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TUE · 2026-06-02 · 12:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0602-81159
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NSR-2026-0602-81159News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial

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.

Brian Wong,Lo Hoi-yingSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-02 · 12:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
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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. 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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The ordinance does not confer on the tribunal power to extend statutory deadlines for homeowners’ meetings.

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Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching urged Hop On Management Company to convene the meeting immediately.

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The tribunal ruled it lacks the authority to postpone the meeting.

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The Lands Tribunal dismissed a request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Wang Fuk Court.

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The Lands Tribunal has dismissed a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, ruling it lacks the authority to do so.Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching on Tuesday urged Hop On Management Company to convene the meeting immediately so it could be held on June 13, in line with the requirements of the Building Management Ordinance.In a written judgment, Lam ruled that the ordinance did not confer on the tribunal any power to extend the statutory deadlines for convening and holding homeowners’ meetings.
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