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Table 3 : Floor Area Requirements for Social Welfare Facilities

Facility Capacity
(places)

NOFA (m2)
(see note a)

NUFA
(m2)

GFA (m2)
1. Child Care Centre

102

443
(including toilets
for children but excluding staff toilets, partitions and circulation area)
(see note b)

532

 

-

2. Children and Youth Centres cum Reading Room

 - 510 650 -
3. Social Centre for the Elderly - 140 170 -
4. Day Care Centre for the Elderly 40 218 327 -

5. Multi-service Centre for the Elderly

 - 362 - -
6. Home for the Aged 100 1 030 1550 -
7. Care-and-Attention Home 250
125
(see note c)		 3 061
1 700		 -
2730		 5 100
-
8. Combined Home 250
160
(see note d)		 2 870
1 850		 -
2980		 4 800
-

9. Integrated Family Service Centre

-

535

 - -

Definitions :

1. The "Net Operational Floor Area" (NOFA) specified, unless otherwise stated, comprises a summation, round up, of all internal dimensions of rooms/spaces contained within the approved Schedule of Accommodation. This area excludes all structure and partitions, circulation areas, staircases, staircase halls, lift landings, the space occupied by toilet facilities, mechanical and electrical services such as lift and air-conditioning systems.

2. "Net Usable Floor Area" (NUFA) applicable to Private Developments and Public Housing Estates, comprises the Net Operational Floor Area plus ancillary accommodation including circulation space, toilets, internal partitions, structure etc. for the sole use of the facility. This excludes common areas, lift and staircase enclosures, structural elements and service ducts forming part of, serving or supporting the remainder of the building.

3. "Gross Floor Area" (GFA) applicable to free-standing purpose-built projects, is the total area contained within the external walls of the building measured at each level, including balconies but excluding covered car-parking and spaces occupied by mechanical and electrical services.

Notes :

(a)   The NUFA and GFA indicated may serve as a guide on the area to be allowed when a site or premises is/are reserved for each facility. It is essential that the NOFA i.e. all the areas specified in the Schedules of Accommodation are provided. A deviation of 5% below or above the approved NOFA due to design constraints may be acceptable depending on individual case.

(b)   For the avoidance of doubt, the space requirement of 443m2 is an approved space standard for the Combined Mode of Nursery-cum-Crèches Services providing 32 places for children aged 0 to below 2 and 70 places for children aged 2 to below 6. According to the Child Care Services Ordinance (Cap.243), a child care centre provides both nursery services and crèche services to children under the age of 3 years. Hence, from the operational perspective, the service mode of a child care centre is the same as a nursery-cum-crèche. The actual requirement of a child care centre is to be advised by the Director of Social Welfare on a case-by-case basis. 

(c)   Although the optimum capacity is 250 persons for a Care-and Attention-Home, it is found that in public housing estates, the optimum capacity is often reduced. The NUFA shown above indicates the area requirements for a typical 125-person Care-and-Attention Home.

(d)   Although the optimum capacity is 250 persons for a Combined Home, it is found that in public housing estates, the optimum capacity is often reduced. The NUFA shown above indicates the area requirements for a typical 160-person Combined Home.
 

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