Committee rebuffed

SHENZHEN: The Chinese mainland's first self-government owners' committee was created on Sunday after receiving votes from more than half of the real estate proprietors in a residential area of the southern city, but the local administration has refused to acknowledge its legal status.

The committee was set up to replace the existing owners' committee of Jingzhou Building, which could not work normally without making a record with the local construction authority, committee director Zou Jiajian said.

As such, it could not sign a renewal contract with the real estate management firm, he said.