HONG KONG AIRPORT (CONTROL OF OBSTRUCTIONS) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER
Title
HONG KONG AIRPORT (CONTROL OF OBSTRUCTIONS) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER
Description
HONG KONG AIRPORT (CONTROL OF OBSTRUCTIONS)
(CONSOLIDATION) ORDER
(Cap. 301, section 3)
[24 September 1982]
L.N. 342 of 1982 L.N. 241 of 1983, L.N. 321 of 1983, L.N. 323 of 1984, L.N. 174 of 1985, L.N.
175 of 1985, L.N. 94 of 1986, L.N. 281 of 1986, R. Ed. 1986, L.N. 39 of 1988 L N. 302 of
1988, L.N. 327 of 1988, L.N. 85 of 1989, L.N. 317 of 1989)
1. Citation
This order may be cited as the Hong Kong Airport (Control of Obstructions)
(Consolidation) Order.
2. Interpretation
In this order, and in the plans referred to in paragraph 3, unless the context
otherwise requires- (L.N. 281 of 1986)
'plans approved by the Building Authority' means plans approved under the
Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) by the Building Authority as defined in the
Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) or under the Buildings Ordinance 1935 (18 of
1935) and which are available for inspection by the public at the office of the
Buildings and Lands Department; (L.N. 94 of 1986)
'principal datum' has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Interpretation and
General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1).
3. Prescribed areas and restriction of heights of buildings
(1) Each of the areas delineated in red on the plans specified in subparagraph
(2) is an area within which no building shall exceed the height above the principal
datum (referred to in the plans as 'the restricted height---) specified in the plans in
relation to that area.
(2) The plans referred to in subparagraph (1) are the plans numbered
COO/500A and COO/500B COO/75A to COO/75H inclusive, COO/75J to
COO/75N inclusive and COO/75P to COO/75S inclusive, signed by the Clerk
of Councils and deposited in the Land Office.
(L.N. 317 of 1989)
4. Exemption
This order shall not apply to-
(a)any building erected in accordance with plans approved by the Building
Authority before 8 September 1989;
(aa) any building that, at the time of erection, was exempted from the provisions
of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) by virtue of section 41 (1)(a) of that
Ordinance;
(ab) any building, that at the time of erection was exempted from the provisions
of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) by virtue of section 41(1)(aa) of
that Ordinance and is erected in accordance with plans approved by or on
behalf of the Housing Authority before 8 September 1989;
(ac) any building erected before 8 September 1989 that at the time of erection
was exempted from the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123)
by virtue of section 41 (1)(b) of that Ordinance;
(b)any structure specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 which, on the
commencement of this order, is erected on or above the roof of a building
erected on the lot or section or subsection of lot specified in relation to
such structure in column 2 of Schedule 2 so long as the structure
(i) does not exceed the height above the principal datum specified in
relation thereto in column 4 of Schedule 2;
(ii) is located in accordance with the plan, signed by the Clerk of Councils
and deposited in the Land Office, specified in relation thereto in
column 5 of Schedule 2; and
(iii) is capable of being identified in the photograph, signed by the Clerk of
Councils and deposited in the Land Office, specified in relation
thereto in column 6 of Schedule 2;
(e)any structure within Kowloon Walled City which on the commencement of
this order is identified as a point on the Overlay Plan and Photograph
signed by the Clerk of Councils and deposited in the Land Office and
specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 so long as the height of any part
of such structure does not exceed the height above the principal datum
specified in relation thereto in column 3 of Schedule 3; and
(d)any of the lots, or sections, or subsections of lots, or parts thereof or
Government sites specified in column 2 of Schedule 4 subject to the
condition that the height of any part of any building which may be erected
thereon shall not exceed the height above the principal datum specified in
relation thereto in column 3 of Schedule 4. (L.N. 241 of 1983)
(L.N. 281 of 1986; L.N. 317 of 1989)
SCHEDULE 1
(Repealed L.N. 281 of 1986)
SCHEDULE 2 [para. 4(b)]
EXFMPTED STRUCTURES ON OR ABOVE ROOFS OF BUILDINGS
Item Lot Description of Structure Height Plan No. Photograph No.
1-3. (Repealed L.N. 317 of 1989)
4. Shau Kei Wan Inland Lot 738. (a) a chimney 94.23 m 4/(i) and 4/(i) 7A/98A/81
(b) 2 antennae 102.44 m
101.63 m
5. (Repealed L.N. 317 of 1989)
6. Kowloon Inland Lot 6006. (a) a chimney 21.97 m 6/(i) and LP/4 1/98/81 and
(b) an exhaust duct21.60 m 10/98/81
(C) a lightning conductor 21.84 m
(d) metal grilles over lightwells 21.28 m
7. Kowloon Inland Lot 6342. (a) a chimney 13.15 m 7/(i) and LP/4 21A/98A/81
(b) railings 12.91 m
(c) 2 water tanks13.45 m
13.00 m
8. Kowloon Inland Lot 6344. (a) 19 chimneys 26.32 m 8/(i) and LP/4 13A/98A/81 and
24.77 m 15A/98A/81
20.98 m
20.93 m
20.83 m
20.83 m
20.58 m
20.58 m
20.56 in
20.33 m
20.13 m
20.08 m
19.83 m
19.43 m
19.43 m
19.43 m
18.43 m
17.48 m
17.23 m
Item Lot Description of Structure Height Plan No. Photograph No.
