| Facility |
Standard |
Land or Floor Area Requirement |
Area
Served |
|
(1) Nursery
Classes and Kindergartens
|
760 half-day and
210 full-day places for every 1 000 children in the age group of 3-under 6. Ω |
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local
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(2) Primary
Schools
|
1 whole-day
classroom per 25.5 persons aged 6 - 11. For a 30 -
classroom school, site reservation at a
minimum of 6 200 m2 per school with a minimum
acceptable width of 65m is required; for a 24 -classroom
school, a minimum of 4 700 m2 per school with
a minimum acceptable width of 55 m; and for a 18 -
classroom school, a minimum of 3 950 m2 per
school with a minimum acceptable width of 55 m. A 10%
additional site reservation may be required for new
development areas (refer also to para. 2.2.10) |
A 30-classroom
school, operating a total of 30 whole- day classes,
requires a site of 6 200 m2 for 765 persons aged 6 - 11.▲ A 24-classroom school,
operating a total of 24 whole-day classes, requires a
site of 4 700 m2 for 612 persons aged 6 - 11.▲
A 18-classroom school,
operating a total of 18 whole-day classes, requires a
site of 3 950 m2 for 459 persons aged 6 - 11.▲
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local
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(3)
Secondary Schools
|
1 whole-day
classroom for 40 persons aged 12 - 17 with site
reservation at a minimum of 6 950 m2 per school
with a minimum acceptable width of 65 m is required |
A
30-classroom school, operating 30 whole-day classes, requires a site
of
6 950m2 for 1 200 persons aged 12 - 17.▲ |
district
|
|
(4) (a)
Technical Institutes
(b) Industrial Training Centres
|
No set
standard*
No set standard*
|
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-
|
territorial
territorial
|
|
(5) Special
Schools
|
No set
standard* |
-
|
territorial
|
|
(6)
Post-secondary Colleges
|
No set
standard. To be advised by the Secretary for Education on a
case-by-case basis |
Site reservation between 2
000m2 to 7 000m2 in consultation with the Secretary for Education
|
territorial
|
|
(7) Universities
|
No set
standard* |
-
|
territorial
|
| (8)
Hospitals |
5.5 beds/1
000 persons with a distribution of beds between various
types of hospitals determined on a regional basis.# |
(a) Regional
and district hospitals - average of 80 m2
per bed. (b)
Convalescent/infirmary hospitals - average of 60 m2
per bed.
|
regional
|
|
(9)
Polyclinics/ Specialist Clinic
|
One
specialist clinic/polyclinic whenever a regional or
district hospital is built. |
Site
reservation : about
4 700 m2 (62 m x 76 m) |
regional |
|
(10) Clinics/
Health Centres
|
One clinic/health
centre for every
100000 persons.# |
Site
reservation : about
2 200 m2 (37 m x 60 m) |
district |
| (11) Rural
Clinics |
No set
standard.* Future needs to be determined on a
district basis. |
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|
district |
|
(12)
District Police Stations
|
1/200 000 -
500 000 persons.# |
About 4 650 m2
(61 m x 76 m) plus similar size married staff quarters. |
regional
|
|
(13)
Divisional Police Stations
|
1/100 000 -
200 000 persons.# |
About 3 000 m2
(50 m x 60 m) fronting onto at least 2 main roads. |
district
|
|
(14) Sub-Divisional
Police Stations/ Police Posts
|
No set
standard.* To be determined in the light of
local factors and other considerations. |
Site
allocation dependent on building design. |
local |
|
(15)
Marine
Police
Stations
|
No set
standard.* To be determined in the light of
local factors and other considerations. |
Site
allocation dependent on building design. |
regional |
|
(16)
Magistracies
8 courtrooms
|
1 for 660
000 persons. |
Site
allocation about 4 200 m2 (61m x 69 m). |
regional |
|
(17) Penal
Institutions
|
Reservation
to be determined on a regional basis.* |
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|
regional |
| (18)
Fire Stations |
Provision
depends on graded response time determined by fire risk
category system. Generally 1 standard divisional station
is provided for 1 fire division. Provision of standard
sub-divisional station and non-standard station depends
on local needs. |
Site
allocation for : (a)
Standard divisional fire station - 2960 m2
with a minimum frontage of 47 m.
