Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ16: Improving management of building maintenance works
| DC districts It should be noted that buildings do not automatically become high-risk upon reaching 30 years of age. Statistics indicate that buildings of a higher age (50 years or above), as well as those without a property management company, generally exhibit poorer condition and maintenance. Such buildings are precisely among the targets of the MBIS. The Buildings Department (BD) will continue to select buildings on a risk basis to issue MBIS notices.
To alleviate the financial burden on owners, Operation Building Bright 2.0 provides subsidies to eligible owners for carrying out repair works required for compliance with MBIS notices. At the same time, we concur with Hon Fong’s concept of regular maintenance. In fact, the new Preventive Maintenance Subsidy Scheme, launched by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in April 2024, also promotes regular maintenance. It encourages owners to formulate building maintenance plan on a 10-year maintenance cycle basis, and to establish a special fund for owners to make continuous contributions. After three years of continuous contributions, the URA will provide a one-off grant equivalent to 10 per cent of the total contributions made by the owners over the three-year period, thereby encouraging regular contributions. Since its implementation 22 months ago, the scheme has received 18 eligible applications involving 11 400 residential units. NNNN |