Hong Kong Ordinances

LAND TRANSACTIONS (ENEMY OCCUPATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Construction of instrument registered in Japanese registers

(1) A Japanese assignment shall be construed and take effect as a valid and
subsisting agreement by the assignor to assign on demand without further
consideration and (save in so far as such agreement or other instrument
otherwise provides) at the cost of the assignee or other person lawfully
requiring the same the property to which such assignment relates in the form
which would have been directed by the court prior to the Japanese occupation
in a successful action for the specific performance of such an agreement.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) unless the
Japanese assignment otherwise provides or the context thereof or the true
intention of the parties otherwise requires, a reference to a house or
building in such an assignment shall be deemed to include the land enjoyed
with such house or building at the date of the execution of such assignment,
together with all rights, members, easements or appurtenances belonging or
appertaining to such land, house or building.