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Wong Tai Sin DB by-election results

The following is the number of votes received by the two candidates of the Wong Tai Sin District Board by-election in respect of San Po Kong constituency on Sunday (January 5):

Mr Mak Hoi-wah

812 votes

841 votes

Wong.

Mr Lee Tat-yan

Mr Lee Tat-yan was declared elected by the Returning Officer, Miss Diane

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Land Registry 1996 statistics released

The Land Registry (LR) today (Monday) released land registration statistics for the year 1996 as well as those for December last year.

A total of 147,423 sale and purchase agreements for building units, including both residential and non-residential, were received for registration by the LR in 1996.

This figure represents an increase of 51 per cent and 28.3 per cent compared with 1995 and 1994 respectively.

The total amount of the considerations involved in these agreements was $474.66 billion which was up by 78.6 per cent and 12 per cent compared with 1995 and 1994 respectively.

During 1996, 159,520 assignments of building units were lodged for registration, compared with 112,212 and 137,876 respectively recorded during 1995 and 1994, showing an increase of 42.2 per cent and 15.7 per cent respectively.

The total amount of the considerations involved amounting to $412.42 billion, indicated increases of 33.3 per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively when compared with the two preceding years.