Policy Address

Further Improve Building Safety and Building Management

171. Through the Building Management Professional Advisory Service Scheme, the Home Affairs Department assisted in the formation of about 100 owners' corporations in the past two years in nine districts with more "three-nil" buildings. The scheme has been expanded to cover all districts across the city in mid-2024, with the contract period extended to three years.

172. Next year, the Government will implement a pilot scheme on "joint property management" in selected areas, under which the same property management company will be engaged to provide joint management services for aged building clusters in the vicinity, enabling "three-nil" and aged buildings to have access to basic property management services at affordable fees.

173. To enhance deterrence against failure to comply with notices or orders by required time and against the erection of large-scale unauthorised building works (UBWs), the Government will put forth proposals to amend the Buildings Ordinance and launch a public consultation later this year. Among other things, we will propose increasing the types of exempted works and minor works under the Buildings Ordinance, so as to handle minor illegal structures of lower risks in a pragmatic manner. The relevant legislative amendment proposals will be introduced in 2026.

174. To foster an elderly-friendly building environment, the Government will put forward a series of proposals on elderly-friendly building design for phased implementation.