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a management committee re-appointed by the owners' corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Building Management Ordinance (the Ordinance) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the owners' corporation by virtue of section 29 of the Ordinance. The Ordinance does not require a further registration of the owners of a building as a corporation on the re-appointment of a management committee. However, the secretary of the management committee of an owners' corporation is required under section 12(3) of the Ordinance to give notice to the Land Registrar within 28 days of any change in certain particulars of the corporation specified under section 12(2); and

any legal document signed or resolution passed by a re-appointed management committee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance is valid.

Patients suffering from mental breakdown

Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ya and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Is the Government aware of the following in each of the past three years,:

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(b)

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the number of schizophrenia patients admitted into public hospitals, as well as the number of old-case patients hospitalised due to sudden deterioration of their illness and the number of such admissions;

the number of schizophrenia patients under the care of the out-patient departments of public hospitals;

the average and longest waiting time for schizophrenia patients to get their first appointment for follow-up out-patient service in public hospitals; and