Hong Kong lawmakers have called for greater scrutiny of flat owners’ proxies attending meetings on building management affairs in response to the government’s proposed legal amendments to combat bid-rigging following the deadly Tai Po blaze last year. During a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said…
Plans for the next Legislative Council are being cemented – the nomination process will begin on October 24, with the current term ending on the same day. However, the same can’t be said for the date of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s policy address. So far, we’ve only been told it will be moved up…
Mediation training will be offered to property managers in Hong Kong as part of a government pilot scheme, launching next month, to help them better address water seepage complaints from tenants. Some 120 senior property management staff from around 90 private housing estates will be selected to join the pilot programme. Six training sessions will…