Regional Workshops on Building Management
(9 January and 25 February 2014)

The Home Affairs Department (HAD) held Regional Workshops on Building Management on 9 January and 25 February 2014 respectively. A lawyer was invited to explain the cases and relevant laws and regulations in relation to building maintenance and renovations. Moreover, a representative from the Hong Kong Police Force was invited to brief attendants on the RenoSafe Scheme.

The workshop on 25 February also commended 153 Resident Liaison Ambassadors (RLAs) engaged in owners' corporations (OCs) and graduates of the Advanced LEAD Programme for their active participation in building management. A seminar was also arranged to further enhance their knowledge in building maintenance.

Addressing the ceremony, the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Raymond Young, said proper management and timely maintenance are keys to ensuring building safety and a comfortable living environment. The HAD has all along been encouraging owners and residents to take part in the management of their buildings, and has adopted a multi-pronged approach to help them enhance building management standards.

At the ceremony, Mr Young commended the RLAs for dedicating themselves wholeheartedly to managing their own buildings. Not only had they liaised with and engaged fellow residents to discuss building management matters, they had also assisted the buildings in forming OCs and became the management committee members themselves. He also gave applause to graduates of the Advanced LEAD Programme for their passion in learning, believing that they could put into practice the knowledge acquired in building management work.

The Home Affairs Department (HAD) held a building management workshop on 25 February to commend 153 Resident Liaison Ambassadors (RLAs) engaging in owners' corporations (OCs) and graduates of the Advanced LEAD Programme for their active participation in building management. A seminar was also arranged to further enhance their knowledge in building maintenance. Photo shows the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Raymond Young, speaking at the workshop.

Mr Young (eighth left, front row), the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Pamela Tan (seventh left, front row), the Deputy Director of Home Affairs, Mr Jack Chan (seventh right, front row), and the Assistant Director of Home Affairs, Mr Franco Kwok (sixth left, front row), take a group photo with the graduates of the first Advanced LEAD Programme.

Mr Young (seventh right, front row), Mrs Tan (seventh left, front row), Mr Chan (sixth right, front row) and Mr Kwok (sixth left, front row), take a group photo with the graduates of the second Advanced LEAD Programme.

A group photo of Mr Young (seventh left), Mrs Tan (sixth left), Mr Chan (seventh right), Mr Kwok (fifth left) and the Resident Liaison Ambassadors.

The lawyer was explaining the cases and relevant laws and regulations in relation to building maintenance and renovations.