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SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1987

GOVERNMENT TAKING MEASURES TO IMPROVE BUILDING MANAGEMENT

THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING A SERIES OF MEASURES ΤΟ ENABLE BUILDING OWNERS AND TENANTS ΤΟ MANAGE THEIR PROPERTIES MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR T.H. CHAU SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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INCLUDE THE SETTING UP OF THREE MORE BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAMS DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, OTHER THAN THE FOUR EXITING TEAMS IN YAU MA TEI, EASTERN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS," HE SAID,

MR CHAU WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAU MA ΤΕΙ PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT AT THE NEW WORLD

CENTRE.

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"WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING AMENDMENTS

THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS, WOULD SIMPLIFY THE FORMATION OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE RULES AND PROCEDURES IN RESPECT OF FINANCIAL MATTERS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, HE SAID,

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THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO DRAFTED A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO NEW DEEDS OF MUTUAL COVENANT, MR CHAU ADDED.

"CONSULTATIVE PAPERS ON THESE PROPOSED MEASURES HAD ALREADY BEEN SENT TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS TO SOLICIT THEIR VIEWS, HE SAID.

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NEVERTHELESS, MR CHAU STRESSED THAT THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT WAS MOST VITAL то BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA.

"BUILDING OWNERS AND TENANTS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO PROBLEMS AND FEATURES OF THEIR BUILDINGS AND THUS ARE IN POSITION TO BE INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS," HE SAID.

KNOW THE THE BEST

IN FACT, HE SAID, THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED BY THE YAU MA ΤΕΙ DISTRICT OFFICE WAS TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS.

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"I AM SURE THAT THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN, PARTICIPANTS WILL REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND WILL COME FEASIBLE PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RELATED PROBLEMS, HE SAID.

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AN EXHIBITION

THE MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN BEGAN TODAY WITH FEATURING GENERAL INFORMATION ON BUILDINGS, COMMON PROBLEMS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

THE EXHIBITION HELD AT THE NEW WORLD CENTRE WILL LAST UNTIL JULY 17 AND AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEJ COMMUNITY CENTRE FROM JULY 19 TO 26.

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