Building Management Professional Advisory Service Scheme (BMPASS)

Introduction

To enhance the support for owners of “three-nil” buildings, and buildings where the management committee of the owners' corporation (OC) concerned was defunct, HAD implemented 3 phases of the BMPASS between 2011 and 2020 to commission property management companies to provide owners of old buildings in need, in particular those of “three-nil” buildings, with a range of free professional advisory and follow-up services on building management, including facilitating the formation or re-activation of OCs, assisting OCs in applying for funding under various loan and subsidy schemes for maintenance works, and following up on building/window inspections, maintenance works and tendering. A total of 540 OCs were formed/re-activated with the assistance provided in the 3 phases of the BMPASS.

The BMPASS was well received by owners of target buildings and relevant members of the community, who considered that the scheme had helped owners of old buildings improve building management, living environment and building safety. HAD has therefore decided to regularise the BMPASS. To further enhance its effectiveness, HAD has implemented a pilot scheme under the regularised BMPASS to invite local organisations/non-governmental organisations with experience in building management or related fields to reach out to owners of “three-nil” buildings and to encourage and assist them in forming OCs. The pilot scheme was first launched in Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan in June 2022, and will be progressively extended to cover other districts with a relatively large number of “three-nil” buildings including Yau Tsim Mong, Wan Chai, Tai Po, Central and Western District, Eastern District, North District and Kowloon City. For the districts with less “three-nil" buildings or “three-nil” buildings which are predominately low-density / village type developments, HAD will assist the owners of those buildings in need in forming OCs or other owners/residents organisations through the respective District Building Management Liaison Teams.

Enquiries

For enquiries, please contact the District Building Management Liaison Teams of the respective District Offices.