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Proactive in Law Enforcement
ߏܛБਗ Disciplinary Actions
ߏܛৃ Inquiry hearings
ࡊ္߰၍҅Б݁ᐼϞଣ͟ڦОܵɛӚϞ፭ If the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the EAA has reasons to
ςήପ˾ଣૢԷʿŊאՉڝ᙮جԷiאӚϞ༟ࣸ believe that a licensee has failed to comply with the EAO and/or its
ܵϞאᘱᚃܵϞiאӚϞ፭ςڝ̋Չɪ subsidiary legislation; or is not eligible to hold or continue to hold a
ٙОܸٙૢdБ݁ᐼ̙Σߏܛ։ࡰึ̈ licence; or has failed to comply with a specified condition attached
яࠑd˸Ӕ֛݊щఱϞᗫࡈࣩආБৃf to his licence, the CEO shall make a submission to the Disciplinary
Committee for consideration if an inquiry hearing should be
conducted.
ߏܛ։ࡰึ݊ɓࡈ࣬ኽήପ˾ଣૢԷϓͭٙ੬ண The Disciplinary Committee, a standing committee established
։ࡰึdࠋபટաeϽᅇʿݟӺҳൡ˸ʿБ݁ᐼ under the EAO, receives, considers and conducts inquiries into
הяࠑٙࡈࣩfࡊ߰ߏܛ։ࡰึίߏܛৃܝႩމ complaints and submissions by the CEO. If the Disciplinary
Ϟᗫٙҳൡאяࠑϓͭd̙БԴߏܛՓᛆɢd Committee, after conducting an inquiry hearing, is satisfied that the
ʕܼ̍ႪאᚏபϞᗫܵɛdਗ਼ૢڝ̋Չ complaint or submission is well-founded, it may exercise disciplinary
ɪאһҷڝ̋ՉɪٙૢdᅲࣛΞቖא powers including admonishing or reprimanding the licensee
ቖՉdкஈၮಛ˸ʿЪ̈˕˹൬ٙ͜ն˿f concerned, attaching/varying specified conditions attached to his
licence, suspending/revoking his licence, imposing a fine and
making a costs order.
ί2017/18ϋܓdߏܛ։ࡰึкӔə229֚ࡈࣩd In 2017/18, the Disciplinary Committee adjudicated 229 cases, of
Չʕ226֚Ц98.7%ܸٙ၈ϓͭfഐ؈dϞ232 which 226 were substantiated (i.e. 98.7%). As a result, a total of
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ΤܵɛߏܛஈʱdՉʕ153Τމࡈɛܵɛ d 232 licensees were disciplined, among whom 153 were individual
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79Τމʮ̡ܵɛf licensees and 79 company licensees.
ᅼᏝߏܛৃྡ˪f
A staged inquiry hearing.
1 ܼ̍ήପ˾ଣʮ̡ٙዹ༟ᐄ٫ŊΥྫɛf 1 Including sole-proprietors and partners of estate agency firms.
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