Review on fire regulations for new high-rise commercial buildings in Hong Kong and a brief comparison with those in overseas

W.Y. Hung; Wan Ki Chow

Review on fire regulations for new high-rise commercial buildings in Hong Kong and a brief comparison with those in overseas

W.Y. Hung, Wan Ki Chow

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

Fire safety regulations for new high-rise commercial buildings in Hong Kong were briefly reviewed. Key areas on the proposed improvement appeared in the government consultation paper were identified. A comparison with the fire regulations for high-rise buildings in China Mainland, U.K and U.S.A. was made.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-51
Number of pages	27
Journal	International journal on engineering performance-based fire codes
Volume	3
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2001

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