SINGAPORE: Members of Singapore Recreation Club’s (SRC) billiards group are challenging a resolution in court that would turn the billiards room into a co-working space.
Sean Kerwin Mathews and Mu Yee Shyong, who are from the 142-year-old club’s billiards group committee, filed a claim with the High Court on Nov 19.
In documents seen by The Straits Times, they claim that the resolution did not receive a majority vote as required under the club’s Constitution and should be considered invalid.
Members voted on three resolutions at an extraordinary general meeting on Oct 18.
The first was on a proposal to move the club’s billiards room from the second floor to basement two to make space for a co-working area, which entailed a land betterment charge of $4.9 million.
This was voted down after the club’s management committee urged members to vote against it.
Members then voted on two other resolutions: converting the entire billiards room as initially planned, and an alternative option to convert more than half the space. Whichever resolution received more votes would be passed.
Out of a total of 514 votes, 151 votes were in favour of the full conversion, and 125 against. There were 183 spoilt votes and 55 blank votes.
