WONG TAK KEUNG STANLEY 訴 THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF GRENVILLE HOUSE

LDBM 76 OF 2003

香港特別行政區

土地審裁處

建築物管理申請編號2003年第76號

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判 決 書

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1. 答辯人的申請是要求本庭將申請人的申請剔除，理由為該申請沒有披露合理的訴因。申請人的申請後述如下:-

'voiding the appointment of Richards Butler on a retainer basis on the basis that the value of the service exceeds or is likely to exceed HK$100,000 per annum based on a quotation of HK$11,500 per month or HK$138,000 per annum submitted by Richards Butler. No invitation to tender was undertaken by the Respondent for this service.

Notwithstanding that the Retainer amount was subsequently reduced to HK$8,300 per month (HK$99,600 per annum or only HK$400 short of the HK$100,000 threshold) to "avoid" the need for tendering, the payment for services rendered by Richards Butler on an annual basis has substantially exceeded HK$100,000 per annum in the previous year and is likely to exceed HK$100,000 per annum in 2003.

The Management Committee was bound to procure such services by invitation to tender since the services provided by Richards Butler have historically been in excess of HK$100,000 per annum and the original quotation provided by Richards Butler was for HK$138,000 which should have triggered the need to comply with Section 20A. of the Building Management Ordinance...................'

2. 申請人指答辯人在取得Richards Butler 的服務時，未有遵照《建築物管理條例》(“條例")第20A(2)條的規定，因而要求本庭宣佈Richards Butler的委任無效。條例第20A條第(1)及第(2)款有以下的條文:-

“20A. 供應品、貨品及服務

(1) 法團在根據公契(如有的話)或本條例行使權力或執行職務上所需的供應品、貨品或服務，其取得須符合與上述取得有關的工作守則所指明的標準及準

則。

(2) 第(1)款所提述的任何供應品、貨品或服務，如其價值超過或相當可能超過

(a) $100,000或主管當局於憲報刊登公告指明用以取代前者的款額；或

(b) 相等於法團每年預算的20%或法團藉業主大會通過的決議所批准用以取代前者的百分率的款額，

（兩者以其較小者為準）即須以招標承投方式取得。"

3. 於Pokfulam Development Company Limited and others v The Incorporated Owners of Scenic Villas (LDBM70/2000)一案，在作出詳盡分析後，本席裁決條例第20A(1)條祇是具有指導性的法律條文。在該案的覆核裁決，本席維持原來的判決。

4. 第20A條第(1)款所述是取得供應品、貨品及服務的取得所須遵從的原則，而第(2)款則是指明第(1)款適用的情況，因此後者亦是祇具有指導性而沒有強制性的法律條文，所以本案並不存在違反第20A條第(2)款的問題，因而申請人的申請沒有披露合理的訴因。基於此理由，本席將該申請撤銷。

5. 訟費

本席頒下臨時訟費的命令：申請人須支付答辯人本案的訟費(包括本傳票申請的訟費)。如與訟雙方未能議定訟費的款額，該款額由法庭按區域法院訟費的水平為基準而予以審定。如在14天內與訟任何一方不向本席提出申請，此命令作實。