### Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance 《道路(工程、使用及補償)條例》

14. Notices of resumption of land
(1) Subject to subsection (3), notice of resumption by order made under section 13(1) must be— (Amended 81 of 1988 s. 2; 25 of 2023 s. 79)
(a) served on every person known to the Secretary as having any estate, right, share or interest in the land mentioned in the order;
(b) published—
(i) in one issue of the Gazette in both the Chinese and English languages;
(ia) on the website specified by the Secretary; (Added 25 of 2023 s. 79)
(ii) in one issue of a Chinese language newspaper;
(iii) in one issue of an English language newspaper; and
(iv) by affixing a copy in the Chinese and English languages in a prominent position on or near the land mentioned in the order; and
(c) made available for inspection by the public free of charge at such offices of the Government as the Secretary may direct, during the hours when those offices are normally open to the public.
(2) A notice of resumption shall—
(a) describe the land to be resumed and state that an order has been made under section 13(1) in respect thereof;
(b) state where and at what times a copy of the order and, where appropriate, a plan of the land may be inspected in pursuance of subsection (1)(c);
(c) state the day on which the notice was affixed on or near the land;
(d) state the period of notice specified by the Chief Executive under section 13(2); (Amended 25 of 2023 s. 91)
(e) declare that upon the expiry of that period the land described in the notice shall by virtue of section 13(3) revert to the Government or vest in The Financial Secretary Incorporated, as the case may require, for the purposes of or incidental to the works or the use; and (Amended L.N. 180 of 1985; 29 of 1998 s. 105)
(f) state that any person entitled to compensation under this Ordinance may serve a written claim upon the Secretary.
(3) Where an order has been made under section 13(1) in respect of land which was, when the order was made, a road, subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply. (Added 81 of 1988 s. 2)

### Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance 《道路(工程、使用及補償)條例》

16. Notices of creation of easements or other rights
(1) Subject to subsection (3), notice of creation of an easement or right by order made under section 15(1) must be— (Amended 81 of 1988 s. 3; 25 of 2023 s. 80)
(a) served on every person known to the Secretary as having any estate, right, share or interest in the land mentioned in the order;
(b) published—
(i) in one issue of the Gazette in both the Chinese and English languages;
(ia) on the website specified by the Secretary; (Added 25 of 2023 s. 80)
(ii) in one issue of a Chinese language newspaper;
(iii) in one issue of an English language newspaper; and
(iv) by affixing a copy in the Chinese and English languages in a prominent position on or near the land mentioned in the order; and
(c) made available for inspection by the public free of charge at such offices of the Government as the Secretary may direct, during the hours when those offices are normally open to the public.
(2) A notice of creation of an easement or right shall—
(a) describe the land and the easement or right and state that an order creating the easement or right has been made under section 15(1);
(b) state where and at what times a copy of the order and a plan of the land affected by the easement or right may be inspected in pursuance of subsection (1)(c);
(c) state the day on which the notice was affixed on or near the land;
(d) state the period of notice specified by the Chief Executive under section 15(2); (Amended 25 of 2023 s. 91)
(e) declare that upon the expiry of that period the easement or right described in the notice shall by virtue of section 15(4) be created in favour of the Government for the purposes of or incidental to the works or the use; and (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
(f) state that any person having a compensatable interest under this Ordinance may serve a written claim upon the Secretary.
(3) Where an order has been made under section 15(1) in respect of land which was, when the order was made, a road, subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply. (Added 81 of 1988 s. 3)

### Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance 《道路(工程、使用及補償)條例》

17. Closure of roads etc.
(1) The Chief Executive may, for the purposes of or incidental to the works or the use, in relation to any road, Government foreshore or sea-bed described in the scheme mentioned in section 5, by order— (Amended 25 of 2023 s. 91)
(a) direct that the road or part thereof shall be closed; (Replaced 8 of 1987 s. 2)
(b) direct that the Government foreshore or sea-bed shall be reclaimed; (Replaced 8 of 1987 s. 2)
(c) declare that, or the extent to which, and the time at, or duration for which, any public or private right in, upon, under or over the road, Government foreshore or sea-bed shall be extinguished, modified or restricted.
(2) Where an order is made under subsection (1) every public and private right in, upon, under or over the road, Government foreshore or sea-bed affected by the order shall be extinguished, modified or restricted according to the provisions in that behalf made in the order.
(3) This section shall not affect the provisions of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) relating to the closure of roads.
(Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)