SRPA successfully prosecutes first-hand residential development vendor for contraventions of ordinance
The Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority (SRPA) today (March 24) successfully prosecuted a first-hand residential development vendor for contraventions of the Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (the Ordinance). The vendor was charged with 45 counts of offences for (i) failure to make hard copies of the sales brochure printed or examined within the previous three months available for collection by the general public during a period of at least seven days immediately before a date of the sale (15 counts); (ii) failure to make hard copies of the sales brochure printed or examined within the previous three months available for collection by the general public at the sales office on a date of the sale (15 counts), and (iii) failure to make a copy of the sales brochure printed or examined within the previous three months for the development available for inspection on the vendor's designated website on a date of the sale (15 counts), contravening Section 25(1), Section 25(2), and Section 25(3) of the Ordinance respectively. The vendor pleaded guilty to the above offences and was convicted and fined $375,000 at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today. The development concerned is located at So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, New Territories.
"The SRPA has long been taking a three-pronged approach to enforce the Ordinance, i.e. to step up compliance checks, inspections, as well as collection of required evidence for prosecutions; to continuously improve the trade's compliance with the Ordinance; and to foster public awareness of the Ordinance. The SRPA will take action seriously and carry out investigations on any suspected cases of contravention of the Ordinance to further enhance the transparency and fairness of the sales of first-hand residential properties, protect the interests of purchasers, as well as provide a level playing field for vendors," a spokesman for the SRPA said.
Details of the case have been uploaded onto the SRPA's website at www.srpa.gov.hk/en/prosecution-cases.html for public inspection.
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Government announces appointments to Chief Executive's Council of Advisers
The Government announced today (March 24) the appointment of four new members to the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers. The term will take effect from April 1, 2026, and end on June 30, 2027.
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said, "Since its establishment in 2023, the Council has been providing the Chief Executive with valuable and constructive advice on Hong Kong's strategic development. The newly appointed members are industry leaders in frontier fields such as hard and core technology and biotechnology. Their participation will further expand the professional scope of the Council. I look forward to Council members continuing to offer advice on key issues under the context of Hong Kong's proactive alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, including how Hong Kong can consolidate and enhance its international competitiveness, better integrate into and serve the overall national development, and deepen international exchanges and co-operation, with a view to pioneering a new phase of high-quality development for Hong Kong."
The latest membership of the Council is as follows:
Chairperson
Chief Executive
Members (in alphabetical order of surnames, with the new members marked with an asterisk (*))
Economic advancement and sustainability
Mr Brian David Li Man-bun
Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang
Mr Robert Ng Chee-siong
Mr Andrew Sheng Len-tao
Mr Jack So Chak-kwong
Mr Henry Tang Ying-yen
Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Mr Peter Woo Kwong-ching
Ms Marjorie Yang Mun-tak
Mr John Zhao
Dr Zhu Min
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Dr Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu
Mr Shing Chow Shing-yuk
Dr Han Bi-cheng
Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu
Dr Lee Kai-fu
Mr Robin Li*
Mr Shan Weijian
Professor Michael Spence
Dr Sun Piaoyang*
Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi, SC
Mr Joseph Tsai
Mr Wang Xing-xing
Dr Allan Wong Chi-yun
Mr Xu Tao*
Dr Allan Zeman
Mr Zhang Wen*
Regional and global collaborations
Mr Guy Bradley
Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan
Dr Jonathan Choi Koon-shum
Mr Victor Chu Lap-lik
Dr Victor Fung Kwok-king
Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng
Mr Colm Kelleher
Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok
Dr Edmund Tse Sze-wing
Mr Mark Tucker
Mr Andrew Tung Lieh-cheung
In attendance
Chief Secretary for Administration
Financial Secretary
Secretary for Justice
Director, Chief Executive’s Office
Head, Chief Executive's Policy Unit (CEPU)
Biographical notes on the four new members of the Council are in the annex.
The Council is a high-level advisory body to advise the Chief Executive on the strategic development of Hong Kong, leveraging on opportunities from national and global developments. The Council is organised along three broad streams, namely economic advancement and sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship as well as regional and global collaborations, to facilitate more focused and in-depth dialogues. As the Secretariat of the Council, the CEPU is responsible for providing research and secretariat support to the Council.
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