Hong Kong Ordinances

LAND TITLES ORDINANCE - SECT 89

Discrepancy in area and boundary

not yet in operation As between the Government and the owner of
registered land, no claim to indemnity under this Part shall arise, and no
legal proceedings in respect thereof shall be commenced or maintained, on
account of—

   (a)  any surplus or deficiency in the area or measurement of the land
        disclosed by a survey (whether or not by an authorized land surveyor
        referred to in section 44) showing an area or measurement differing
        from the area or measurement—

        (i)    disclosed on any subsequent survey of the land; or

        (ii)   shown in the Title Register, on any Government lease or on any
               plan, or on any microfilm, image record or other record of any
               plan, kept in the Land Registry under section 6;

   (b)  any boundary of the land disclosed by a survey (whether or not by an
        authorized land surveyor referred to in section 44) showing a boundary
        differing from any boundary—

        (i)    disclosed on any subsequent survey of the land; or

        (ii)   shown in the Title Register, on any Government lease or on any
               plan, or on any microfilm, image record or other record of any
               plan, kept in the Land Registry under section 6; and

   (c)  any discrepancy in the area or measurement of the boundaries, whether
        upon a survey or otherwise, arising from the application or the
        determination of the boundaries of the lot under section 94.