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thereof as have been specified or designated in an instru- ment registered in the Land Office as being for the cxclusive use, occupation or enjoyment of an owner, "Land Office" means the Land Office established under the Land Registration Ordinance and a District Land Office established under the New Territories Ordinance; "owner" means—
(4) a person who for the time being appears from the records at the Land Office to be the owner of an undivided share in land; and
(b) a registered mortgagce in possession of such un-
divided share in land:
"registered mortgaged" means
(a) a person to whom an owner's interest in land bas been mortgaged or charged under a mortgage or charge which has been registered in the Land Office: and
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(8) a person in whose favour a charge upon land ha
been created by virtue of any Ordinance;”.
Section 4(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended by-e (a) inserting after paragraph (0) the following paragraph-
"(aa) to prepare and cxecute proposals, plans and projects for the construction, alteration, enlargement or improve- ment of buildings;"";
(b) deleting paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph— "(e) to manage any housing, and any premises, structures and grounds ancillary thereto, and any common parts, having regard to the interests, welfare and comfort of the tenants, owners or occupiers thereof, and to charge fees for its services in connexion with such management;"; and
(c) inserting after paragraph (g) the following paragraphs~~~~~
"(pa) coter into, assign or accept the assignment of, and vary
or rescind, any contract or obligation;
(8b) charge fees for such other purposes as it thinks fit;”.
4 The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 17 the following sections...
**Sale of land.
17A. (1) Subject to the conditions of the Crowo lease in respect of any land in an estate, and subject to the payment of such purchase price and such terms and condi- tions of payment as the Authority may determine with the prior approval of the Governor, the Authority may sell or otherwise dispose of any such land
(2) Subject to the conditions of the Crown lease in respect of any land in an estate, the Authority may fix the terms, covenants and conditions on which such land may be sold or otherwise disposed of.
(3) The Authority shall determine the eligibility of persons to purchase land in an estate, specify the form of application for the purchase of such land and the information to be provided in such application, and charge such fee in respect of such application as it may determine.
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178. Where any land in an estate is sold under section 17A to any person, an assignment or purported assignmcat, or parting with possession, of such land, or an agreement to assign such land, or an alienation of any interest in such land, by the owner thereof in breach of-
(a) any term or condition of the agreement for sale
and purchase; or
(5) any covenant in the deed of assignment, entered into or executed by the owner and the Authority in respect of such land shall be void,”,
Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof;
(b) in subsection (1), by deleting "The Buildings Ordinance,"; and (c) by inserting the following subsections--
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"(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Buildings Ordinance shall not apply to any building to be constructed, or which is being constructed, by the Authority and to any building which is vested in the Authority and no part of which hay been sold or otherwise disposed of under section 17A.
(3) The Buildings Ordinance, other than section 21 thereof, shall apply to any such building if, after its construc tion has been completed, any part of it is sold or otherwise disposed of under section 17A of this Ordinance.".
Amendment of Section 18.
Section 2301) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of ‘or part thereof in an estate""and Bubstituting the following-
"which is vested in the Authority and no part of which has been sold or otherwise disposed of under section 17A, or any part of such building.”.
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7. Section 24(1) of the principal Ordinance is amcoded by deleting Ancodment of paragraphs (6), (c) and (d) and substituting the following paragraphs—
"(b) found on any land in an estate (other than land leased under section 16) vésted in or under the control and management of the Authority and which appears to an authorized officer to have been abandoned:
(c) which has been placed in or on or affixed to any land in so estate in contravention of any condition in a lease, deed of assign- ment or deed of mutual covenant;
(d) which causes an obstruction or puisance on or in any land in
an calale (other than land leased under section 16) vested in or under the control and management of the Authority.”.
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Section 26 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof; and
(8) by inserting the following subsection-
"(2) Any person who makes any statement to the Authority
(a) in respect of any matter relating to the purchase of
land in an estate; or
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