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Infrastructure Development and Heritage Conservation
Land Registration
The Land Registry provides a comprehensive service for registering documents affecting land and keeping land records in electronic format for public search. Over 2.9 million land registers and 21 million documents can be retrieved electronically.
Land Registry Business Volume in 2012
Registration Services
(Distribution of Land Documents Lodged for Registration)
Nature
Number
Agreements for sale and purchase of building units
115,533
Agreements for sale and purchase of land
2,478
Assignments of building units.
118,184
Assignments of land
7,725
Building mortgages/building legal charges
139
Other mortgages/legal charges
97,345
Others
218,659
Total
560,063
Search Services
(Distribution by Search Mode)
Counter Searches
Online Searches via Internet
Number
459,701
Per cent
9%
Number
Per cent
4,653,809
91%
Hong Kong currently adopts a deeds registration system. To enhance certainty of title and simplify conveyancing procedures, the Land Titles Ordinance was enacted in 2004. As agreed with the Legislative Council, the ordinance will not come into effect until a comprehensive review is completed and the necessary amending legislation is passed. In 2012, the Land Registry consulted major stakeholders on a revised mechanism for converting existing land registers to registers under the new land titles registration system. The registry is considering their views and will continue preparatory work for the introduction of the land titles registration system.
Infrastructure Investment
The Government is committed to building new infrastructure and improving existing facilities to meet economic development needs, and to improve the living environment. Since 2007, the Government has been implementing a massive infrastructure development programme which
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