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The Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance, the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority and the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Electronic Platform (SRPE) will commence operation soon.
SRPE is an electronic database established under the Ordinance for the public to view the sales brochures, price lists and registers of transactions of first-hand residential properties, the sale of which will have to comply with the requirements of the Ordinance. Vendors of first-hand residential properties are required under the Ordinance to provide electronic copies of the aforementioned documents to the SRPE.
A spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) said today (March 4), "To facilitate vendors of first-hand residential properties to understand how to provide the electronic copies of the aforementioned documents to the SRPE, the Transport and Housing Bureau will organise two workshops for them."
Details of the workshops are as follows:
Workshop (1)
Date: March 19, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 3.30pm to 5pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, 10/F, Block 2, Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters, 33 Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.
Workshop (2)
Date: March 20, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Venue: Lecture Hall, 10/F, Block 2, Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters, 33 Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.
The workshops will be conducted primarily in Cantonese. Vendors of first-hand residential properties who wish to attend the workshops are required to make a reservation from March 6 to 16 (Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 6pm, except public holidays) by calling 2233 9388, or registering online via THB's website (www.thb.gov.hk). Seats will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
"There will be a period of about two weeks starting from March 19 for vendors of first-hand residential properties to participate in the trial run on how to submit electronic documents for uploading onto the SRPE. User accounts are required to access the SRPE for the trial run. For vendors who will attend the workshops, user accounts will be distributed to them at the workshops. For vendors who cannot attend the workshops but wish to participate in the trial run, they may call 2817 3737 from March 11 to 26 (Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, except public holidays) to apply for user accounts for the trial run," the spokesman said.
Ends/Monday, March 4, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:25
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