Notes:
*The previous standard for minimum living space was 4.5 sq m per resident, including shared living facilities (e.g. en-suite kitchen and toilets). Excluding these shared facilities, this broadly works out to an average living space of 3.5 sq m per resident. In practice, there is a wide range of living-space provisions within the overall requirement of at least 4.5 sq m per resident, and many existing dormitories are below 3.5 sq m per resident.
**Communal toilets will be allowed for dormitories with infrastructural constraints, subject to the Ministry of Manpower's approval on a case-by-case basis.