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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12. 1991

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APPOINTMENTS BASED ON INDIVIDUALS' MERITS

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS THE BASIS OF THE MERITS OF THE INDIVIDUALS FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON PETER TSAO, TODAY (WEDNESDAY)

ARE MADE ON CONCERNED, THE SECRETARY COUNCIL TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE

ABILITY,

MR TSAO EXPERIENCE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON KINGSLEY SIT HO-YIN, SAID THIS WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR PERSONAL AND OVERALL SUITABILITY FOR THE APPOINTMENT.

THAT

WITH A

FEW

MINOR

HE ALSO SAID APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR.

EXCEPTIONS,

SUCH

BILL EMPOWERS FLAT OWNERS TO DISMISS BUILDING MANAGER

ILDINGS (OWNERS

סיני

INCORPORATION) { AMENDMENT) THE MULTI-STOREY

OWNERS FLAT TERM To ENABLE BILL 1991 PROVIDES FOR A MANDATORY

THE MANAGER OF THEIR TERMINATE THE APPOINTMENT OF

FOR

AFFAIRS, HOME TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE, THE SECRETARY PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BUILDING

BY A THE HON

NO

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RONALD CHOW, MR TSAO SAID

BEFORE THR RND MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT MAY, HOWEVER, BE SO TERMINATED OF ONF YEAR AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE LEGISLATION.

THE MANAGEMENT

MR TSAO ALSO EXPLAINED THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN RIGHTS OVER COMMON PARTS AND THOSE OVER COMMON FACILITIES,

"COMMON PARTS ARE JOINTLY OWNED BY THE FLAT OWNERS, ASSUME CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH PARTS.

WHO COULD

"

AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES 'COMMON FACILITIES SUCH AS CARPARKS,

OF RESPONSIBILITY MARKETS WHICH DO NOT BELONG TO FLAT OWNERS ARE THE

THESE OWNERS RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP, THE OWNERS OF SUCH FACILITIES AND BY

PROPERTY, NOT THAT WILL HAVE THE RUGIFT TO MANAGE, SINCE IT IS THEIR

HE SAID. OF THE FLAT OWNERS,

PROVIDE

THAT FLAT OWNERS OR ANY OTHER

MR TSAO STRESSED THAT THE BILL DID

MUTUAL COVENANT SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED BY A DEED OF AGREEMENT FROM FORMING AN OWNERS' CORPORATION.

TO

OTHER AGREEMENT' "THE INTENTION ER TO APPLY THE TERM 'ANY CASES WHERE SOME CROWN LESSEES ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUILDINGS BY CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE LAND GRANT.

/"IN SUCH