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3.4 Under S. 41 (1) (aa) of the BO, the HA isexempted from the provisions of the BO which, under S.16(1) (b), requires building plans to be examined andapproved by the D of FS. Notwithstanding this statutoryexemption,the HD has drawn up its internal policy,practices and procedures in respect of EVAs and FSIs andequipment in the construction of the HA buildings and HOScourts.3.5 Under the HD's internal policy, the design ofEVAs and FSIs and equipment for all new rental and HOSprojects are required to be submitted to the FSD forapproval prior to the commencement of construction work.There are internal Technical Guides and Manuals on thedesign of estate roads, EVAs and FSIs and equipment forthe project teams to follow. These guides and manualsare reviewed and revised periodically. Copies ofBuildings Technical Guides-External Works 114, 115, 116showing the design practices to be adopted, are at AnnexIX(a)- (c) . In terms of the Private Sector ParticipationScheme (PSPS) projects, the developer concerned has tocomply with the prevailing legislative requirements underthe control of the BD and FSD as these are not regardedas HA property.Internal Policy, Practices and Procedures in Respect ofEVAs and FSIs and Equipment3.6 According to the HD's practices and procedures,standard FSIs and equipment drawings for standard blocksare separately submitted by the department's Design andStandards Team to the FSD for comment/approval at thedetailed design stage. The approved drawings are used bythe Project Teams for individual projects which maymodify the design, if necessary, to suit the projectsituation.3.7 For each individual project, at the earlyplanning stage, the master layout plan showing theproposed EVAs is circulated to the FSD amongst othergovernment departments for their initial comments. Atthe detailed design stage, general building plans whichalso indicate the EVA layout are submitted to the FSD forapproval. Upon approval of the layouts, FSIs andequipment drawings based on the approved building plansare submitted to the FSD for reference and recordpurposes.- 13 -