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Carnival promotes effective private building management

The Government attaches great importance to effective management of private buildings and is actively assisting owners and tenants in this respect, Sham Shui Po District Officer, Mr John Leung Chi-yan, said today (Sunday).

Officiating at the Private Building Management Carnival 96, Mr Leung said buildings with management problems had been identified by the Sham Shui Po Building Management Co-ordination Committee (SSPBMCC).

The committee was set up by the Sham Shui Po District Office and comprising representatives from various government departments.

He said: "Staff from the Sham Shui Po District Office's Building Management Co-ordination team will soon visit these buildings and give advice to members of the mutual aid committees (MACs) or owners' corporations (OCs) on ways to tackle their respective problems."

According to Mr Leung, officers from other government departments, including the Fire Services, Buildings, Urban Services and the Police, would also conduct site visits and urge the management personnel to do the necessary improvement works.

Over 80 buildings in Sham Shui Po had so far been targeted, he said, noting that improvements were needed in respect of their management, security, maintenance, cleansing work and illegal structures problems.

"The SSPBMCC and the Sham Shui Po District Board's Housing Committee organises building management courses for MAC and OC members on a regular basis," he added.

"Professionals in the field are invited to speak on related issues at the building management seminar which is organised every year."

Concluding, Mr Leung called on owners and tenants to promote effective building management by co-operating closely on the daily management work.

The carnival was organised by the Sham Shui Po District Board's Private Premises Problems Working Group, with the assistance of SSPBMCC and sponsored by the Sham Shui Po District Board and the Urban Council.