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The purpose of the FS(B)O is to provide better protection from the risk of fire for occupants and users of, and visitors to, certain kinds of composite buildings and domestic buildings (target buildings) by upgrading the buildings to current fire safety standards. Owners/occupiers of such buildings are required to improve the fire safety measures which include fire service installations and equipment as well as fire safety construction of the building.  \nApplication  \n2. The FS(B)O applies to a composite building or domestic building if:  \n(a) it was constructed, or intended to be used  \n(i) partly for domestic purposes and partly for non-domestic purposes; or  \n(ii) for domestic purposes with more than 3 storeys;  \nAND  \n(b) the plans of its building works was first submitted to the Building Authority for his approval on or before 1 March 1987; or  \n(c) constructed on or before 1 March 1987 where no plans of its building works were submitted on or before that date to the Building Authority for approval.  \n3. A “Domestic building” includes ancillary club house, carpark and recreation facilities that are provided for the exclusive use of residents of the building and persons invited to use them by such residents.  \n4. “Domestic purposes” in respect of a composite building or domestic building means use for human habitation, but does not include a building or part of a building that is used for a hotel, guesthouse, home for the elderly, child care centre or nursery.  \n5. “Composite building” means a building that is constructed, or intended to be used, partly for domestic purposes and partly for non-domestic purposes but excludes a building where the part intended for non-domestic purposes consists wholly of a factory or industrial undertaking, godown, warehouse or place of bulk storage.  \n/6    \n-2-  \n6. The Ordinance does not apply to buildings constructed in accordance with the Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance (Cap. 121) .  \nFire Safety Measures  \n7. Depending on the use of a target building or part of the building, owners/occupiers may need to provide all or any of the following fire safety measures to the required standards mentioned in para. 8 below:  \n(a) Fire safety construction requirements for the provision of:  \n(i) adequate means of escape for the building in the event of fire;  \n(ii) adequate means of access to the building to facilitate access for firefighting and rescue;  \n(iii) measures to inhibit the spread of fire and to ensure the integrity of the structure of the building.  \n(b) Fire service installations and equipment requirements for the provision of:  \n(i) automatic sprinkler system;  \n(ii) automatic cut-off devices for a mechanical ventilating system;  \n(iii) emergency lighting;  \n(iv) manual fire alarms;  \n(v) fire hydrant and hose reel system;  \n(vi) the requirements specified in the Code of Practice for Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment 1994.  \nFire Safety Construction  \n8. In relation to the fire safety construction requirements mentioned in paragraph 7(a) above, the scope of requirements is listed in Schedule 1 of the FS(B)Ofor the non-domestic parts of a target composite building and Schedule 2 therein for a target domestic building or the domestic parts of a target composite building. The corresponding detailed requirements are set out in the following codes of practice:  \n• the Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire 1996;  \n• the Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction 1996; and  \n• the Code of Practice for Means of Access for Firefighting and Rescue 1995.  \n/Enforcement    \n-3-  \nEnforcement Authority  \n9. 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