### Land Registration Ordinance 《土地註冊條例》

26A. Copies of documents etc. admissible in evidence
(1) A document purporting to be a copy, print or extract—
(a) of or from—
(i) any memorial or any deed, conveyance or other instrument in writing, or judgment, belonging to, or filed or deposited in, the Land Registry, or any part thereof or endorsement thereon or any microfilm, image or other record thereof; or (Amended 56 of 1992 s. 15; 104 of 1995 s. 5)
(ii) any register, book, index, receipt, docket or other document belonging to, or filed or deposited in, the Land Registry, or any part thereof or any microfilm, image or other record thereof; and (Amended 104 of 1995 s. 5)
(b) bearing a certificate, with the signature or the printed signature of the Land Registrar, or of any person authorized by him in that behalf, certifying that the document is a true copy, print or extract, (Replaced 104 of 1995 s. 5)
shall, subject to the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117), be admissible in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings before any court on its production without further proof and, until the contrary is proved, the court shall presume that—
(A) the signature or the printed signature and certification to the document is that of the Land Registrar or a person authorized by him in that behalf; and (Amended 104 of 1995 s. 5)
(B) the document is a true and correct copy, print or extract.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the admissibility of any evidence which would be admissible apart from the provisions of this section.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in this section or any other provision of this Ordinance shall require the Land Registrar or a person mentioned in subsection (1) to provide a certificate mentioned in that subsection in relation to any copy, print or extract of or from any instrument, including any copies, prints or extracts of or from the memorial and plans (if any) relating thereto, withheld from registration pursuant to the Land Registration Regulations (Cap. 128 sub. leg. A). (Added 20 of 2002 s. 2)
(Added 56 of 1980 s. 9. Amended 8 of 1993 ss. 2 & 3)

### Land Registration Ordinance 《土地註冊條例》

27. Fees
(1) The Chief Executive in Council may by regulation prescribe the fees to be taken in the Land Registry. (Amended 20 of 1948 s. 4; 9 of 1950 Schedule; 37 of 1950 Schedule; 61 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), the true consideration shall be stated in all documents registered in the Land Registry. (Replaced 28 of 1931 s. 2)
(3) Where the amount or value of the consideration money is not stated in any deed, assignment, mortgage or other instrument proposed to be registered in the Land Registry, or where no consideration money or merely nominal consideration money passes thereunder, the value of the property, to which such deed, assignment, mortgage or other instrument relates, shall be determined by the Land Registrar and the like fees shall be paid as if the value so determined were the amount or value of the consideration money. (Replaced 28 of 1931 s. 2. Amended 20 of 1948 s. 4; 56 of 1992 s. 12)
(Amended 8 of 1993 ss. 2 & 3)

### Land Registration Ordinance 《土地註冊條例》

29. Effect of memorials recorded on microfilm
Where pursuant to regulations made under section 28 the memorial of any deed, conveyance or other instrument in writing, or judgment, is recorded on microfilm—
(a) the microfilm record of the memorial shall be treated for all purposes as the original memorial; and
(b) the registration of any such deed, conveyance or other instrument in writing, or judgment, registered prior to the date of commencement* of the Land Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980 (56 of 1980), shall not be affected.
(Added 56 of 1980 s. 10. Amended 56 of 1992 s. 15) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 8 June 1981.

29A. Effect of register cards recorded on microfilm or memorials recorded by the imaging method, etc.
Where pursuant to regulations made under section 28—
(a) any register card is recorded on microfilm, the microfilm record of the register card shall be treated for all purposes as the original register card;
(b) the memorial of any deed, conveyance or other instrument in writing, or judgment, is recorded by the imaging method, the image record of the memorial shall without prejudice to section 29(a) be treated for all purposes as the original memorial; and
(c) the microfilm record of the memorial of any deed, conveyance or other instrument in writing, or judgment, is recorded by the imaging method, the image record of the microfilm record of the memorial shall without prejudice to section 29(a) be treated for all purposes as the original memorial.
(Added 104 of 1995 s. 7)

31. Saving in respect of deposit of deeds, etc., in Land Registry for safe custody
Notwithstanding the repeal of section 22 by section 3 of the Land Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1995 (104 of 1995), where immediately before the commencement* of that Ordinance, any person has, pursuant to that repealed section, deposited in the Land Registry for safe custody any deed, conveyance, power of attorney, or other instrument in writing whatsoever, the Land Registrar shall continue to—
(a) keep and maintain the book which contains an accurate alphabetical index having reference as well to the name of the parties to each such deed or instrument as to the person depositing the same; and
(b) carefully and securely keep all such deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments in his office until required by the party depositing the same to deliver them back again.
(Added 104 of 1995 s. 8)