(b) 4 water tanks 24.51 m
21.77 m
16.16 m
15.53 m
(e) a drying rack 22.88 m
(d) 4 railings 23.12 m
22.17 m
19.28 m
15.93 m
(e) 3 exhaust ducts 22.32 m
20.09 m
16.26 m
a cooling tower 20.03 m
(g) 3 air-conditioning plants 17.96 m
17.70 m
16.98 m
(h) 2 filtering units 17.41 m
17.08 m
(i) a fence 20.53 m
9. (Repealed L.N. 317 of 1989)
10. Kowloon Inland Lot 7626. (a) 6 cooling towers 33.18 m 10/(i) and LP/4 8A/98A/81
32.83 m
31.72 m
29.88 m
29.03 m
21.33 m
(b) a water tank 20.76 m
(e) a cooling unit 33.32 m
(d) 2 chimneys 34.27 m
33.50 m
(e) 3 fences 31.12 m
29.38 m
20.15 m
11. Kowloon Inland Lot 7628. (a) 5 water tanks 24.67 m 11/(i) and LP/4 23A/98A/81 and
24.39 m 16/98/81
17.26 m
16.31 m
14.05 m
Item Lot Description of Structure Height Plan No. Photograph No.
(b) 2 drying racks 24.76 m
(e) a chimney 22.63 m
(d) 4 cooling towers 18.10 m
16.85 m
16.17 m
16.10 m
(e) 3 air-conditioning plants 19.87 m
18.63 m
18.06 m
12. Kowloon Inland Lot 7630. (a) a chimney25.89 m (12) (13)1(i) and 14A/98A/81
LP/4
13. Kowloon Inland Lot 763 1.(a) a cooling tower 21.80 m (12)(13)/(i) and 14A/98A/81
LP/4
14. Kowloon Inland Lot 7632. (a) a cooling tower 18.55 m 14/(i) and LP/4 24A/98A/81
15. (Repealed L.N. 317 of 1989)
16. All that portion of Kowloon Inland(a) a water tank 21.72 m 16/(i) and LP/4 10A/98A/81
Lot 10578 which lies within the zone (b) a cooling unit21.02 m
delineated by black hatching on plan (e) 6 antennae 25.33 m
no. UM/56A signed by the Clerk of 25.33 m
Councils and deposited at the Land 25,13 m
Office. 23.65 m
23.29 m
23.02 m
17. All that portion of Kowloon Inland(a) 7 cooling units 18.74 m 17/(i) and LP/4 19/98/81
Lot 10578 which lies within the zone 18.74 m
delineated by black cross hatching 15.28 m
on plan no. UM/56A signed by the 15.28 m
Clerk of Councils and deposited at 15.28 m
the Land Office. 15.28 m
15.18 m
18-19. (Repealed L.N. 317 of
1989)
SCHEDULE 3 [para. 4(c)]
EXEMPTED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN KOWLOON WALLED CITY
Point No. Description Height in metres
14 rectangular superstructure on roof 51.3
43 parapet wall 51.3
51 parapet wall 51.1
54 rectangular superstructure on roof 51.3
(L.N. 317 of 1989)
SCHEDULE 4 [para. 4 (d)]
EXEMPTED BUILDINGS (WHICH MAY BE ERECTED)
Item Lot Height
1 All those portions of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 5808
shown hatched black on-
Site B 152.4 m.
Site C 137.1 m.
Site E 121.9 m.
and
Site F 121.9 m.
on Provisional Plan No. NK 6208-X signed by the Clerk
of Councils, and deposited at the Land Office.
2-8 (Repealed L.N. 317 of1989)
9.All that portion of Junk Bay Town Lot No. 3 shown 130 m or the height of the
outlined in black on plan No. SKM 2277 signed by the highest natural feature within
Clerk of Councils and deposited at the Land Office. 90 m of the point concerned
whichever is lower. (L.N. 281
of 1986)
10-15. (Repealed L.N. 317 of1989)
(L.N. 241 of 1983)
Abstract
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3155
Edition
1964
Volume
v20
Subsequent Cap No.
301
Number of Pages
6
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“HONG KONG AIRPORT (CONTROL OF OBSTRUCTIONS) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed May 2, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3155.