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Land Administration and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th Edition

Land Administration and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th Edition

Author: Roger Nissim
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789888208845
Published In: February 2016
Format: Paperback , 232 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The purpose of this book is to explain both the historical development and the current practice of land administration. Although Hong Kong is an open and business-friendly environment, it has a socialist leasehold land tenure system. The government is landlord to virtually all land, so it plays a pivotal role in the administration of this scarce and therefore valuable resource.

As land administration is governed by private contract law rather than legislation, it is constantly evolving with the courts handing down decisions on a regular basis. Government practice also has to respond to this, as well as to the community’s concerns on how best land can be administered. The fourth edition has some substantial and significant updates and changes which should continue to be useful to students and practitioners of surveying, architecture, planning, law, and the wider business and financial community.

Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction

Section I. Historical Development of Land Administration
1. The First Land Sales, 1841–1842
2. The Early Years, 1843–1898
3. 1898 Onwards: The New Territories Lease
4. The Sino-British Joint Declaration 1984 and the Basic Law 1990
5. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

Section II. Present-Day Land Administration
6. Economic Background, Land Needs, and Reclamations
7. Lands Department Functions under Administrative Law
8. Land Exchange and Lease Modifications
9. Development Control in Older Lease Conditions
10. Access Arrangements and Rights-of-Way
11. Town Planning Controls and Development Restrictions in Lease Conditions
12. Land Management and Lease Enforcement

Section III. Land Administration Problems and Practice Associated with the New Territories
13. Land Exchange Entitlements (Also Known as Letters A/B)
14. Small House（丁屋） Policy and the 300-Foot Rule
15. Limitations Ordinance, Adverse Possession, and the Principle of Encroachment
16. Tsos (祖) and Tongs (堂) and Their Impact on Land Assembly
17. Succession
18. Fung Shui (風水) and Graves
19. Boundary Disputes, Missing Lots, Missing Documents, and Secondary Evidence

Section IV. Future Developments in Land Administration
20. How Planning and Land Policy Could Be Used to Enhance Conservation in Hong Kong
21. The Land Titles Ordinance 2004

Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Roger Nissim, FRICS, FHKIS, RPS, became chartered in 1968 and practised as a surveyor in England before coming to Hong Kong in 1973. For twenty years, he worked for the Hong Kong government before joining a leading local property developer. Since 2007, he has been an adjunct professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction of the University of Hong Kong.