To meet work demand arising from the rapidly increased business volume, implementation of various service improvement projects and preparation for the launch of title registration, the Land Registry conducted a comprehensive manpower review during the year. With the purpose of not resorting to any increase in the size of the department’s civil service establishment, we critically examined our manpower situation vis-à-vis the support for effective delivery of existing services. Various initiatives, including staff redeployment, reshuffling of duties, streamlining/re-engineering of procedures and outsourcing of services have been implemented or are being explored. We will continue to find ways to make the best use of our manpower resources to meet rising service needs.