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If members of the public are not sure which department holds the information they seek, they may obtain advice at any Public Enquiry Service Centre.

Copies of the Code and application forms are available at the Public Enquiry Service Centres of all District Offices and at the headquarters and branch offices of the participating departments and branches.

End/Thursday, February 16, 1995

6,730 agreements lodged with Land Registry in January

A total of 6,730 sale and purchase agreements for building units, which include both residential and non-residential properties, were lodged with the Land Registry last month.

The figure represents a decrease of 7.3 per cent from that of December 1994, and a 37.4 per cent drop compared with January 1994.

The total consideration of these agreements is $17.08 billion, down 29.5 per cent and 57.9 per cent compared with the amounts for December 1994 and January 1994 respectively.

The figures are contained in the monthly statistics released today (Thursday) by the Land Registry on deeds relating to property transactions received for registration in the Urban and New Territories Land Registries last month. Relevant statistics for December 1994 and January 1994 were provided for comparison. Figures on sale and purchase agreements received for the past 12 months and the year-on- year rate of change were also released.

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