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8,862 agreements lodged with Land Registry in July

A total of 8,862 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 an increase of 14.5 per cent from that of June this year, and an 27.9 per cent increase compared with July last year.

The total consideration of these agreements is $21.18 billion, down 1.1 per cent and 15 per cent as compared with the amounts for June 1995 and July 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 June 1995 and July 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.

End/Tuesday, August 15, 1995

2,704 apply for S6 places in central allocation

The Education Department has received a total of 2,704 $5 students applied for central allocation of the remaining 235 S6 places in the S6 admission procedures.

They included five students who could produce today (Tuesday) the original copy of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Results Notice or relevant documents in supporting their applications.

A spokesman for the Education Department reminded applicants to return on Friday (August 18) to the same centre where they applied for central allocation to see if they have been allocated with a place.