THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1986
THE FORMATION OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS TO MANAGE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WAS ANOTHER POSITIVE STEP THE GOVERNMENT TOOK TO IMPROVE BUILDING MANAGEMENT, BUT THE SITUATION HAD BEEN FRUSTRATED BY INSUFFICIENT INTEREST AMONG OWNERS.
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE, IT IS NECESSARY FOR OWNERS OF
FO PER CENT OF THE UNDIVIDED SHARES IN A BUILDING TO AGREE TO APPOINT A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
MR WIGGHAM SAID THE DISTRICT COURT MAY, HOWEVER, ON APPLICATION FROM THE OWNERS OF NOT LESS THAN 20 PER CENT OF THE UNDIVIDED SHARES, ORDER A MEETING BE CONVENED TO APPOINT A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE THE FORMATION OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS EASIER AND LESS COSTLY.
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+ IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT AD EC APPOINTED THE AUTHORITY TO PERMIT 20 PER CENT OF THE NERS TO CONVENE A MEETING TO FORM AN OWNERS CORPORATION.
+THIS WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT JUDICIAL PROCESS, WHICH CAN BE TIME-CONSUMING AND COSTLY IN TERMS OF LEGAL FEES, AND WHICH HAS PROVED TO BE A DETERRENT TO PROSPECTIVE OWNERS CORPORATION MEMBERS, HE SAID.
FURTHER AMENDMENTS INCLUDE ELIMINATING THE LAND SEARCH FEES IN CONNECTION WITH ASCERTAINING THE IDENTITIES OF THE OWNERS OF À BUILDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AN OWNER CORPORATION, PROVISION OF RULES IN THE COMPOSITION AND PROCEDURES OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND GENERAL MEETINGS, DISCRETION TO REMUNERATE OFFICE REARERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE REQUIREMENT OF A TENDER TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES VALUED AT MORE THAN $5 000.
TO SUPPORT AND ADVISE MANAGEMENT BODIES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED DISTRICT BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAMS IN YAU MA TEI AND EASTERN DISTRICTS, MR WIGGHAM SAID.
+THESE TEAMS, STAFFED BY PROFESSIONAL HOUSING MANAGERS FORM PART OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE BUILDING MANAGEMENT IN PROBLEMATIC BUILDINGS,+ HE SAID.
+UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DISTRICT BOARDS, THE TEAMS HAVE CARRIED OUT ADIVSORY AND INSPECTION VISITS TO SOME 30 BUILDINGS IN EACH DISTRICT WITH THE AIM OF ASSISTING AND ADVISING MANAGEMENT BODIES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THEIR BUILDINGS,+ HE ADDED.
THE TEAMS ALSO PERFORM AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF AGENCY CO-ORDINATION WITHIN GOVERNMENT, SAID MR WIGGHAM.
/ATRESENT,