The Secretary for Home Affairs (SHA) is the Authority
of the Building Management Ordinance (BMO). The Home
Affairs Department (HAD), being the executive arm of
the Home Affairs Bureau, seeks to assist owners of private
buildings to form owners' corporations (OCs) and assist
them in dealing with building management matters and
the operation of OCs.
HAD staff will give advice to owners of private buildings
on building management issues, but will not assume the
management responsibilities for them. In general, HAD
staff will -
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advise owners on the procedures of the formation
of an OC; |
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issue an exemption
certificate to the convenor of an owners' meeting
for obtaining a free copy of record of owners of
the building from the Land Registry for the purpose
of convening a meeting to form an OC. Each building
will only be issued with the certificate once; |
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attend owners' meetings and give advice to owners
as and when necessary; |
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process applications made to SHA for an order
to convene a meeting of owners under section 3A
of BMO; |
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advise owners on the operation of OCs; |
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organize educational and publicity activities
to promote proper and effective building management; |
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handle enquiries and complaints relating to building
management; and |
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help resolve disputes among owners, OCs and management
companies. |
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