Hong Kong’s Lands Tribunal rejects a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone the statutory timetable for an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Wang Fuk Court, a Tai Po estate hit by a deadly fire last November. Multiple reports say Hop On Management Company sought to extend or postpone the deadline, citing practical difficulties including verifying owners’ signatures and arranging a suitable venue, and asked the tribunal for more time. The tribunal’s presiding officer, Gary Lam Chin-ching, rules that the administrator does not have the power to delay the meeting and directs that the owners’ meeting should proceed in line with the Building Management Ordinance. After the ruling, Hop On Management says it is studying the judgment and indicates it will move to arrange an owners’ meeting. Separately, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee defends the administrator’s earlier delay, saying that procedures must be carried out according to the law. Reports also describe a timeline dispute: the meeting was expected to be held by a deadline upheld by the tribunal, and the administrator later missed that date while addressing logistical and verification issues.