Lands Department releases figures on registered lease modifications, land exchanges and private treaty grants in second quarter of 2018
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     The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (July 16) that it registered 11 lease modifications and five land exchanges in the Land Registry during the quarter ending June 2018, of which six were modifications of a technical nature involving nil premium.

     Among these 16 land transactions, six are located on Hong Kong Island, four are in Kowloon and six are in the New Territories. The transactions exclude Small House cases.

     There were no private treaty grants registered during the quarter.

     The above land transactions realised a total land premium of about $2,064.04 million.

     Transaction records of the lease modifications, land exchanges and private treaty grants, including those registered recently, are uploaded to the LandsD website (www.landsd.gov.hk) on a monthly basis. Details of the transactions may be obtained by searching the registered documents in the Land Registry.

Ends/Monday, July 16, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:00

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