• Excavation works

Subdivided Flat or Interior Works

• Subdivided flats
• Internal staircases
• Openings to staircases/lobbies
• Partition walls inside flats
• Thickening of floor slabs
• Panels fixed with metal dowels
• Lifts or lifting platforms
• Supporting frames for suspending air-conditioning plant or mechanical ventilation plant inside a building
• Ventilation duct works or associated supporting frames inside a building
• Fire dampers in ventilation system