Mak Mei-Kuen Says Capping Proxy Votes Difficult to Operate, Studying Electronic Appointments
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On 8 November 2026, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Mak Mei-Kuen, regarding the arrangement to cap proxy votes in the amendments to the Building Management Ordinance, said she understood public concerns about practical operation. She gave the example that an owners' corporation would find it difficult to determine whether extra proxy votes should have their submission time calculated by the time they were submitted to the management office or the time they were signed by owners. Mak Mei-Kuen said the bureau would continue to study the relevant issues, including researching and developing electronic proxy appointments, to resolve the difficulties raised by the industry and owners' corporations. The current progress of the matter is that the bureau has stated it will study options such as electronic appointments, and has not yet announced specific arrangements.
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Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Mak Mei-kuen said she understands public concerns about the practical operation of a cap on proxy votes in the amendments to the Building Management Ordinance, citing as an example that owners' corporations find it difficult to determine whether the submission time of excess proxy votes should be calculated by the time submitted to the management office or the time signed by the owner. She said the bureau will continue to study the matter, including studying and developing electronic proxy appointments, to resolve the difficulties raised by the industry and owners' corporations.
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