​The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, met the media this afternoon (December 19) on the management of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Following are the remarks at the question-and-answer session:

Reporter: Could you detail in English to speak more about the reason for the Government to directly intervene and dismiss the Wang Fuk Court owner's corporation and also what are the factors being considered to appoint the Chinachem Group as a temporary manager? How long will this takeover last? What is the subsequent plan after that?
 
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs:  As I just said, the Government has acted according to the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) section 31 to apply to the Lands Tribunal today to submit an application to dissolve the owners' corporation committee and to appoint Hop On Management Company Limited which is a subsidiary of Chinachem Group as the administrator to handle all the day to day operation of the management committee. This action will only help the owners of the Wang Fuk Court to handle various complicated legal procedures with expert assistance. Hop On Management Company has already stated that they will serve the Wang Fuk Court residents on a pro bono basis, and the Nina Wang Charity Trustees has agreed to contribute five million for professional costs or any procurement costs related to the management of Wang Fuk Court. We try to help the owners of Wang Fuk Court handle all the complicated legal procedures and accounting procedures with expert assistance.
 
Reporter:  Could you please detail the roles of the existing owners’ corporation and the upcoming property manager? Does it include a fire safety? What will you do with the existing property manager? As at this point, do you think it is responsible for the fire safety?
 
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs:  As I said, the Hop On Management Company will serve those Wang Fuk Court owners on a pro bono basis and provide them with professional property management services. This act will help the owners to get professional assistance when they decide how to execute or how to make a decision for Wang Fuk Court. The existing management committee and the property management company, as far as we know, the existing contract with the property management company will end by the end of this month. No matter whether they will extend the contract or not, we see that there will be a need for Wang Fuk Court owners to get professional assistance from a professional property management company. We think this is a way to help residents and owners of Wang Fuk Court.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Ends/Friday, December 19, 2025
Issued at HKT 20:33

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