Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
The Hong Kong Lands Tribunal has rejected a request from a government-appointed administrator to postpone an owners' meeting for Wang Fuk Court. Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching ruled that the tribunal does not have the authority to extend statutory deadlines for convening such meetings under the Building Management Ordinance.

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AI-generatedThe Hong Kong Lands Tribunal has rejected a request from a government-appointed administrator to postpone an owners' meeting for Wang Fuk Court. Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching ruled that the tribunal does not have the authority to extend statutory deadlines for convening such meetings under the Building Management Ordinance. He directed Hop On Management Company to hold the extraordinary general meeting immediately, aiming for June 13. This decision means the meeting must proceed as scheduled, despite the administrator's request for a delay. The tribunal's judgment stated the ordinance does not grant it power to alter these deadlines.
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4 extractedThe ordinance does not confer on the tribunal power to extend statutory deadlines for homeowners’ meetings.
Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching urged Hop On Management Company to convene the meeting immediately.
The tribunal ruled it lacks the authority to postpone the meeting.
The Lands Tribunal dismissed a request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Wang Fuk Court.