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General Specification for Building Services Installation

in Government Buildings of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region


2022 Edition (Incorporating Corrigendum No.GSBS01-2022)

The General Specification for Building Services Installation in Government


Buildings of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2022 Edition (hereinafter
referred to as “General Specification for Building Services Installation 2022 Edition”) is
reviewed from time to time to ensure that requirements stipulated in the document are
clear, concise and in pace with technological advancements.

Corrigendum No.GSBS01-2022 is issued to incorporate updates and revisions to


the General Specification for Building Services Installation 2022 Edition which are
highlighted in the ensuing summary of major changes.

Electronic version of the General Specification for Building Services Installation


2022 Edition (Incorporating Corrigendum No.GSBS01-2022) can be viewed on the
ArchSD Internet website.

After an introductory period of 1 month, the General Specification for Building


Services Installation 2022 Edition (Incorporating Corrigendum No.GSBS01-2022) shall
apply to all tenders to be invited on or after 1 March 2024.

(1/2024)
MAJOR CHANGES IN THE CORRIGENDUM (NO. GSBS01-2022) OF THE
GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION
IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
2022 EDITION

Old Ref. No. New Ref. No. Major Changes

SECTION 7.2 – MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION

7.2.2.4.1 7.2.2.4.1 Add a new paragraph on the manufacturing requirements for steel trunking.

7.2.2.4.2 7.2.2.4.2 - Change the text “…coating on both sides with a minimum coating mass of 275g/m³ according to BS EN
10346:2015” as “…coating on both sides to BS EN 10346:2015 with a minimum coating designation of
Z275.”.
- Add new paragraphs on the testing requirements for protection against corrosion.

Page 1 of 1 BS_GS 2022 Edition


Major Changes GSBS01-2022
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
BUILDING SERVICES BRANCH

GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR


BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION
IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS OF
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
2022 EDITION

Corrigendum No. GSBS01-2022


(Effective from 1 Mar 2024)

The following clauses are amended in the above edition of General Specification for Building
Services Installation.

Clauses

AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 7.2 – MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION

7.2.2.4.1 Steel Trunking

The steel trunking shall be manufactured in a process conforming to the relevant


quality assurance standard ISO 9001:2015. Valid manufacturer's certificate of
accreditation to the recognised Quality Assurance System issued within three years
before the material delivery to site shall be submitted.

Steel surface and raised floor trunking systems shall be compatible to the
requirements laid down in IEC 61084-1:2017. The body and cover of the surface and
raised floor trunkings shall be fabricated with sheet steel having a minimum thickness
as indicated in Table 7.2.2.4.4(1).

Steel flush floor and underfloor trunking shall be compatible to the requirements laid
down in IEC 61084-1:2017 and IEC 61084-2-2:2017. The body and access cover of
the flush floor and underfloor trunkings shall be subjected to external mechanical
loads and fabricated with sheet steel having a nominal thickness as indicated in Table
7.2.2.4.4(2).

Page 2 of 3 GS FOR BS INSTALLATION 2022 EDITION


(w/Corr GSBS01-2022)
Manufacturer’s standard fittings such as tee or angle pieces, connectors, junction
boxes, end caps, modular service outlet boxes and panels, etc. shall be used
throughout the trunking system unless prior approval has been obtained from the
Supervising Officer.

7.2.2.4.2 Protection against Corrosion

Steel trunking and associated fittings, except service outlet panel of modular service
outlet box, shall have continuous hot-dip zinc coating on both sides to BS EN
10346:2015 with a minimum coating designation of Z275. The service outlet panel
of modular service outlet box shall be epoxy coated unless otherwise specified. Test
report of trunking materials showing the compliance with the above standard issued
by an organisation accredited under HOKLAS of the HKAS, or an organisation
accredited by an accreditation body mutually recognised by HKAS, shall be
submitted. The test results shall be traceable with clear identification in the
Delivery Note and marked on the trunking indicating that the material tested is of the
same batch as material used for the project.

On-site non-destructive sample tests by coating thickness gauge as specified in BS


EN ISO 2178:2016 shall be conducted as part of the inspection and acceptance
procedures for coating of steel trunking. Additional samples shall be tested if the
material failed in the first round of non-destructive tests. The Contractor may
arrange destructive test at their own cost for verification if the results in both rounds
of non-destructive tests do not comply with the coating requirements, otherwise the
whole batch of material would not be accepted.

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(w/Corr GSBS01-2022)

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