TNAG-1449-FCO40-1953-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 48

Sir,

UMELCO

TRANSLATION

DRAFT SPEECH BY HON HO SAI-CHU, MBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 23.7.1986

Land Registration (Amendment) Bill 1986

I welcome Government's plan to computerise the storage

of land registration records.

I am

It is well-known that Hong Kong has a remarkably active

There are already over one million items of data property market. stored at the land office and these are reasonably expected to continue increasing in line with the recovery in the property market. There is thus an urgent need to introduce a more efficient and reliable system of land registration. delighted to know that the planned computerised land records system will simplify search procedures and reduce the time required for making a land search, thereby offering better service to the public. In addition, the project will increase cost-effectiveness by achieving saving on manpower and storage space. The computerised land records system will also pave the way for the Registrar General to take charge of all land records throughout the territory.

As the project will be time-consuming, I suggest that

Government should implement it as early as possible.

Sir, with these remarks, I support the motion.

UMELCO

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