Hundreds of Midland Realty agents yesterday protested outside the property agent's headquarters demanding payment of their full commissions, but some agents said the stir was triggered by changes in senior management.
More than 200 agents gathered outside World-Wide House in Central at 3pm yesterday while dozens of its directors and some managers stormed the offices on the 25th floor. They demanded to meet chairman Freddie Wong Kin-yip and pressed for 'the same rate of commission as other property agencies provide'.
The incident began after some agents sent mobile text messages to media, saying nearly 1,000 agents would go on strike and gather outside World-Wide House to protest against the company for failing to pay their full commission.
The agents refused to disclose details of their demands or how much money they were owed by Midland.
The company later held a meeting of more than 10 senior executives, including executive director and chief executive of residential department Vincent Chan Kwan-hing. The meeting lasted more than two hours.
Late last night, Midland issued a statement saying the incident happened because staff wanted to 'convey their views' to Midland and that it 'does not involve any reduction of salary'. It also said the management was confident the matter would be resolved and would not affect operations.