FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1986
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LAND SURVEY ORDINANCE UNDER STUDY
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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING INTRODUCING A LAND SURVEY ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW PRIVATE SECTOR LAND SURVEYORS TO UNDERTAKE WORK NECESSARY TO RECTIFY LAND BOUNDARIES OR SETTLE LAND DISPUTES.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, WHEN HE OPENED A ONE-DAY SEMINAR, +FOCUS ON HONG KONG PROPERTY BOUNDARIES+, AT THE CHINA FLEET CLUB TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF LAND SURVEYORS AND THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS.
MR CHAN SAID THAT DEFICIENCIES IN THE SYSTEM OF LOT BOUNDARY DEFINITION HAD BEEN LEFT TO HONG KONG BY HISTORY AND WERE WELL KNOWN.
+THE FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT IS THAT, WHILE LAND GRANTS AND TRANSACTIONS ARE EXECUTED ON PAPER ACCORDING TO THE RECORD, THIS MAY NOT BE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE GROUND.
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+ IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT DEEDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS EVIDENCE OF TITLE, ARE OF LITTLE USE IF NO ONE CAN TELL FROM THE DOCUMENT WHAT LAND IS BEING DEALT WITH OR WHERE ITS BOUNDARIES ARE LOCATED.
+GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF YOUR CONCERN IN THESE MATTERS AND IS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS, CONSIDERING THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ENABLE LOT BOUNDARIES TO BE RECTIFIED OR AUTHENTICATED AND LAND TITLE DISPUTES SETTLED BY SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES,+
MR CHAN WENT ON: +IN PARALLEL, WE ARE EXAMINING A PROPOSAL FOR A LAND SURVEY ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW QUALIFIED LAND SURVEYORS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO UNDERTAKE SOME OF THE WORK WHICH WOULD BECOME NECESSARY AS A RESULT.+
HE SAID THE CHANGES SHOULD AIM AT PROVIDING A BETTER SECURITY OF TITLE, ENHANCING SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATION EFFICIENCY, RESOLVING OUTSTANDING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS, MAXIMISING LAND USE AND LAYING
A BETTER FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT IN THE LAND REGISTRATION SYSTEM,
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