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Management services
of
Scheme estates
of Home Ownership gestion No. 5
Reply by Hon. C.R. Saunders, JP, Acting Secretary for Lands and Works, to question by the Honourable CHÚNG Pui-lam at Législative Council on 9 March 1988
5. MR. CHUNG asked,
Question
With regard to the trial scheme by the Housing Authority to contract out
management services of estates of the Home Ownership Scheme to private firms, will the Government inform this Council of the criteria for selecting these private management companies; the effectiveness of the privatigation scheme; and whether this scheme will be extended to include other Home Ownership Scheme estates?
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS:
sir,
The criteria for selecting private management
companies are:
firstly,
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the company must have a minimum of years' experience in property management; and
secondly,
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it must have under its management 2,000 or
more properties, including at least one
residential estate of not less than 500
units.
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Companies employing professional staff with proven experience in property management are preferred, and companies already managing PSPS estates are eligible under this scheme.
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The pilot scheme, which was started in January 1987 has worked very well, and the standard of management achieved has been comparable to that provided by the Housing Department's in-house staff.
It has been found
/that the