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Over 10,000 agreements lodged with Land Registry in December
A total of 10,613 sale and purchase agreements for building units, which include both residential and non-residential properties, were lodged with the Land Registry last month (December 1995).
The figure represents an increase of 32.5 per cent from that of November 1995 and a 46.2 per cent increase when compared with the same month in 1994.
The total consideration of these agreements in the month is $26.71 billion, up 29.6 per cent and 10.3 per cent when compared with the amounts for November 1995 and December 1994 respectively.
The figures are contained in the monthly statistics released today (Tuesday) 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 November 1995 and December 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.
The statistics generally relate to land transactions executed up to four weeks. prior to their submission for registration, as there is usually a time lag between the execution of deeds and their lodgement for registration.
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Selling endangered wild animals as food against law
Restaurants offering endangered wild animals to customers could face enforcement action and subsequent prosecution under the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance.
This advice came from an Agriculture and Fisheries Department's (AFD) conservation officer, Mr Cheung Chi-sun, following the seizure of protected animals during a raid on a Yau Ma Tei restaurant last Friday.
He said AFD field officers, assisted by Police, scarched a restaurant in Yau Ma Tei. Kowloon after a report was made saying that the restaurant offered giant salamander for food.