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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993

THE MAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LAND REGISTRY ARE:

REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO LAND UNDER THE LAND REGISTRATION ORDINANCE;

PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SEARCH OF THE LAND REGISTER RELATED RECORDS BY THE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS'

AND

AND

REGISTRATION OF OWNERS

CORPORATIONS

UNDER THE BUILDING

MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.

MR

PANG THEN LISTED OUT THE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE LAND REGISTRY'S BUSINESS AND CORPORATE PLAN FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THEY ARE:

MICROFILMING OF REGISTERED DOCUMENTS IN THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT LAND REGISTRIES. AT PRESENT SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE STORED IN PAPER FORM;

COMPUTERISATION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND REGISTRATION SYSTEM BY EXTENDING THE COMPUTERISED REGISTRATION SYSTEM IN THE URBAN REGISTRY TO THE NEW TERRITORIES REGISTRIES;

PROVISION OF COMPUTERISED DIRECT SEARCH FACILITIES BY MEANS OF A COMPUTERISED PUBLIC NETWORK ACCESS SYSTEM TO ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO MAKE ON-LINE SEARCHES OF THE LAND REGISTER THROUGH COMPUTER TERMINALS AT THEIR OWN OFFICES; AND

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CONVERSION OF THE PRESENT "DEEDS" REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO ONE OF "TITLE" REGISTRATION WHICH WOULD CONFER OWNERSHIP AND SIMPLIFY CONVEYANCING PROCEDURÈS. DRAFTING WORK ON THE PROPOSED TITLE REGISTRATION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

CERTAINTY

OF

LEGISLATION

IS

IN

CONCLUSION, MR PANG STRESSED THAT HE AND HIS. STAFF WERE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT, COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO ALL THE CUSTOMERS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS.

MEET PERFORMANCE IN THIS CONNECTION,

"WE ARE COMMITTED то DOING OUR BEST TO STANDARDS AND TO FURTHER IMPROVE OUR SERVICES.

THE

LAND REGISTRY WILL ANNOUNCE ITS PERFORMANCE PLEDGES TO CUSTOMERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE ADDED.

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