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(B) the percentage of the undivided shares owned by the majority owner in the lot or lots on which the other of the buildings stands,

is not less than the percentage specified in subsection (1).

(3) The majority owner of a lot who has made an application under subsection (1) shall—

(a) subject to subsection (4), serve a copy of the application on each minority owner of the lot;

(b) cause a copy of the application to be registered under the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128) against the lot; and

(c) cause a notice, as specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and in the Chinese and English languages—

(i) to be affixed—

(A) upon a conspicuous part of the building on the lot (or, if there is more than one building on the lot, upon a conspicuous part of each building); or

(B) where there is no building on the lot, upon a conspicuous part of the lot (or, if the application relates to 2 or more lots, upon a conspicuous part of each lot); and

(ii) to be published in not less than 1 Chinese language newspaper (and in the Chinese language), and in not less than 1 English language newspaper (and in the English language), circulating generally in Hong Kong.

(4) Where it appears to the Tribunal that a copy of an application under subsection (1) cannot be served in accordance with subsection (3)(a), the Tribunal may, if it thinks fit, by order—

(a) dispense with such service on any minority owner or class of minority owners mentioned in the order; and

(b) direct notices to be published at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit, calling upon all persons claiming to be minority owners of the lot and who have not been so served, to establish their claims before the Tribunal within a time specified in the notice,

and after expiration of the time specified, all persons claiming to be minority owners shall be bound by the proceedings as if they had been served in accordance with subsection (3)(a).

(5) Subject to subsection (6), the Chief Executive in Council may, by notice in the Gazette, specify a percentage lower than the percentage mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of a lot belonging to a class of lots specified in the notice and, in any such case, subsection (1) and the other provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed as if, in relation to a lot belonging to that class of lots, that percentage so specified were substituted for the percentage mentioned in subsection (1).