Jump to content

Buildings Department

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buildings Department
屋宇署
Government department overview
Formed1993
Preceding Government department
  • Buildings Ordinance Office
Headquarters12/F Pioneer Centre
Nathan Road, Kowloon
Government department executive
  • Cheung Tin-cheung, Director of Buildings
Websitebd.gov.hk

The Buildings Department (BD) is a department of the Hong Kong Government responsible for building codes, building safety, and inspection. It was founded in 1993 and is now subordinate to the Development Bureau.

History

[edit]

The Buildings Department succeeded the former Buildings Ordinance Office (BOO). BOO first existed under the former Public Works Department. From 1982-1986 it existed under the Building Development Department, and from 1986-1993 under the Buildings and Lands Department.[1]

In March 2021, the BD was criticized because some cases of misconnected sewage pipes had been unresolved by the department for more than a decade, resulting in waste flowing into the ocean.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 20th Anniversary Booklet. Hong Kong: Buildings Department. 2013.
  2. ^ "Buildings Department flayed over misconnected pipes - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
[edit]