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Seminar to promote sound building management

Members of Owners' Corporation (OCs) and Mutual Aid Committees (MACs) as well as residents and various government departments should work together closely to promote sound and effective building management, Wan Chai District Officer, Mrs Elaine Tang, said today (Saturday).

Speaking at the closing of the 1996 Wan Chai Building Management Seminar, Mrs Tang said the Wan Chai District Office and Wan Chai District Board had all along taken steps to promote building management.

"The District Office organised for the first time a workshop in September to share with OCs and residents in Wan Chai the concepts of good building management," she said.

"I hope the seminar in these two days would further increase participants' understanding and encourage their adoption of correct building management techniques."

During the seminar, representatives from the Fire Services Department, a lift company, the Hong Kong Electric Company, the Buildings Department, a survey company and the Urban Services Department, and a lawyer, each gave a talk on building management from their professional perspective to more than 200 residents as well as members of OCs and MACs.

Topics discussed included fire precautions, lift maintenance and repairs, examination of electrical installations, unauthorised buildings works, major building repair works, environmental hygiene, deed of mutual covenant and Building Management Ordinance.

The two-day seminar was jointly organised by Wan Chai District Office and Wan Chai District Board's Environmental Improvement Committee with the aim of raising participants' awareness of effective building management.

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