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Over half of all Hong Kong families own registered property or are becoming property owners |
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Banks and financial institutions loan over HK$1,000 billion against the security |
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of registered land and property |
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Over 4 million searches of registered information take place each year |
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60 Government departments use Land Registry information for purposes ranging from |
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planning studies and criminal investigations to guidance on allocating public housing |
| benefits and social security |
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Registered information traces property transactions back to 1844. Some records have |
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information going back to the 1700s. The registers are a resource for the economic |
| and social history of Hong Kong |