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More than half of public toilets do not match men's and women's toilet compartment guidelines

2019-11-28T02:08:08.643Z


The Audit Commission released a new audit report yesterday. The Audit Commission reviewed the management of the public toilets of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Of the 798 public toilets, 138 have not been included in the renovation plan in the past 10 years, including 29 public toilets with high utilization rates. In addition, there are 421 toilets for men and women with a ratio of less than 1: 2, which is inconsistent with the Department's "Public Toilet Manual" guidelines. The Hong Kong Toilet Association Xiong Zhiquan said today (28th) that the government has reserved 600 million yuan for refurbishing 240 public toilets in the next 5 years, but only accounted for 30% of all public toilets in Hong Kong. It also means that some public toilets take a long time to renovate, and the situation is irrational.


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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2019-11-28 09:55

Last updated: 2019-11-28 09:55

The Audit Commission released a new audit report yesterday. The Audit Commission reviewed the management of the public toilets of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Of the 798 public toilets, 138 have not been included in the renovation plan in the past 10 years, including 29 public toilets with high utilization rates. In addition, there are 421 toilets for men and women with a ratio of less than 1: 2, which is inconsistent with the Department's "Public Toilet Manual" guidelines.

The Hong Kong Toilet Association Xiong Zhiquan said today (28th) that the government has reserved 600 million yuan for refurbishing 240 public toilets in the next 5 years, but only accounted for 30% of all public toilets in Hong Kong. It also means that some public toilets take a long time to renovate, and the situation is irrational.

For more than half of the men and women's toilet compartment ratio is less than 1: 2, Xiong Zhiquan suggested that female toilets can be introduced in public toilets, so that women's toilet time can be reduced by half. (Simulation picture, the picture is clear water) (Profile picture / Photo by Chen Baizhen)

Xiong Zhiquan said that if the refurbishment project involves structural problems, it is necessary to ask the architect to understand the situation first. If the drainage system is to be changed and the road excavation project is involved, it will take a long time for the contractor to make a quotation before applying for funding.

For more than half of the men and women's toilet compartment ratio is less than 1: 2, Xiong Zhiquan suggested that female toilets can be introduced in public toilets to reduce women's toilet time by half. In addition, the space required for toilets is smaller than toilet compartments. He said European countries such as Sweden have already cited I hope the government can adopt it in the future.

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