at its own Headquarters. It is staffed by a Senior Solicitor, an Assistant Registrar and two experienced Land Office clerks.
Crown Leases
48. When the purchaser or grantee of Crown land has complied with all the conditions of the sale or grant, he becomes entitled to a Crown lease of the lot and has to take up the lease when called upon by the Land Officer to do so. In many cases, however, the Land Office finds it difficult to persuade owners to take up their Crown leases when ready. This is because the taking up of a Crown lease involves an owner in a certain amount of trouble and expense. Although the standard fee for a Crown lease is only $175, it is necessary where there is a mortgage or other incumbrance on the property to employ a Solicitor to clear the title and reinstate the mortgage or incumbrance after issue. Since the Crown is the lessor, the vast majority of owners are usually content to allow their title to rest on the Conditions of Sale, Regrant, Exchange, etc., on which they hold their property, and such titles are in practice universally recognized as good marketable titles.
49. Notwithstanding the reluctance of some owners to take up their Crown leases, 324 Crown leases were issued in 1970-71, 169 less than the post-war record total achieved in 1969–70.
50. The lots for which leases were issued were of the following categories:
Hong Kong Island
Inland Lots, Hong Kong
Shau Kei Wan Inland Lots
Rural Building Lots
Shek O Inland Lots
Aberdeen Inland Lots
Stanley Inland Lots
Marine Lots
Chai Wan Inland Lot
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Shau Kei Wan Marine Lot Miscellaneous
Kowloon
Kowloon Inland Lots
Hung Hom Inland Lots
New Kowloon
New Kowloon Inland Lots Kwun Tong Inland Lots Yau Tong Marine Lots
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62
29
18
7
1
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5
4
3113n
119 3
58
4
9
2
324
18
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