Revision of Statutory Registration Fees under the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128)
Pursuant to the Land Registration Fees (Amendment) Regulation 2025 (“Amendment Regulation”) which was published in the Gazette under L.N. 79 on 16 May 2025, the fees prescribed under the Schedule to the Land Registration Fees Regulations (Cap. 128B) for registration services provided by the Land Registry (“LR”) shall be amended. The revised fees will come into effect in three phases on 16 July 2025 (Phase 1), 1 July 2026 (Phase 2) and 1 July 2027 (Phase 3) respectively. The revised fees to be implemented are detailed at Appendix A.
2. The revised fees aim to achieve full cost recovery for registration services provided by the LR on an overall basis as the fees last revised in 1996 have been significantly under-recovered.
3. As a result of the Amendment Regulation, the new memorial forms with revised fees specified by the Land Registrar under Regulation 5(1) of the Land Registration Regulations (Cap.128A) (“LRR”) (“new memorial forms”) were published in the Gazette under G.N.2971 on 16 May 2025. The new memorial forms for Phase 1 should be used for lodging instruments for registration with effect from 16 July 2025. The copies of gazette notices in English are attached as Appendix B for your reference.
New Memorial Forms
4. The new pre-printed memorial forms reflecting the revised fees for Phase 1 (effective from 16 July 2025) is available for sale at the Customer Centre of the LR on 19/F, Queensway Government Offices from 23 June 2025[1].
5. The new web-based and PDF e-memorial forms will also be available on LR’s website for use or download from 1 July 2025 and 16 July 2025 respectively.
Transitional Arrangement
6. In accordance with Regulation 5 of the LRR, the revised fees of Phase 1 will apply to instruments with new memorial forms received by LR either in person or by post after 1.30 p.m. on 15 July 2025[2] (“cut-off time”). The existing memorial forms will no longer be accepted for deeds lodgement after the cut-off time.
7. For customers delivering instruments for registration with the existing memorial forms by post, please allow sufficient time for postal delivery so that the instruments for registration could be acknowledged receipt by the LR before the cut-off time to avoid return of instruments (without being allotted the memorial number) to the lodging parties for replacement of updated memorial forms.
8. For any unopened and unused existing pre-printed memorial forms sold in 100-sheet booklets, they can be exchanged for the new memorial forms from 23 June 2025 at the Customer Centre of the LR. However, no refunds or exchange will be arranged for loose sheets of the existing pre-printed memorial forms.
9. Since Phases 2 and 3 registration fees revisions will come into effect on 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027 respectively with memorial forms to be further updated, customers are advised to estimate their annual consumption and avoid overstocking the new pre-printed memorial forms.
Enquiries
10. For enquiries, please contact our Customer Service Manager on 3105 0000 or email us at csa@landreg.gov.hk.
( Ms Joyce TAM )
Land Registrar
[1] The implementation arrangement for Phases 2 and 3 will be announced nearer the time.
[2] According to Regulation 5(5)(b)(i) of the LRR, for instrument or memorial sent to the Land Registrar by post and are received by the Land Registrar after 1.30 p.m. on any day on which the LR is open to the public, the date of receipt of an instrument will be deemed to be the next following day on which the LR is open to the public.
Appendix A
| Fees in the Schedule to the Land Registration Fees Regulations (Cap.128B) | Existing Fees ($) | Revised Statutory Registration Fees ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective on 16 July 2025 | Effective on 1 July 2026 | Effective on 1 July 2027 | ||
1. Registration of any instrument (except as hereinafter specifically mentioned) whereby the legal or equitable estate in any property, or in any share or interest in any property, is assigned, conveyed, settled, partitioned, mortgaged, charged, reassigned, discharged, released or otherwise transferred including any instrument exempted from stamp duty under section 46 of the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117)—Where the amount or value of the consideration or value of the property or share or interest affected— (a) does not exceed $750,000 (b) exceeds $750,000 | $230 $450 | $265 $520 | $305 $605 | $355 $700 |
2. Registration of any agreement for sale and purchase or for mortgage | $210 | $280 | $375 | $510 |
3. Registration of any lease, agreement for a lease, or renewal or surrender of a lease | $210 | $280 | $375 | $510 |
5. Registration of any probate, letters of administration, deed of appointment of new trustees, lis pendens, writ of foreign attachment, judgment, decree, prohibitory order, or other order of Court, certificate of satisfaction of a judgment or of dissolution of a writ of foreign attachment, or any other instrument whatsoever not otherwise specifically mentioned in this Schedule | $210 | $280 | $375 | $510 |
6. Registration of any instrument whereby any charge or mortgage, whether legal or equitable, on any property or on any share or interest in any property is assigned or transferred—per 100 charges or mortgages or part thereof assigned or transferred | $2,000 | $2,660 | $3,540 | $4,750 |