余浩芬及另三人 對 黎定兒及另一人

余浩芬及另三人 對 黎定兒及另一人

The four applicants had been absent from three successive properly convened management committee meetings without demonstrating that the absences had been consented to by the committee; in law their membership ceased automatically under Sch 2 r4(2)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance, and the Secretary’s...

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Citation
[2023] HKLdT 42
Parties
First Applicant: 余浩芬; Second Applicant: 何世權 (別名: 何澤民); Third Applicant: 黃建明; Fourth Applicant: 華崗; First Respondent (chairman): 黎定兒; Second Respondent (secretary): 鄭凱恩
Court
Lands Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
31 May 2023
Case Number
LDBM210/2021
Procedural Posture
Application Under the Building Management Ordinance (management Committee Membership Dispute) / Decision After Hearing
Outcome
Application dismissed; applicants ruled to have ceased as management committee members by operation of law
Legal Topics
Management Committee Membership Cessation, Absence From Meetings, Quorum and Inquorate Meetings, Filing With Land Registry, Secretary Duties, Jurisdiction to Impose Criminal Penalties
Source Language
ch
Property Law Administrative Law Statutory Interpretation Land Registration Management Committee Membership Cessation Absence From Meetings Quorum and Inquorate Meetings Filing With Land Registry +2 more

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Parties

余浩芬

First Applicant

何世權 (別名: 何澤民)

Second Applicant

黃建明

Third Applicant

華崗

Fourth Applicant

黎定兒

First Respondent (chairman)

鄭凱恩

Second Respondent (secretary)

Procedural Posture

Application Under the Building Management Ordinance (management Committee Membership Dispute) / Decision After Hearing

  1. 1 Whether the four applicants ceased to be management committee members by virtue of consecutive non-attendance at three meetings without consent under Sch 2 r4(2)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance
  2. 2 Whether the three meetings, although inquorate, are to be treated as properly convened meetings for the purpose of Sch 2 r4(2)(c)
  3. 3 Whether the applicants had obtained the management committee's consent to their absences

Ratio Decidendi

The four applicants had been absent from three successive properly convened management committee meetings without demonstrating that the absences had been consented to by the committee; in law their membership ceased automatically under Sch 2 r4(2)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance, and the Secretary’s statement to the Land Registry that they had ceased (stated as "離任") was correct; the Tribunal could not entertain criminal sanctions under s36.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; applicants ruled to have ceased as management committee members by operation of law

Orders

  • The application by the applicants is dismissed
  • The Secretary’s statement filed at the Land Registry in respect of the four applicants is declared accurate (the four have ceased)