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Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting Lands Tribunal says it lacks power to extend statutory deadlines, urges government-appointed administrator to convene meeting immediately The Lands Tribunal has dismissed a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, ruling it lacks the authority to do so. Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching on Tuesday urged Hop On...
Adminstrator to ‘review’ tribunal decision on Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
An administrator appointed to oversee the affairs of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has said it will arrange an extraordinary general meeting at the request of displaced owners, but stopped short of providing a time frame. In a written statement on Wednesday, Hop On Management Company said it was studying the Lands Tribunal’s reasons for dismissing its application to extend the statutory deadlines for convening and holding the meeting. It did not indicate whether the company would...
Hong Kong tribunal judge questions power to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
A Lands Tribunal judge has questioned whether he has the power to postpone an extraordinary general meeting requested by at least 247 owners at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, while acknowledging the difficulties faced by a government-appointed administrator in contacting and verifying residents. The tribunal adjourned its decision until 3pm on Tuesday on an application by Hop On Management Company to extend the statutory 45-day deadline for holding a meeting requested by residents...
'A matter of national security': Call for urgent action on VIQ scandal
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Court system 'in a shambles' after transcription service goes bust
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It's Cong vs Cong over Cauvery as Mekedatu dam splits Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
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Judge sacked for sending ‘highly sexualised image’ to court staff
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The most contentious parts of the NDIS bill being scrutinised today
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Home Office ditches legacy asylum database, keeps the spreadsheets
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Warning ‘unfair’ jury trial reforms will punish first-time offenders
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