Lands Department (Hong Kong)
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| Formed | April 1, 1982 August 1, 1993  | 
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| Headquarters | 18/F-24/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong[1] | 
| Motto | Land administration in Hong Kong for the greater benefit of the community | 
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| Parent department | Development Bureau | 
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| Website | www | 
The Lands Department is a government department under the Development Bureau responsible for all land matters in Hong Kong. Established in 1982, it comprises three functional offices: the Lands Administration Office (LAO), the Survey and Mapping Office (SMO) and the Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office (LACO).[2]
Organization
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| Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office  | Lands Administration Office | Survey and Mapping Office | Departmental Administration Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Director Legal  | Deputy Director General  | Deputy Director Specialist  | Deputy Director Survey & Mapping  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Solicitor | Principal Government Land Agent | Principal Government Land Agent | Principal Government Land Surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant Directors | Assistant Directors | Assistant Directors | Assistant Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Principal Solicitor | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant Principal Solicitor | District Lands Officers Chief Estate Surveyor  | Chief Estate Surveyors | Chief Land Surveyors | Principal Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District LACO Offices | District Land Offices | Functional Sections | Regional Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Functional Sections | Technical Division | Department Secretary Chief Executive Officer  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Principal Land Executive | Chief Geotechnical Engineer | Development Division | Senior Treasury Accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters Section | Slope Maintenance Section | Land Information Centre | Chief Official Languages Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lands Administration Office
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| Deputy Director (General)  | Deputy Director (Specialist)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Government Land Agent | Principal Government Land Agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant Director (Regional 1)  | Assistant Director (Regional 2)  | Assistant Director (Regional 3)  | Assistant Director (Headquarters)  | Assistant Director (Specialist 1)  | Assistant Director (Specialist 2)  | Assistant Director (Specialist 3)  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | Government Land Agent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Officer Chief Estate Surveyor  | District Lands Officer Chief Estate Surveyor  | District Lands Officer Chief Estate Surveyor  | Chief Estate Surveyor | Senior Principal Land Executive | Chief Estate Surveyor | Chief Estate Surveyor | Chief Estate Surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Office Hong Kong East  | District Lands Office Kowloon East  | District Lands Office North  | Headquarters Section | Headquarters Section | Valuation Section | Estate Management Section (Management Unit)  | Acquisition Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Office Hong Kong West and South  | District Lands Office Kowloon West  | District Lands Office Yuen Long  | Land Supply Section | Railway Development Section | Development Control Section | Urban Renewal Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Office Sai Kung  | District Lands Office Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing  | District Lands Office Tuen Mun  | Estate Management Section (Estate Unit)  | Slope Maintenance Section Chief Geotechnical Engineer  | New Development Area Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Office Islands  | District Lands Office Sha Tin  | Training Section Senior Estate Surveyor  | Administration Unit Chief Executive Officer  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District Lands Office Tai Po  | Special Duties Task Force Principal Land Executive Senior Forestry Officer  | Village Improvement and Special Duties Section Principal Land Executive  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lands Department (Hong Kong).
- Hong Kong Guide, an atlas published annually by the Survey and Mapping Office
 
References
- ^ Land Department: Contact Us
 - ^ Land Department: "Welcome Message"
 
