New system to simplify land ownership transfer mooted

[RTHK] - 01/20/2025

The government is planning to implement title registration on land sold after 2027 to help streamline procedures relating to ownership transfer. It will also cover land granted by private treaty and by land exchange. Speaking at a closed-door press briefing on Monday, Development Bureau (…)



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