Land administration and practice in Hong Kong / Roger Nissim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nissim, Roger, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use--China--Hong Kong--Management.

Land use.

Land use--Government policy--China--Hong Kong.

Land tenure--Government policy--China--Hong Kong.

Land tenure.

Leases--China--Hong Kong--Management.

Leases.

Real estate development--Government policy--China--Hong Kong.

Real estate development.

Land tenure--Government policy.

Land use--Government policy.

Land use--Management.

Leases--Management.

Real estate development--Government policy.

Management.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

ix, 222 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth Edition.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2016].

Summary:

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 governemnt 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

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, 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 Policy and the 300-Foot Rule

15. Limitations Ordinance, Adverse Possession, and the Principle of Encroachment

16. Tsos and Tongs and Their Impact on Land Assembly

17. Succession

18. Fung Shui 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212) and index.

ISBN:

9789888208845

9888208845

OCLC:

945726563