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Land Registrars Development Officers' Conference 2017

Two of our colleagues, Ms. Queenie KIU, Senior Solicitor and Ms. Winnie CHEUNG, Assistant Registry Manager attended the Land Registrars Development Officers’ Conference 2017 held in Perth, Australia from 18 to 21 July. The Conference was hosted by the Western Australian Land Information Authority with 25 delegates coming from different states of Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore and Hong Kong. The theme of the Conference was “If disruption is the order of the day, how are land registries responding to this?”. The presentations were enlightening and covered a wide range of topics, including electronic registration and digital services, identity check, spatial data, industry engagement and new business opportunities generated by the emerging new technology.

The Conference provided an interactive platform for the delegates to exchange views and share experiences of the latest development of land registration services and new electronic initiatives in service delivery in their respective jurisdictions. It also strengthened our network with the overseas counterparts.

Briefing Sessions for Planning Department and Private Columbaria Affairs Office, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

To facilitate government departments in using the Land Registry’s information as required in their work, two briefing sessions for the Planning Department and the Private Columbaria Affairs Office of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department with a total of about 70 participants were held in March and July 2017 respectively. The briefing sessions were well received by the participants.

Briefing for Planning Department

Briefing for Private Columbaria Affairs Office

Visits by Tertiary and Secondary Students

The Land Registry has continued efforts to introduce the department’s services and the land registration system in Hong Kong to the school community as part of our public education activities. A visit was arranged for the Legal Studies students of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tuen Mun) on 1 June 2017. Another visit was arranged for the students of The Church of Christ in China Fong Yun Wah Secondary School on 4 July 2017 under the School Promotion Programme – “Know More about Government Service”, which is jointly organised by the Civil Service Bureau and the Education Bureau for the school year of 2016/2017. Both visits enhanced the students’ understanding of the services provided by the Land Registry. The students also showed great interest in our land records.

Visit by Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tuen Mun)

Visit by The Church of Christ in China Fong Yun Wah Secondary School

Land Registry Trading Fund (LRTF) Annual Report 2016/17

With continued commitment to providing quality service and exploring new services for the customers, the LRTF achieved a solid business performance in the financial year of 2016/17. Please see the LRTF Annual Report 2016/17, which was released on 25 October 2017 for more information. The report also contains an audited financial statement with full account of the financial position of the LRTF.