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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1992

TO HELP INITIATE AND MAINTAIN

SUCH

SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ASSISTING FLAT CORPORATIONS AND OWNERS' COMMITTEES.

BEEN

COMMUNICATION, SIR DAVID OWNERS TO FORM OWNERS'

"EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THESE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES HAVE USEFUL IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING FAST AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR PROPERTY MANAGERS, HE SAID.

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WHILE SMALL OLD BUILDINGS HAD GIVEN WAY TO LARGE MULTI-STOREY DEVELOPMENTS, A MORE SOPHISTICATED AND PROFESSIONAL FORM OF MANAGEMENT WAS NEEDED.

HOWEVER, SIR DAVID SAID PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT ALONE WAS GOOD ENOUGH IN THE UPKEEP OF BUILDINGS AND ESTATES.

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THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF RESTED WITH OWNERS AND RESIDENTS WHO USUALLY ENGAGED THE PROFESSIONALS TO MANAGE THE BUILDINGS, HE SAID.

"IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT INDIVIDUAL OWNERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR BUILDING."

ALTHOUGH THEY PAY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND THE UPKEEP, THEY NEED

THE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MANAGERS, PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON

QUALITY OF SERVICE AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

"BECAUSE IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, IT IS OF COURSE THE OWNERS RESIDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM A WELL-MANAGED BUILDING," HE SAID.

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FACTORY GIVEN MAXIMUM FINE FOR BREAKING REST DAY RULE

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FEMALE WORKERS IN INDUSTRY MUST BE GIVEN A DAY OFF ON THEIR SCHEDULED REST DAY AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

IN A RECENT CASE, THE SUNCITI MANUFACTURERS LIMITED IN HUNG TO ROAD WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 BY A KWUN TONG MAGISTRACY FOR EMPLOYING WOMEN TO WORK ON THEIR REST DAY.

THE COMPANY WAS FOUND BY LABOUR INSPECTORS DURING A VISIT ΤΟ HAVE EMPLOYED 55 FEMALE WORKERS ON THE REST DAY SPECIFIED IN A PRESCRIBED NOTICE.

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