Building Management and Maintenance |
| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action | ||||
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| 20.12.96 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on building management and maintenance. [Minutes] | |||||
| 8.1.97 | CM | A motion moved by Hon IP Kwok-him as amended by Hon James TO urging the Administration to improve the efficiency in building management was passed by the Council. [Hansard "page 187"] | |||||
| 25.2.98 | CM | A motion moved by Dr Hon LAW Cheung-kwok as amended by Hon NGAN Kam-chuen urging the Administration to strengthen its support to assist building owners in forming Owners' Corporation (OC). [Hansard "page 282"] | |||||
| 7.7.99 | CQ | Hon Albert HO raised a question on the exercise of powers conferred by section 3A and 4 of the Building Management Ordinance (BMO) [Hansard "page 59"] | |||||
| 15.12.99 | CQ | Hon Bernard CHAN raised a question on the Administration's proposal to introduce a mandatory scheme to require building owners to take out third party insurance for their buildings. [Hansard "page 29"] | |||||
| 11.2.00 | HC | HC agreed to set up a bills committee to scrutinize the Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2000 which introduced various policy changes involving building control matters. One of the changes was to empower the Secretary for Home Affairs to order compulsory management for problematic buildings. The Bills Committee held 3 meetings [Meeting schedules] and reported to HC on 9.6.00 [Report].
The Council passed the Bill on 27.6.00. [Hansard "page 210"] | |||||
| 21.2.01 | ESC | ESC endorsed creation of one permanent post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C (D2) to head a new division in the Home Affairs Department (HAD) to cope with the increasing workload particularly in relation to building management, maintenance and safety. [Paper] | |||||
| 9.3.01 | FC | FC approved the commitment endorsed by ESC on 21.2.01. [Paper] | |||||
| 13.3.01 | HA | The Panel noted that members had requested the Administration to conduct a comprehensive review of BMO without delay, but the Administration had only undertaken to review BMO within one year. The Panel therefore agreed to set up a subcommittee to discuss with the Administration the review of BMO in order to expedite the process. [Minutes] | |||||
| 4/01 to 7/04 | SUBC | The Subcommittee on review of the Building Management Ordinance (SUBC) held 15 meetings from April 01 to April 04 [Meeting schedules] and reported its deliberations to HA Panel on the following meetings -
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| 30.5.01 | CM | Hon TAM Yiu-chung moved a motion urging the Administration to strengthen the support services for OC and mutual aid committees. The Council passed the motion. [Hansard "page 142"] | |||||
| 12.6.01 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper which outlined the proposed content of a regulation specifying the detailed requirements of third party liability insurance to be procured by OC under BMO. [Paper] | |||||
| 9.11.01 | HA | The Administration briefed the Panel on the operation and deployment of resources of the Building Management Resources Centres. [Paper] [Follow-up paper] | |||||
| 12.4.02 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on existing venues through which owners of private buildings could deal with urgent repairs and maintenance works in respect of common areas of their buildings. [Paper]
The Administration also sought members' views on its proposals on how building owners who were subject to statutory orders could borrow from the Building Safety Loan Scheme in the event of irresponsible or missing owners not paying their shares of the costs involved. [Paper] | |||||
| 9.5.03 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper which briefed members on the support from HAD in resolving disputes arising from the formation of OCs. [Paper] [Follow-up paper] | |||||
| 13.6.03 | HA | The Administration issued a pamphlet entitled "Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344)" to members [Paper] | |||||
| 28.11.03 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper which set out the outcome of the public consultation on the proposed amendments to BMO and the way forward. [Paper] | |||||
| 9.1.04 | HA | In response to the request of a member raised at the meeting held on 9.1.04, the Administration provided the Panel with information on the number of voluntary lawyer recruited by HAD to provide voluntary professional service on building management to property owners and owners' corporations. [Paper] | |||||
| 1.4.05 | BRIEF | The Administration issued the LegCo Brief on the Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2005. [LegCo Brief] | |||||
| 8.4.05 | HA | The HA Panel discussed the regulation of property management companies and formation of OCs of buildings with more than one deed of mutual covenant with the Administration. [Paper] | |||||
| 27.5.05 | HC | HC agreed to form a Bills Committee to study the Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2005. [Bills Committee on Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2005] | |||||
| 23.11.05 | CQ | Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai raised a question on compensation for victims of fallen objects. [Hansard "page 64"] | |||||
| 8.11.06 | CM | Hon CHOY So-yuk moved a motion on "Implementing a licensing regime for property management companies and establishing a Building Affairs Tribunal". The Council passed the motion. [Hansard "page 123"] [Progress report from the Administration] | |||||
| 5.11.08 | CQ | Dr Hon David LI raised a question on "Formation of Owners' Corporations". [Hansard "page 67"] | |||||
| 12.12.08 | HA | The HA Panel discussed the procurement of third party risks insurance by OCs and issues related to building management with the Administration. [Paper 1]
Relevant details set out in background briefs prepared by the Secretariat. [Paper 2] [Paper 3] | |||||
| 14.1.09 | CQ | Hon Albert HO raised a question on "Procurement of Third Party Risks Insurance by Owners' Corporations". [Hansard "page 63"] | |||||
| 11.2.09 | CQ | Hon Starry LEE raised a question on "Services for Building Management". [Hansard "page 57"] | |||||
| 25.11.09 | CQ | Dr Hon David LI raised a written question on professional training on building management services. [Hansard "page 70"] | |||||
| 6.1.10 | CQ | Hon LEE Wing-tat raised a question on "Operation Building Bright". [Hansard "page 134"] | |||||
| 24.2.10 | CQ | Hon TAM Yiu-chung raised a question on "Operation Building Bright". [Hansard "page 24"] |