### Lands Resumption Ordinance 《收回土地條例》

4A. Purchase by agreement
Where an order has been made for the resumption of any land under section 3, the Authority may, before the land reverts to the Government under section 5, agree with the owner and any person having an estate or an interest in such land under an instrument registered in the Land Registry on the purchase of the land and of any such estate or interest therein, and any such agreement relating to land in respect of which an order under section 3 is made on or after the commencement* of the Crown Lands Resumption (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 (5 of 1984) may provide for the payment by the Authority to the owner or such person of any costs or remuneration reasonably incurred or paid by him in employing persons to act in a professional capacity in connection with the purchase.
(Added 63 of 1974 s. 5. Amended 5 of 1984 s. 2; 8 of 1993 s. 2; 29 of 1998 s. 33) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 13 January 1984.

5. Reversion of ownership to the Government
On the expiration of 1 month, or any longer period authorized under section 4(3), the land other than any land purchased by agreement under section 4A shall—
(a) where it is an undivided share in land, vest in The Financial Secretary Incorporated together with such rights to the use and occupation of any building or part thereof as may be appurtenant to the ownership of that share; and
(b) in all other cases, revert to the Government, (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
and all the rights of the owner, his assigns or representatives and of any other person in or over the land or any part thereof shall absolutely cease.
(Replaced 71 of 1987 s. 20)

5A. Interpretation of Part 4
In this Part—
notice of proposed adjustment (建議調整公告) means a notice published under section 5B(1);
proposed adjustment (建議調整) means a proposal for adjusting the boundary of the subject land as stated in a notice of proposed adjustment;
subject land (所涉土地) means the land described in section 5B(1)(a) or (b) the boundary of which is proposed to be adjusted.

5B. Notice of proposed adjustment
(1) Subject to subsection (2), after an authorization is made under section 3(1) or (2) (authorization

### Lands Resumption Ordinance 《收回土地條例》

5C. Objections to proposed adjustment
(1) Within 60 days after a notice of proposed adjustment is published, the following person may object to the proposed adjustment by delivering an objection in writing to the Authority—
(a) an owner or occupier of the land affected by the proposed adjustment; or
(b) a person having any right in relation to that land.
(2) An objection made by a person (objector

5D. Supplementary provisions to section 5C
(1) If the Authority gives any written reply to an objection made under section 5C, the person making the objection (objector

5E. Decision not to proceed with proposed adjustment
(1) Before a proposed adjustment is authorized by the Secretary under section 5F or submitted to the Chief Executive in Council under section 5G, if the Authority decides not to proceed with the proposed adjustment, the Authority must publish a notice of the decision in the Gazette.
(2) The Authority must—
(a) deposit a copy of the notice in the Land Registry;
(b) publish a copy of the notice on the website of the Authority;
(c) publish a copy of the notice in 1 issue of an English newspaper and 1 issue of a Chinese newspaper; and
(d) affix a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on or near the land affected by the proposed adjustment.
(3) A decision under subsection (1) does not affect anything lawfully done under this Ordinance before the decision is made.

5F. Authorization of adjustment to land boundary if no objection made
(1) If no objection has been made to a proposed adjustment within the period for making objections under section 5C(1), the Secretary may authorize the adjustment to the boundary of the subject land in accordance with the proposed adjustment.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if the notice of proposed adjustment is published in the circumstances described in section 5B(5), the Secretary may make an authorization under that subsection only if the Chief Executive in Council has approved the relevant Cap. 131 plan under Cap. 131 and the approval covers the land use pending approval referred to in that section.
(3) If the Secretary declines to authorize, under subsection (1), the adjustment to the boundary of the subject land, the Authority must—
(a) publish a notice of that fact in the Gazette;
(b) deposit a copy of the notice in the Land Registry;
(c) publish a copy of the notice on the website of the Authority;
(d) publish a copy of the notice in 1 issue of an English newspaper and 1 issue of a Chinese newspaper; and
(e) affix a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on or near the land affected by the proposed adjustment.

### Lands Resumption Ordinance 《收回土地條例》

5G. Authorization of adjustment to land boundary if objection made
(1) If an objection has been made to a proposed adjustment within the period for making objections under section 5C(1) (objection period

5H. Effect of authorization of adjustment to land boundary
(1) If an adjustment to the boundary of the subject land is authorized under section 5F(1) or 5G(5) or (6), then either or both of the following (as may be appropriate) are taken to be varied to the extent of the adjustment so authorized—
(a) the authorization made under section 3(1) or (2) (relevant authorization