To tackle Malpractice - Suppress Corruption
I am a retired
person, previously serving as a senior executive in one of the
largest financial institutions. I had also been a chairman of an
Incorporated Owners for many years. I possess thorough
administration and management experience. My wife and I decided to
settle down in LOHAS Park because of the enchanting environment in
the vicinity. Alas! We bought and received the flat in August last
year, hitherto unable to move in. The building is seven years old,
but found with various defects – serious burst of pipes inside the
ceiling, dropping toilet sewage oozing with stench, water seepage
from external walls, a styrofoam box was found inside the wall...
After hundreds of communications with the Management office, the
problems are yet not entirely solved.
All in all, it is
very likely of the developer's defective construction with inferior
materials, coupled with the notorious management of MTR. Although
several condemnations have been issued by different bodies in this estate to impeach
the management, they still remain feckless. The Hong Kong
Government, being the major shareholder of MTR, appears conniving at
it.
There is an
unfair agreement set up by the MTR with the proviso disabling
the Estate to change the Management company. The MTR senior staff
are arrogant, ignoring many of our requests, and despicable to bully
individual owners, in an attempt to inveigle us into a trap. It is indubitably
that they cannot deny the responsibilities. There are over eight
hundred cases of defect complaints about water leakage reported by
individual units yet remain to be solved. With regard to the inner
courtyards, it is horrible to see the broken pipes and concrete, huge
and small, keep falling onto the ground.
You may be
fortunate with your flat without a problem.
However, you may notice the
external walls and public areas are seriously deteriorating. No matter
maintenance, or the damage would cause accidents including
casualties, according to law, all owners of each tower will have to
share the responsibilities. The estate ages less than 10 years, and
the impending deterioraton is accelerating. When the developer
disclaims the undertaking, the repair could be of multi-millions of
dollars. If we don't compel MTR and the developer to rectify the
situations in time, such expenses will have to be borne by you and
me.
The MTR income,
apart from a certain percentage on total management fee, is also
derived from 8% manager's fee on all outsource works. In
other words, the higher the expenditure, the more the income MTR
receives. This may lead to lavishly unchecked expenses and perhaps
also insiders syndicate tender rigging.
We all need an
amiable sub-committee to work for the estate, a committee willing to
work under transparency, no self-agenda and most importantly, no
conflict of interest with MTR. I have the following suggestions and
I will follow closely, if I am elected.
1. All candidates must declare that they and
their family members do not have business connection with MTR and the
developer which may cause conflict of interest.
2. During the election, there shall be certain
time for Q&A before the voting. Questions shall be registered
before the election. If time is insufficient, a draw shall take
place.
3. During the sub-committee meeting, any
elected member should disclose if there is conflict of interest on the
subject to be discussed, and as such he or she will have to abstain
from voting on the matter concerned.
4. Any proposal regarding the estate put
forward by any member shall be discussed overtly. It cannot not be
refused by majority poll of hands or ballot.
5. Because of much issues about management and
repairing affairs, the sub-committee shall conduct regular meeting at
least once a month. Results of other sub-group shall be passed by
the monthly sub-committee meeting.
6. MTR must complete all rectification work
within specific period, including public utilities, external walls,
and individual flats that have had latent defects but are
subsequently discovered. Progress reports must be made known to
public.
7. MTR carrying out rectification work for
individual flats should notify the owners the schedule and time
table.
8. To prohibit malfeasance and conclave
arrangement, non-current expenditure shall be discussed openly in the
sub-committee meeting. Resolution shall not be made by email. The
books concerning public expenditure shall be open and through the
sub-committee for owners inspection.
9. Any expense or loss caused by MTR or
developer's negligence shall be borne by MTR and the developer. Such
fees shall not be deducted from the management fee paid by owners.
10. All notices, including minutes of
sub-committee meeting shall be forwarded to owners specified email,
in addition to posting on notice boards.
11. Notice
of election should be circulated early to allow sufficient time for
candidates' consideration and preparation, and to allow ample time
for registration for election.
12. During sub-committee meeting, it is urged
that members should not be speaking foul language.
The contents
stated above do not necessarily mean the past sub-committee must have committed illegal collusion, but with the defective system, it is
definitely possible to happen. Finally, I declare that my family
members and I have no business in relation to construction work in
this estate, and there is no construction contract with MTR and the
developer.
Wish you a happy
living environment.
Tower 1 Candidate
September 2018
屋苑管理的隱憂
Our Home Our Heart Our Prestige
日出康城
我們的家園
e: plau7518@gmail.com
(Tenants, if not owners, kindly pass on to
owners)
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