### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

61. Minors
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Nothing in this section enables a minor who is the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the lessee of a registered long term lease, to deal with the land, charge or lease or with an interest in the land, charge or lease.
(2) Where a disposition by a minor of registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease has been registered and—
(a) the person to whom the disposition is made acted in good faith and for valuable consideration; and
(b) the fact that the minor was a minor was not disclosed to that person at any time before the registration of the disposition,
that disposition shall not be set aside only on the ground that the disposition was made by a minor.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that where the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the lessee of a registered long term lease, is a minor and that fact is disclosed to the Registrar in any application for registration made by him, then the name of that minor shall be entered in the Title Register with the addition after the minor’s English name of the words “a minor” and with the addition after his Chinese name of the words “未成年人”.

62. Transmission
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Without prejudice to the operation of sections 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68, where a person becomes entitled to registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, under an enactment or by operation of law (including in the capacity of trustee), the Registrar shall, on the presentation to him by the person of such evidence as the Registrar requires, register the person so entitled—
(a) as the owner, or as the owner in the capacity of trustee, of the land or charge; or
(b) as the lessee, or as the lessee in the capacity of trustee, of the lease,
as the case may require.
(2) The registration of a person under subsection (1) as the owner, or as the owner in the capacity of trustee, of registered land shall be treated as only confirming that the person has the same legal estate or equitable interest and rights as would have been vested in that person if the land had been transferred to him and he had been registered as the owner of the land under section 25.
(3) The registration of a person under subsection (1) as the lessee, or as the lessee in the capacity of trustee, of a registered long term lease shall be treated as only confirming that the person has the same interest and rights as would have been vested in that person if he had been registered as the lessee of the lease under section 26.

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

63. Transmission on death of joint tenant
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Subject to subsection (2), where one of 2 or more joint tenants of registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease dies, the Registrar, on proof to his satisfaction of the death, shall remove the name of the deceased from the Title Register.
(2) The Registrar shall not remove the name of a deceased from the Title Register under subsection (1) until he is satisfied that—
(a) estate duty is not payable under the Estate Duty Ordinance (Cap. 111) on the deceased’s interest in registered land or the registered long term lease concerned; or
(b) where such estate duty is payable on such interest—
(i) the estate duty has been paid in accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance; or
(ii) the payment of the estate duty has been secured to the satisfaction of the Commissioner under section 15 of the Estate Duty Ordinance (Cap. 111).

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

64. Transmission on death of sole owner or tenant in common
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Where a sole owner or tenant in common of registered land or a registered charge dies, or a sole lessee of or one of 2 or more lessees holding as tenants in common of a registered long term lease dies, his personal representative shall, on the presentation to the Registrar of the grant concerned, be entitled to be registered as the owner of the land or charge, or as the lessee of the lease, in the place of the deceased, with the addition after the personal representative’s English name of the words “as executor of the will of . deceased” or “as administrator of the estate of . deceased”, as the case may be, and after the personal representative’s Chinese name of the words “作為死者.的遺囑執行人” or “作為死者.的遺產管理人”, as the case may be.
(2) Where a sole owner or tenant in common of registered land or a registered charge dies, or a sole lessee of or one of 2 or more lessees holding as tenants in common of a registered long term lease dies, the Registrar may, on the presentation to him of the grant concerned by the personal representative of the deceased owner or lessee, and without requiring the personal representative to be registered in accordance with subsection (1), register—
(a) a transfer of the land, charge or lease by the personal representative; or
(b) a discharge of the charge by the personal representative.
(3) Where under section 17 of the New Territories Ordinance (Cap. 97) as read with section 12 of the New Territories Land (Exemption) Ordinance (Cap. 452) any registered land is vested in any person as a successor, that person shall, on the presentation to the Registrar of evidence which satisfies the Registrar that the land has so vested, be entitled to be registered as the owner of the land in place of the deceased person concerned.
(4) In this section, “grant” (授予承辦證明) means—
(a) the grant of the probate of the will;
(b) the grant of letters of administration of the estate; or
(c) evidence of the summary administration, under section 15 of the Probate and Administration Ordinance (Cap. 10), of the estate,
of the deceased owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the deceased lessee of a registered long term lease, and includes the resealing of the grant.

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

65. Transmission on death of trustee
(Not yet in operation)
Where a trustee who in that capacity is registered as the owner of registered land or a registered charge dies, or where a trustee who in that capacity is registered as the trustee of a registered long term lease dies, his personal representative or any surviving or newly appointed trustee shall, on the presentation to the Registrar of such evidence as the Registrar requires, be entitled to be registered as the owner of the land or charge, or as the lessee of the lease, in the place of the deceased, with the addition after his English name of the words “as trustee” and with the addition after his Chinese name of the words “作為受託人”.

66. Effect of transmission on death and dealing by personal representative
(Not yet in operation)
A personal representative who in that capacity is registered as the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or as the lessee of a registered long term lease shall—
(a) be subject to any interests to which the land, charge or lease is subject at the time of registration of the personal representative as the owner or lessee, as the case may be; and
(b) without prejudice to paragraph (a), for the purposes of any dealing in the land, charge or lease, have—
(i) unrestricted power of sale over the land, charge or lease;
(ii) all the rights conferred under this Ordinance or any other enactment on the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the lessee of a registered long term lease, as the case may be, who has acquired the land, charge or lease for valuable consideration.