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Land Administration and Practice in Hong Kong, 5th Edition

Land Administration and Practice in Hong Kong, 5th Edition

Author: Roger Nissim
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789888754069
Published In: December 2021
Format: Paperback , 240 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 context and current practices of land administration in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong has an open and business-friendly environment, it is underpinned by a socialist leasehold land tenure system. The government is landlord to virtually all land and so it plays a pivotal role in the administration of this scare, 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 significant decisions on a regular basis. Government practice has to respond to this, as well as the community’s concern on how best land can be administered. The fifth edition has some substantial and important updates which should continue to be useful to both students and practitioners of surveying, architecture, planning and law, as well as the wider business and financial community.

Content

Preface to the Second 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 Basic Law 1990
5. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

Section II. Present-Day Land Administration
6. Economic Background and Land Needs
7. Lands Department Functions Under Administrative Law
8. Land Exchange and Lease Modifi cations
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 Policy (丁屋) and the 300-Foot Rule
15. Limitations Ordinance and Adverse Possession
16. Tsos and Tongs and Their Impact on Land Assembly
17. Succession
18. Fung Shui ( 風水) and Graves
19. Boundary Disputes, Missing Lots and Missing Documents

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 in the Lands Department of the Hong Kong government before joining a leading local property developer. From 2007 until 2018, he was an adjunct professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at the University of Hong Kong. In 2020, his case study textbook, The First Estates: The Story of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen with Documents, was also published by Hong Kong University Press.