### Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance 《一手住宅物業銷售條例》

37. Interpretation of Division 4: modified show flat
(1) For the purposes of this Division, a show flat of a residential property is a modified show flat of the residential property if—
(a) any bay windows, air-conditioning plant rooms, balconies, utility platforms and verandahs in the show flat are the same as those in the residential property as depicted in the sales brochure for the development;
(b) the dimensions of the show flat, and of any bay windows, air-conditioning plant rooms, balconies, utility platforms and verandahs in the show flat, are the same as those specified in relation to the residential property in that sales brochure; and
(c) the show flat is provided with a ceiling in such a way that the floor-to-ceiling height of the show flat does not exceed the corresponding projected height of the residential property.
(2) Even though the dimensions of the show flat, or of any bay window, air-conditioning plant room, balcony, utility platform or verandah in the show flat, are different from those specified in relation to the residential property in the sales brochure for the development, subsection (1)(b) is to be regarded as being satisfied if—
(a) the difference is due to the finishes on the enclosing walls or boundary walls for, or internal partitions of, the show flat; and
(b) a notice stating the difference is displayed in the show flat.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)(b) must be displayed in such a manner that the notice is reasonably visible to any person entering the show flat.

### Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance 《一手住宅物業銷售條例》

38. Viewing of show flat
(1) The vendor is not required to make any show flat available for viewing by prospective purchasers or by the general public.
(2) If the vendor is to make available for viewing by prospective purchasers or by the general public—
(a) in the case of section 14(2)(a), a show flat of a residential property in the uncompleted development; or
(b) in the case of section 14(2)(b), a show flat of a residential property in the uncompleted phase,

the vendor must first make available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, an unmodified show flat of the residential property.
(3) If an unmodified show flat of a residential property has been made available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, under subsection (2), the vendor—
(a) may also make available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, a modified show flat of the residential property; and
(b) must not make available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, any other show flat of the residential property.
(4) A show flat of a residential property must not be made available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, under subsection (2) or (3) before copies of the sales brochure for the development or the phase have been made available under section 25(1).
(5) If subsection (2), (3)(b) or (4) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500,000.

### Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance 《一手住宅物業銷售條例》

39. Requirements for unmodified and modified show flats
(1) This section applies to an unmodified or modified show flat of a residential property made available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, under section 38(2) or (3).
(2) The vendor must provide any balcony, utility platform or verandah in the show flat with boundary walls or parapets.
(3) The vendor must display in the show flat in accordance with subsection (6) a plan of the show flat that shows the dimensions of—
(a) the show flat; and
(b) the internal partitions, and any bay windows, air-conditioning plant rooms, balconies, utility platforms and verandahs, in the show flat.
(4) If a passageway or door is provided through an enclosing or boundary wall of the show flat as a means of escape for the purposes of regulation 41(1) of the Building (Planning) Regulations (Cap. 123 sub. leg. F), the vendor—
(a) must display in the show flat in accordance with subsection (6) a notice stating that there is no such passageway or door in the residential property; and
(b) must provide a solid line on the floor showing the position and thickness of the enclosing or boundary wall.
(5) If the floor-to-ceiling height of the show flat is less than the corresponding projected height of the residential property, the vendor must display in the show flat in accordance with subsection (6) a notice stating the difference between those heights.
(6) A plan under subsection (3), or a notice under subsection (4) or (5), must be displayed in such a manner that the plan or notice is reasonably visible to any person entering the show flat.
(7) If subsection (2), (3) or (4) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500,000.
(8) If subsection (5) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6.

40. Additional requirements for unmodified show flat
(1) This section applies to an unmodified show flat of a residential property made available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, under section 38(2).
(2) The vendor must provide enclosing walls and boundary walls for, and internal partitions and doors in, the show flat in the same way as they will be provided in the residential property as depicted in the sales brochure for the development.
(3) If subsection (2) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500,000.

### Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance 《一手住宅物業銷售條例》

41. Additional requirements for modified show flat
(1) This section applies to a modified show flat of a residential property made available for viewing by prospective purchasers, or by the general public, under section 38(3).
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the vendor must provide enclosing walls and boundary walls for, and internal partitions and doors in, the show flat in the same way as they will be provided in the residential property as depicted in the sales brochure for the development.
(3) The vendor is not required to provide an internal partition or a door in the show flat if, by virtue of section 41(3) of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123), the partition or the door may be removed from the residential property without the approval of the Building Authority.
(4) If the vendor does not provide an internal partition in the show flat by virtue of subsection (3), the vendor—
(a) must mark a solid line on the floor of the show flat showing the position and thickness of the partition; and
(b) must display in the show flat in accordance with subsection (6) a plan of the residential property showing the layout, orientation and thickness of all the internal partitions in the residential property.
(5) The vendor must display in the show flat in accordance with subsection (6) a notice—
(a) setting out which (if any) of the fittings, finishes and appliances in the show flat are those to be included in the residential property as depicted in the sales brochure for the development; and
(b) stating that any other fittings, finishes and appliances in the show flat will not be included in the residential property.
(6) A plan under subsection (4)(b), or a notice under subsection (5), must be displayed in such a manner that the plan or notice is reasonably visible to any person entering the show flat.
(7) If subsection (2) or (4) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500,000.
(8) If subsection (5) is contravened, the vendor commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6.