(b) Standard sub-divisional
fire station-
1 800 m2 with a minimum frontage
of 37 m.
For (a) and (b), the
frontage of the site will have to be widened if the run-in
to the drill yard is not from the back.
(c) Non-standard
fire station no set standard for site requirement.
(d) Joint
divisional fire station and ambulance depot - 3 830 m2
with a minimum frontage of 80 m and a drill yard of 1 635 m2
behind the divisional fire station building block.
(e) Joint
sub-divisional fire station and ambulance depot - 2 670 m2
with a minimum frontage of 70m and a drill yard of 1 225 m2
behind the sub-divisional fire station building block.
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district
local
local
district
district
|
|
(19)
Ambulance Depots and Ambulance Stations
|
Provision
depends on the requirement of accommodation for
ambulances to give an emergency coverage of 10 minutes
and 20 minutes in urban/new towns and rural areas
respectively. The number of ambulances required depends
on the projected population distribution and the
projected incidence rate of an area. |
Site
allocation for : (a)
Ambulance depot -
1160 m2 with a
minimum frontage of 36 m.
The frontage of the
site will have to be
widened if the run-in
to the drill yard is
not from the back.
(b)
Ambulance station - no set
standard for site requirement.
(c) Joint
divisional fire station
and ambulance depot -
see under Fire Stations
in (17) above.
(d) Joint
sub-divisional fire station
and ambulance depot -
see under Fire Stations
in (17) above.
|
district
district
district
district
|
| (20)
Arts Venue |
No
set standard. To be determined on the basis of need, as
assessed and advised by the Secretary for Home Affairs. |
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|
territory-wide and community levels |
| (21)
Libraries |
One district library should be provided for each district. There should also be a district library for every 200 000 persons.# |
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district |
|
(22)
Community Halls
|
To
be determined on the basis of need, having regard to
community aspirations and other relevant considerations. |
1 260 m2 (32 m x
39.5 m) floor area and, preferably,
with a minimum clearance height of 7.65 m for joint-users
buildings; or 2,100 m2 (60 m x 35 m) site area for stand-alone
sites in exceptional circumstances. |
local
|
|
(23)
Child Care Centres
|
To be based on the estimated demand, socio-economic factors, district characteristics and the provision of other child care support services for the area. |
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Please
refer to Table 3 |
local |
|
(24)
Children and Youth Centres
|
1/20 000 to
30 000 persons |
Please
refer to Table 3 |
local |
|
(25)
Social
Centres for the Elderly
|
1/2 000
elderly persons aged 65 and above. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
district
|
|
(26) Day
Care Centres for the Elderly
|
1/17 000
elderly persons aged 65 and above. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
district
|
|
(27) Multi-service
Centres for the Elderly
|
1/17 000
elderly persons aged 65 and above. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
district
|
|
(28) Homes
for the Aged
|
15 places
per 1 000 elderly persons aged 65 and above. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
territory
wide |
|
(29)
Care-and-Attention
Homes
|
17 places
per 1 000 elderly persons aged 65 and above. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
territory
wide |
|
(30)
Integrated Family Service Centres
|
1/100 000 to 150 000 persons. |
Please refer to Table
3 |
service boundary defined by the Director of
Social Welfare |
|
(31)
Study Rooms
|
(a)
Usually one in each public major / district library
(b) One in
each Children/Youth Centre.
(c)
Provision in Community Centre depends on the approved
schedule of accommodation.
(d)
Provision in public housing estates is on a need basis (usually managed by non- governmental
organisations)
|
About
200 m2
floor area
required.
About 140 m2
floor area
required.
About 130 m2 floor area
required.
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local
local
local
local
|
| (32)
Post Offices |
(a) In urban
areas, post offices should be provided so that large
concentrations of population have access to facilities
within 0.8km from where they live or work.
(b) In rural
areas, a distance of 3.2 km should be assumed.
(c) In
general, post offices should serve a population of not
less than 30 000 persons.#
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local |
|
(33) Public
Mortuaries
|
One for each
of the 5 regions. |
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|
regional |
|
(34) Funeral
Depots
|
1/350 000
persons. |
Site
reservation about 0.25 ha. |
regional |
|
(35) Other
Community Facilities
|
To be
determined by consultation with relevant departments/organizations. |
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|
local, district and regional |
Important notices