Clause 3

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Where a precinct has been declared under section 65B, the Board shall —

make arrangements to conduct in the manner prescribed a poll (in combination with another poll or otherwise) of prescribed owners of the flats within the precinct with a view to establishing their opinions about any proposal to carry out any of the following:

general upgrading works within the precinct together with specified upgrading works (if any) in any building within the precinct;

special upgrading works within a building, or in relation to more than one building, in the precinct;

flat upgrading works within any building in the precinct; and

do such other things as the Minister may direct.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1A), the following subsection:“(1B) A poll conducted in connection with any proposal to carry out any flat upgrading works within any building in a precinct shall be a poll of the prescribed owners of prescribed flats within the building.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5A), the following subsection:“(5B) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, carry out any flat upgrading works within any building or buildings within a precinct if, and only if, it appears from a poll of the owners referred to in subsection (1B) that 75% or more of the total value in votes of such owners of flats within each such building have been cast in favour of the proposal to carry out the flat upgrading works within that building.”.