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thanks @23vc and @oldbutnotdead! it makes sense

Thanks Matlob, quite a few different places I googled on the internet suggest the minimal bearing each side is 150mm. But it could well be wrong understanding from my side.

As you can see the pad stone bearing (in yellow box) for lintel is 115mm instead of the minimal 150mm required. However, this is structural engineer's calculation, building inspector is happy with it. So maybe the rule isn't quite "150mm" length of the bearing but the actual area, maybe 15,000...