ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS WORKS
Any person who intends to carry out alteration or addition building works in existing premises is required by law to appoint an authorized person, and where necessary a registered structural engineer, to prepare and submit plans for the approval of Building Authority under the Buildings Ordinance. He is also required to appoint a registered contractor to carry out the building works.
EXAMPLES OF ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS WORKS TO EXISTING BUILDING ARE:
- constructing a new extension block to an existing building;
- adding additional floors or cocklofts to an existing building;
- constructing a swimming pool;
- linking two or more floors by removal of parts of the floor slab and/or adding internal staircases;
- combining two or more units into one by removing the partition walls;
- installing cladding or curtain wall to the façade of existing building;
- subdividing a unit into smaller units;
- adding water tanks, canopies and shelters, structural frames for air-conditioning or other plant, structural supports for advertisement signboards etc;
- or removing facilities for persons with a disability.