1.

Purpose of the Ordinance Premises/Building Non-domestic portion of Domestic portion of

composite building and
5. Implementation solutions for improvement of the fire safety measures. The lists of Registered General
8. Enforcement Measures
composite building
The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide better protection from the risk of fire domestic building The Ordinance has come into operation since 1.7.2007. If an owner/occupier fails to comply with a Fire Safety Direction :
Fire Service
Building Contractors, Registered Minor Works Contractors and Authorized Persons
for occupants and users of, and visitors to, certain kinds of composite buildings Installations and Responsible interested in providing services in the fire safety improvement works are available at
Equipment Person Owner Occupier Owner Implementation is mainly in 2 phases : (a) The enforcement authority may apply to a Magistrate for a Fire Safety
and domestic buildings. the Buildings Department (Buildings Department Headquarters, North Tower, West Compliance Order.
PHASE 1: Inspection for target composite buildings within the scope of the Ordinance.
Kowloon Government Offices, 11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon) and its website:
Automatic PHASE 2: Inspection for target domestic buildings within the scope of the Ordinance. (b) The enforcement authority may apply to the District Court for a Prohibition
2. Enforcement Authority sprinkler system
https://www.bd.gov.hk/en/resources/online-tools/registers-search/ Order to prohibit occupation of the relevant building or part thereof.
For the purpose of this Ordinance : 6. How to Comply with the Fire Safety Measures registrationsearch.html
Fire hydrant and
(a) The Director of Buildings is the enforcement authority in relation to the hose reel system 9. Penalties
planning, design and construction of a composite building or domestic building. (a) Fire Safety Directions :
The relevant enforcement authorities will issue Fire Safety Directions specifying
7. Assistance for Owners (a) An owner or occupier who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a
(b) The Director of Fire Services is the enforcement authority in relation to any Manual fire
fire service installation or equipment. alarm system the requirements of fire safety measures to the owners/occupiers. (a) Technical Assistance : Fire Safety Direction is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine
The Fire Services Department and Buildings Department will, without at level 4@ and to a further fine of $2,500 for each day of non-compliance.
Emergency lighting (b) Requirements on Fire Service Installations and Equipment : compromising basic fire safety, adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach in (b) An owner or occupier who fails to comply with a Fire Safety Compliance Order
3. Scope of the Ordinance (common areas)
Emergency lighting Pursuant to regulation 6 of the Fire Service (Installations and Equipment) handling individual cases. Staff of both departments will offer technical advice is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5@ and to a
(non-common areas) Regulations, Cap. 95B, Laws of Hong Kong, no fire service installation or to the owners and their appointed representatives (e.g. contractor) when
This Ordinance applies to a composite building or domestic Automatic cut-off device for
further fine of $5,000 for each day of non-compliance.
the mechanical ventilating system equipment shall be installed in any premises by any person other than a necessary.
building if : (common areas)
registered fire service installation contractor (RFSIC). Therefore, building (c) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes the Prohibition Order
Automatic cut-off device for
(a) the building was constructed, or intended to be used the mechanical ventilating system owners/occupiers shall appoint an RFSIC to carry out the works on the (b) Financial Assistance for Owners : by occupying the relevant building or part thereof is guilty of an offence and is
(non-common areas)
provision of or improvement on fire service installations and equipment. A list liable on conviction to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years and
● partly for domestic purposes and partly for non-domestic purposes; or Owners may apply for relevant subsidies under the “Integrated Building
Note: applicable to a composite building in which the total floor areas of the non-domestic of all RFSICs is available at the Fire Safety Command Headquarters and offices, to a further fine of $25,000 for each day of non-compliance.
● for domestic purposes with more than 3 storeys; and portion exceeds 230 m 2 Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme” administered by the Urban Renewal
the Licensing and Certification Command Headquarters and offices, all fire Authority. For details, please call the “Integrated Building Maintenance (d) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes the Prohibition Order
applicable to a building where the uppermost storey exceeds 30 m above ground floor
(b) the building stations and the following website of the Fire Services Department (FSD): Assistance Schemes Hotline” at telephone No. 3188 1188 or visit “Building by allowing entry of unauthorized persons to the relevant building or part
level
(b) fire safety construction https://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/source/FSIC_list_eng.pdf Rehabilitation Platform” website: thereof is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4@ and
● either with its plans of the building works of which were first submitted to
https://brplatform.org.hk/en/subsidy-and-assistance/integrated-buildi to imprisonment for 6 months.
the Building Authority for his approval on or before 1 March 1987; or An owner of the composite building or domestic building may be required to
Building owners/occupiers may view the List of RFSICs Interested in Undertaking ng-rehabilitation-assistance-scheme @
The maximum fine at levels 4 and 5 are $25,000 and $50,000
● which was constructed on or before 1 March 1987 where no plans of the comply with all or any of the following requirements:
Fire Safety Improvement Works as Required by Law on the following FSD webpage:
building works of the building were submitted on or before that date to Premises/Building Non-domestic portion of Domestic portion of Owners may also apply for loans under the “Building Safety Loan Scheme”
composite building and https://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/source/safety/Fire_Safety_Improveme
the Building Authority for approval. composite building
domestic building
nt_Services_eng.pdf
administered by the Buildings Department. For details, please call the hotline 10. Enquiries
Fire Safety Responsible at telephone No. 2626 1579 or visit the website at
Construction in Person Owner Owner
The information given in this pamphlet is for general guidance only.
[This Ordinance does not apply to such a building if it was constructed in
relation to For complying with the Fire Safety Directions, building owners may refer to the
accordance with the Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) https://www.bd.gov.hk/en/safety-inspection/financial-assistance/inde For further information relating to fire service installations and equipment, please
“Guidebook for the Compliance of Fire Safety Directions of the Fire Services x_bsi_loanscheme.html contact the Fire Services Department at telephone Nos. 2807 9126 or 2272 9112.
Ordinance (Cap. 121).] Department” at its website:
Means of escape
(c) Financial Assistance for Needy Owners including Elderly For further information relating to fire safety construction, please contact the
http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/news/Guidebook_for_the_compliance_ Buildings Department’s hotline at telephone No. 2626 1616 [handled by
4. Fire Safety Measures to be Complied with Fire resisting of_Fire_Safety_eng.pdf Owner-occupiers : Integrated Call Centre (ICC) 1823].
construction
(a) fire service installations and equipment Needy owners including elderly owner-occupiers may apply for grant under the
(c) Requirements on Fire Safety Construction : "Building Maintenance Grant Scheme for Needy Owners" administered by
An owner and / or occupier of the composite building or domestic building Means of access for Normally owners should appoint a Registered General Building Contractor/Registered the Urban Renewal Authority. For details, please call the hotline at telephone No.
firefighting and rescue Minor Works Contractor to carry out the required building works. Owners may
may be required to comply with all or any of the following requirements: 3188 1188 or visit the website at
appoint an Authorized Person (an architect, engineer or surveyor registered as an
Printed by the Government Logistics Department
Authorized Person under the Buildings Ordinance) to propose alternative https://brplatform.org.hk/en/subsidy-and-assistance/integrated-
building-rehabilitation-assistance-scheme/schemes-for-individual-
owners/building-maintenance-grant-scheme