Deeds Registration and Departmental Services Branch

• To provide services for the registration of documents affecting land in Hong Kong.
  
  
• To provide services for search of documents affecting land and to handle applications for registration of owners’ corporations.
  
  
• To provide customer services and oversee staff development and training to meet the business needs of the Land Registry.
  
  
• To plan and implement new management initiatives for improvement of service quality of the Land Registry.
  
  
• To plan, manage and review human resources, office accommodation and administrative systems and provide general support services to the department.
  

Legal Services Branch

• To provide legal advisory and support services on departmental functions and undertake all legal work relating to the Deeds Registration System.
  
  
• To provide legal advisory and support service in the preparation for implementation of the LTO; to conduct LTO review, prepare regulations, statutory forms and provide professional guidance to practitioners.

Title Registration Development Branch

• To provide administrative support for the implementation of the Land Title Registration System and the development of relevant publicity and education programmes.
  
  
• To develop operational practices and design new registration processes for the Land Title Registration System.
  
  
• To manage and oversee the daily operation and on-going enhancement of IRIS; to develop a new public search system and other computer systems to support the Land Title Registration System; and to provide other IT support services.

Financial Services Branch

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

Once the remaining legislation to implement title registration is settled, the organization and staffing structure will have to be changed to administer the new system of title registration. We are currently examining the effect that the additional responsibilities will impose on the department and seeking to design the most cost effective structure to deliver the new services.