Our Partner Sidney Ho has been appointed as a Member of the Property Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong.

The Property Committee performs the following functions :-

1. To promote and advise the profession on good conveyancing practice.
2. To advise the Standing Committee on Standards and Development on means of improving the competence of and supervision of unqualified persons in conveyancing transactions.
3. To determine applications for waiver or modification of the standard forms of Sale and Purchase Agreement.
4. To determine applications for waiver of the Guidelines for Deeds of Mutual Covenant.
5. To respond to enquiries and make determination on the interpretation and application of Rule 5C of the Solicitors' Practice Rules.
6. To review, consider and comment on bills and legislation affecting or relevant to the conveyancing practice, including the Land Titles Ordinance (Cap. 585), its rules and regulations and proposed amendments thereto.

The functions of the Property Committee are pivotal as the conveyancing profession drives reformative developments in multiple key components in the real estate market. It is hoped that our firm’s experience will bring meaningful contributions. Our firm has an established conveyancing practice involving first-hand residential properties for developers and statutory bodies, block acquisition for re-development, as well as many major private transactions with complexities involved. Mr. Ho’s appointment in the Property Committee is an extension of our firm’s dedication to serving the profession and Hong Kong as a whole.