THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code

2023036

Event Name

終須一「變」: Long-Awaited Amendments to Compulsory Sale Regime

CPD Code

Formal Events

Speaker

Mr Alan Yip, Partner of Howse Williams

Event Date

2023-02-28

Event Time

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Registration Closing Date

2023-02-21

CPD Hour(s)

1.5

Divisional PQSL Hour(s)

1.5

Venue

By online media – ZOOM

Division

GPD

Organizer

General Practice Division

Fee

HK$150 for members; HK$250 for non-members

Priority

First-come-first-served

Language

Cantonese supplemented by English

Details

To share the views of a legal practitioner on Government's proposed amendments to the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap.545 of the Laws of Hong Kong) in the Legislative Council Paper published by the Development Bureau in November 2022.

Alan will discuss the following amendments proposed by Government :-

Lowering the thresholds for compulsory sale applications.
Allowing flexibility for combining multiple adjoining lots in single application.
Streamlining process of compulsory sale applications.
Enhanced support to minority owners.

Alan will also share his views on Government's proposed amendments including the following :-

Impact of Government's proposed amendments on future compulsory sale applications.
How to balance the interest of majority owners and minority owners.
Other aspects which should be covered in the proposed amendments to further improve the mechanism/ regime.

Remarks

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Upon successful payment of the registration fee, the ZOOM link for joining the CPD event will be available in the CPD/PQSL profile under the "Member Area" of the HKIS website.

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Payment

HKD 150

Face-to-Face/Zoom

By Zoom

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