Land administration and practice in Hong Kong [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Nissim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789971203321
• Autore: Nissim Roger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 988-220-901-7
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.61
• Soggetti: Land use - China - Hong Kong - Management; Land use - Government policy - China - Hong Kong; Land tenure - Government policy - China - Hong Kong; Leases - China - Hong Kong - Management; Real estate development - Government policy - China - Hong Kong
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 2008.; Col. maps on lining papers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; Part I: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION; Chapter 1: THE FIRST LAND SALES, 1841-1842; Chapter 2: THE EARLY YEARS, 1843-1898; Chapter 3: 1898 ONWARDS - THE NEWTERRITORIES LEASE; Chapter 4: THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION 1984 and BASIC LAW; Chapter 5: HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT; Part II: PRESENT-DAY LAND ADMINISTRATION; Chapter 6: ECONOMIC BACKGROUND, LAND NEEDS AND RECLAMATIONS; Chapter 7: LANDS DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Chapter 8: LAND EXCHANGE AND LEASE MODIFICATIONSChapter 9: DEVELOPMENT CONTROL IN OLDER LEASE CONDITIONS; Chapter 10: ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY; Chapter 11: TOWN PLANNING CONTROLS AND DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS IN LEASE CONDITIONS; Chapter 12: LAND MANAGEMENT AND LEASE ENFORCEMENT; Part III: LAND ADMINISTRATION PROBLEMS AND PRACTICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES; Chapter 13: LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (ALSO KNOWN AS LTTERS A/B); Chapter 14: ; SMALL HOUSE POLICY AND THE 300-FOOT RULE; Chapter 15: LIMITATIONS ORDINANCE AND ADVERSE POSSESSION; Chapter 16: TSOS AND TONGS AND THEIR IMPACT ON LAND ASSEMBLYChapter 17: SUCCESSION; Chapter 18: FUNG SHUI AND GRAVES; Chapter 19: BOUNDARY DISPUTES, MISSING LOTS, MISSING DOCUMENTS, AND SECONDARY EVIDENCE; Part IV: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN LAND ADMINISTRATION; Chapter 20: HOW PLANNING AND LAND POLICY COULD BE USED TO ENHANCE CONSERVATION IN HONG KONG; Chapter 21: THE LAND TITLES ORDINANCE 2004; APPENDICES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book tells about the pivotal role of land in Hong Kong is always a vital resource in a dynamic economy.