### Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance 《土地徵用(管有業權)條例》

3. Acquisition of land for a public purpose
(1) Whenever the Chief Executive in Council decides that the acquisition of any land is required for a public purpose, the Director may make an acquisition order for the acquisition of it under this Ordinance if it appears to the Director that any person claims, or may claim, that the land is held under a possessory title.
(2) If the Chief Executive in Council authorizes the resumption of any land for a public purpose under section 3(1) or (2) of the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124), the Director may make an acquisition order for the acquisition of that land or any part of it under this Ordinance if it appears to the Director that any person claims, or may claim, that the land or that part is held under a possessory title. (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 43; 25 of 2023 s. 34)
(Amended 62 of 2000 s. 3)

### Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance 《土地徵用(管有業權)條例》

5. Vesting of land in the Government, and right to enter and take possession
Upon the expiry of the period stated under section 4(2)(e) in a notice under that section, the land described in the notice, together with the right to enter upon and take possession of it, shall vest in the Government free of all interests, rights or easements of any kind.
(Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)

6. Claim of ownership of land acquired
(1) Where a person—
(a) has a claim of ownership; or
(b) claims to have any interest, right or easement,
in respect of land described in the notice under section 4 or any part thereof, he shall, before the date of vesting or within such further period as the Director may allow in any case, submit to the Director written notice of his claim, together with such evidence as he may possess to substantiate it.
(2) The Director may in his absolute discretion accept or reject a claim submitted under subsection (1).
(3) If the Director—
(a) rejects a claim submitted under subsection (1); or
(b) refuses to allow a further period beyond the date of vesting for the submission of a claim under subsection (1),
the claimant may apply to the Court of First Instance for the determination of his claim and in any such proceedings the Director shall be the defendant. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(4) An application under subsection (3) shall be made within 1 year from the date of vesting or within such further period as the Court of First Instance may allow in any case. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

### Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance 《土地徵用(管有業權)條例》

7. Entitlement to compensation and claims therefor
(1) Where—
(a) a claim by a person of ownership of any land, or to any right, interest or easement in or over any land, that has been acquired under this Ordinance, is accepted by the Director under section 6(2); or
(b) the Court of First Instance, on application made under section 6(3), declares that a person— (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(i) was, immediately prior to the date of vesting, the owner, within the meaning of this Ordinance, of any land that has been acquired under this Ordinance;
(ii) had, immediately prior to the date of vesting, any interest, right or easement in or over, any land that has been acquired under this Ordinance,
that person shall be entitled to compensation.
(2) Any person who is entitled to compensation under subsection (1) may submit his claim for compensation in a form specified by the Director and shall furnish to the Director such accounts, documents and particulars as the Director may reasonably require in support of the claim.
(3) A claim for compensation submitted under subsection (2) may include a claim for any costs or remuneration reasonably incurred or paid by the owner or person entitled to compensation in employing persons to act in a professional capacity in connection with his claim to compensation.
(4) Where the Director and the person who has submitted a claim for compensation under subsection (2) do not agree as to the amount of the compensation (if any), either party may refer the claim to the Lands Tribunal for determination, in accordance with this Ordinance and the Lands Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 17), of the amount of compensation (if any) to be paid. 
(5) A reference under subsection (4) shall be made within 1 year from the date of vesting or within such further period as the Lands Tribunal may allow in any case, but the total period for the purposes of this subsection shall not exceed 6 years from the date of vesting.

### Land Acquisition (Possessory Title) Ordinance 《土地徵用(管有業權)條例》

9. Provisional payment pending determination of compensation
(1) The Director may, pending the determination by the Lands Tribunal of the compensation (if any) payable under this Ordinance in respect of the acquisition of any land, pay—
(a) an amount as a provisional payment of the amount (if any) payable by virtue of such determination; and
(b) interest on any payment made under paragraph (a), for the period from the date of vesting, until the date when the payment is made, calculated on a daily basis according to subsection (1A). (Amended 64 of 1985 s. 2; 6 of 2001 s. 4)
(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the rate of interest paid— (Added 6 of 2001 s. 4)
(a) in respect of a day on which the reference interest rate is published (publication day

10. Payment of compensation and interest
(1) All sums of money agreed or determined as compensation (together with interest thereon as hereinafter mentioned), and all costs and remuneration awarded against the Government, shall be paid out of the general revenue. (Amended 62 of 2000 s. 3)
(2) At any time after agreement or determination by the Lands Tribunal of the amount of compensation payable under this Ordinance, the Director may by notice published in the Gazette require the person entitled to the compensation to collect it within the time and at the place specified in the notice.
(3) Subject to section 9(3), any sum of money payable as compensation by virtue of an agreement or determination of the Lands Tribunal under this Ordinance bears interest, calculated on a daily basis in accordance with subsection (4), from the date of vesting until the expiration of the time specified in the notice published under subsection (2). No interest is payable on any costs or remuneration. (Amended 25 of 2023 s. 38)
(4) For subsection (3), the rate of interest payable—
(a) in respect of a day on which the reference interest rate is published (publication day