HONG KONG'S property managers remain unhappy about new laws which give residents a bigger say in the running of their estates.
And home owners are becoming more sympathetic to their situation, according to the general manager of one of the territory's biggest management firms.
Alan Constable, general manager of Urban Property Management, said people understood the problems being encountered because of this new legislation.
Managers are unhappy at the government's failure to respond to their complaints about sections of the Multi-Storey Building (Amendment) Bill which was introduced in May.
They are now required to call a meeting of all residents to discuss maintenance or other work worth more than $200,000 or 45 per cent of the annual budget, whichever is less.
Approval is needed from the owners' committee for work worth more than $100,000 or 20 per cent of its total budget, again whichever is less.
