Land Registry Annual Report 2004/05
 
 
 


Business Volume in 2004/05  
 
Number of Land Documents Lodged for Registration Per Month in 2004/05
2004/05
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Yearly
Total
Number
52,281
57,510
55,679
51,056
45,837
48,030
53,988
61,401
58,212
59,362
49,797
56,058
649,211
 
   
 
Number of Land Documents Lodged for Registration
Year
Total number of
documents lodged
Increase (decrease) compared
with previous year
Average number of documents lodged
per working day
2002/03
520,552
(13.9%)
1,907
2003/04
523,129
0.5%
1,920
2004/05
649,211
24.1%
2,413
 
   
 
Distribution of Land Documents Lodged for Registration in 2004/05
Nature
Number
Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Building Units
119,128
Agreements for Sale Purchase of Land
1,842
Assignments of Building Units
141,569
Assignments of Land
3,736
Building Mortgages/Building Legal Charges
66
Other Mortgages/Legal Charges
134,519
Others
248,351
Total
649,211
 
   
 
Number and Consideration of Sale and Purchase Agreements of Building Units
Lodged for Registration Per Month in 2004/05
2004/05
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Yearly
Total
Number
11,378
9,047
9,029
8,447
7,121
8,973
10,916
13,690 10,520 10,138 9,631 10,238 119,128
Consideration
(in HK$ million)
33,215 25,060 25,005 19,798 18,147 24,289 34,199 44,512 33,519 31,164 28,995 33,265 351,168
 
   
 
Number and Consideration of Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) of
Building Units Lodged for Registration
Year
Total number of
SPAs lodged
Increase(decrease)
compared with
previous year
Average number of
SPAs lodged
per working day
Total consideration
of SPAs
( in HK$ million)
2002/03
81,075
(9.6%) 297 174,628
2003/04
103,953 28.2% 381 246,564
2004/05
119,128 14.6% 443 351,168
 
   
   
Number and Consideration of Sale and Purchase Agreements of Residential Units
Lodged for Registration Per Month in 2004/05
2004/05
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Yearly
Total
Number
8,994 7,380 7,362 6,911 5,716 7,385 8,811 11,281 8,166 7,909 8,260 8,673 96,848
Consideration
(in HK$ million)
26,724 19,863 17,726 16,026 14,142 19,476 26,585 34,975 23,885 23,290 23,487 26,689 272,868
 
   
   
Number and Consideration of Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) of
Residential Units Lodged for Registration
Year
Total number of
SPAs lodged
Increase (decrease)
compared with
previous year
Average number of
SPAs lodged
per working day
Total consideration
of SPAs
(in HK$ million)
2002/03
68,368 (7.1%) 250 142,630
2003/04
85,814 25.5% 315 200,989
2004/05
96,848 12.9% 360 272,868
 
   
   
Number of Searches of Land Registers and Records
Year
Total number of searches
Increase (decrease)
compared with previous year
Average number of
searches
per working day
2002/03
3,095,254 (11.5%) 11,338
2003/04
3,388,061 9.5% 12,433
2004/05
4,134,062 22.0% 15,368
 
   
   
Distribution of Searches of Land Registers and Records
Year
Online searches Counter searches
Number Per cent Number Per cent
2002/03
2,354,594 76.1 740,660 23.9
2003/04
2,677,983 79.0 710,078 21.0
2004/05*
3,340,274 80.8 793,788 19.2
 
*The Online Searches conducted on or before 8.2.2005 were through Direct Access Services. From 12.2.2005, the Online Searches were conducted through IRIS Online Services.
 
 
   
Number of Sets of Imaged Copies and Photocopies of Land Records Supplied
Year
Total number of sets of
imaged copies and
photocopies supplied
Increase (decrease)
compared with previous year
Average number of sets of
imaged copies and
photocopies supplied
per working day
2002/03
447,095 (0.4%) 1,638
2003/04
461,490 3.2% 1,694
2004/05
593,453 28.6% 2,206
 
   
   
Number of Copies of Land Records Certified
Year
Total number of copies of
land records certified

Increase (decrease)
compared with previous year

Average number of
land records certified
per working day
2002/03
55,842 (12.7%) 205
2003/04
55,461 (0.7%) 204
2004/05
83,350 50.3% 310
 
   

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