Land Registry

Department overview
Formed	August 1993 (1993-08)
Superseding agencies	Land Office (1844 - 1949) Registrar General's Department (1949 - 1993)
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Headquarters	19/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway
Employees	476 (Permanent) 96 (Contract)
Minister responsible	Doris CHEUNG Mei-chu, Land Registrar
Key document	Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128)
Website	Official website

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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.

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.

• Queensway Government Offices on 66 Queensway, Admiralty
• New Territories search centres:
  • Tsuen Wan: 11/F, Tsuen Wan MTR Station multi-storey carpark, 174-208 Castle Peak Road
  • Yuen Long: 7/F, Yuen Long Government Offices
  • Sha Tin: Room 901, 9/F, Sha Tin Government Offices
  • Tuen Mun: 5/F, Tuen Mun Government Offices
  • Tai Po: 4/F, Tai Po Complex

External links

• Land Registry Official site