Organisation and Management : Management Structure; Branch Functions

Organisation and Management

Management Structure

Under the Land Registrar, the Land Registry is organised into four functional branches each headed by a directorate staff.
The departmental grade of Land Registration Officer (LRO) forms the backbone of the Land Registry overseeing various operational functions and provision of public services.
The department is also supported by legal, financial and IT professionals, and general grades staff.

Branch Functions

Deeds Registration and Departmental Services Branch

To provide services for registration of documents affecting land in Hong Kong.
To provide services for search of the land register, imaged documents and other land records.
To provide reports-on-title services to Government departments.
To process applications for the incorporation of owners under the Building Management Ordinance.
To provide customer services as well as to anticipate and respond to customers' needs.
To manage and develop the LRO grade.
To plan for the development of the workforce through comprehensive training programmes to meet the business needs of the Land Registry.
To plan, manage and review human resources, office accommodation and administrative systems.

Legal Services Branch

To provide legal advisory and support services on departmental functions relating to the deeds registration system and the registration of incorporation of owners under the Building Management Ordinance.
To provide legal advisory and support services in the preparation for implementation of the Land Titles Ordinance (LTO), to conduct LTO review, to prepare relevant rules and statutory forms, and to provide professional guidance to practitioners.

Financial Services Branch

To prepare and control budgets, to manage financial accounts, to evaluate costing, fees and charges, and to review accounting procedures and financial systems.
To manage departmental supplies and stores.

Title Registration Development Branch

To provide policy and administrative support to the implementation of the title registration system and secretarial support to major consultative committees concerning the LTO and the title registration system.
To develop operational practices and design new registration processes for the title registration system, and to plan and implement public education and professional training programmes on the title registration system.
To manage and oversee the daily operation and on-going enhancement of the Integrated Registration Information System (IRIS), to implement a new search system, to develop suitable computer systems to support the title registration system, and to provide IT support for various services in the Land Registry.