Land Registry (Hong Kong)

In Hong Kong, the Land Registry is a government department under the Development Bureau responsible for the administration of land registration. It also provides facilities for search of the Land Register and related records by the public and other government departments.

Land Registry
土地註冊處
Department overview
FormedAugust 1993 (1993-08)
Superseding agencies
  • Land Office (1844 - 1949)
  • Registrar General's Department (1949 - 1993)
Jurisdiction Hong Kong
Headquarters19/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway
Employees476 (Permanent)
96 (Contract)
Minister responsible
  • Doris CHEUNG Mei-chu, Land Registrar
Key document
  • Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128)
WebsiteOfficial website
Land Registry
Traditional Chinese土地註冊處
Politics and government
of Hong Kong
Related topics
 Hong Kong portal

Duties
  • Registration of relevant documents under the Land Registry Ordinance
  • Offer search and registration services
  • Registration of Owners' Corporations under the Building Management Ordinance

Addresses

Citizens may go to the customer service centre in Admiralty or any of the four centres in the New Territories to search and register property, as well as order photocopies of Hong Kong property documents.

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