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68 QUORUM LIST HISTORY – FACTUAL TIMELINE The Owners Meeting on 30th October 2018 approved the renovation project with HPA and FULAM. It included a budget of HK$ 60,000 for the repair and replacement of the railings. Later, with agreement from all parties, several items were to be handled outside the main contract – the Read More

68 QUORUM LIST. (click heading above to open video) ROUGH EDIT (PART 1) ORIGINAL ROUGH CUT

67 – QUORUM LIST. (click on the title to open details) This does not appear to have been widely publicised. I received it indirectly and rather late There is time to send in an objection (or ?) until Wednesday 12th midnight. Here is some help should you wish to respond : [Objection] to Notes DRAFT Read More

The cost of replacement was included in the in the last renovation contribution and the deteriorating state of our railings was signalled in an earlier blog on 14th April 2022. Two years later, owners (Connie is a VOC member), justifiably reminded the Hillgrove Chairman on site. They know that the Chairman and the VOC are Read More

Dear Fellow Residents, On 1st April 2024, the Government is introducing a charge for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”). The charge will be based on the principle of “user pays.” https://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/waste/management/mswcharging.htm It will be expensive! MSW is any solid waste that is NOT recycled. Accordingly, the MSW charge will not apply to current Read More

Early Days of DB Recycling Municiple Solid Waste and Separation at Source https://www.hillgrovevillage.com/separation-of-household-waste-at-source/ Renovation Project COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS LEGAL The Deed of Mutual Covenant and Sub Deeds of Mutual Covenant https://dbay.cc/ How to deal with unpaid management fees The Parkridge case Parkridge Village Chairman vs DBMSL – Why is the decision in favour of the Chairman Read More

QUORUM LIST 66 The answer is in the clauses of the Hillgrove Sub-DMC (ie the contract between we, individual apartment owners, HKR, and CM ): MEETINGS OF VILLAGE OWNERS. SECTION VIII A. So the Manager [CM] is contractually obliged to call an “annual” Owners Meeting now that Covid regulations have been completly lifted, even if Read More

https://pmsa.org.hk/en/ https://www.pmsa.org.hk/tc/regulatory-framework The 14 Codes of Practice is a good place to start to understand what the parties concerned can expect: https://pmsa.org.hk/en/regulatory/codes-of-conduct/ C1 General Code C2 Complaint Handling C3 Effective Control of the Business C4 Handling Monies C5 Ending Appointment C6 Prevention of Corruption. – as defined under the POBO Cap. 201 Prevention of Bribery Read More

64 QUORUM LIST We saw a similar call for comments an earlier Application by HKR to the Town Planning Board seeking to open the way to a major development in Refer to: MARINA DRIVE AREA [62 QUORUM LIST on 22nd November 2022] . The good news for those of us that are interested in preserving Read More

At his first VOC meeting the new (to Hillgrove) Estate Manager, Steve Kwok, informed members that there is to be a court hearing on 2nd November, 2022 as the first step towards the debt recovery. Subsequently, upon the request of the committee we know the case number at the District Court in Wanchai is DCMP Read More

During the last 3 years of Covid, there have been sporadic VOC meetings, COC meetings and the all important COC’s Financial Sub-Committee meetings At a recent Financial Sub Committee meeting the Hillgrove Chairman was found to have NO VACCINATION RECORD and was unjustifiably asked to leave the meeting and accepting to leave under threat of Read More