Our Duty To safeguard the evidence used to prove interests in land and property To give public access to information that supports open markets in property and open access to social and economic services To safeguard individual rights to privacy Our Vision To be the best in all that we do

• To ensure secure, customer friendly land registration and information services
• To develop our human resources, information technology and service environment so as to ensure improvement in service quality and value to our customers
• To advocate reform of Hong Kong's land registration system through introduction of title registration

Our Values

• Integrity - to customers, partners and colleagues we observe the highest ethical standards
• Excellence - we aim to excel in all that we do
• Respect - we show respect and trust to our customers, partners and colleagues
• Learning - we learn constantly from each other, from our partners, customers and                 comparable organisations elsewhere how to provide better services to the                 community

Our Value to Hong Kong

• Over half of all Hong Kong families own registered property or are becoming property owners
• Banks and financial institutions loan around HK$1,000 billion against the security of registered land and property
• Over 3 million searches of registered information take place each year
• 56 Government departments use Land Registry information for purposes ranging from planning studies and criminal investigations to guidance on allocating public housing benefits and social security
• Registered information traces property transactions back to 1844. Some records have information going back to the 1700s. The registers are a resource for the economic and social history of Hong Kong