Annual Report 2000 - 01
Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions

Vision

The Land Registry's vision is to establish, by 2003, a fully computerised and integrated land registration and search system that will offer convenient, speedy and cost-effective services, including central registration without geographic restrictions, and by 2005 to provide guaranteed land title.

Mission

The Land Registry's mission is to maintain an efficient and effective land registration system to facilitate the orderly conduct of land transactions.

Objectives

The objectives are to provide value-for-money services, to meet customer needs, and to achieve financial and performance targets as specified in the business and corporate plans.

Functions

The Land Registry's main functions are to:
  • Administer a land registration system by maintaining an up-to-date Land Register and the related land records under the Land Registration Ordinance and Regulations.
  • Provide the public with facilities for search of the Land Register and other land records.
  • Provide government departments and agencies with property information.
  • Process applications for the incorporation of owners under the Building Management Ordinance.