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

12. Additional rules for determining compensation
In the determination of the compensation to be paid under this Ordinance— (Amended 5 of 1924 s. 30)
(a) no allowance shall be made on account of the resumption being compulsory;
(aa) no account shall be taken of the fact that the land lies within or is affected by any area, zone or district reserved or set apart for the purposes specified in section 4(1)(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) of Cap. 131; (Added 32 of 1973 s. 2. Amended 2 of 1988 s. 8(2); 4 of 1991 s. 9; 25 of 2023 s. 13)
(b) no compensation shall be given in respect of any use of the land which is not in accordance with the terms of the Government lease under which the land is held; (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
(c)  no compensation shall be given in respect of any expectancy or probability of the grant or renewal or continuance, by the Government or by any person, of any licence, permission, lease or permit whatsoever: (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to any case in which the grant or renewal or continuance of any licence, permission, lease or permit could have been enforced as of right if the land in question had not been resumed; and 
(d) subject to the provisions of section 11 and to the provisions of paragraphs (aa), (b) and (c) of this section, the value of the land resumed shall be taken to be the amount which the land if sold by a willing seller in the open market might be expected to realize. (Amended 5 of 1924 s. 30; 32 of 1973 s. 2; 5 of 1984 s. 6)
(Replaced 9 of 1922 s. 2)[cf. 1919 c. 57 s. 2 (1) & (2) U.K.]

16. Power to demise or grant land resumed
Any land resumed under the provisions of this Ordinance may be demised and granted by the Chief Executive on such terms and conditions and at such price, whether by way of rent, premium or otherwise, and either by public auction or private contract, as the Chief Executive may determine. 
(Amended 28 of 1911 s. 6(d); 3 of 2000 s. 3)

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

16AA. Use of land resumed
If any land has been resumed pursuant to an authorization of the resumption of the land for a public purpose made under section 3(1) or (2), the Government may use, or allow the use of, the land for any other purpose for a certain period of time before the land is used for that public purpose.
(Added 25 of 2023 s. 15)

16A. Provisional payment pending determination of compensation
(1) Where, in the case of land resumed under an order made under section 3 on or after the commencement* of the Crown Lands Resumption (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 (5 of 1984), any offer of compensation made by the Authority to any person under this Ordinance in respect of any claim is not accepted, the Authority may, pending the determination by the Lands Tribunal of the compensation, if any, payable in respect of such claim under this Ordinance, pay—
(a) an amount as a provisional payment of the amount payable by virtue of such determination; and
(b) interest on any payment made under paragraph (a), for the period from the date on which the land reverts to the Government under section 5, until the date on which the payment is made, calculated on a daily basis according to subsection (1A). (Amended 62 of 1985 s. 2; 29 of 1998 s. 105; 6 of 2001 s. 2)
(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the rate of interest paid— (Added 6 of 2001 s. 2)
(a) in respect of a day on which the reference interest rate is published (publication day

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

17. 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 63 of 1974 s. 13; 3 of 2000 s. 3)
(2) At any time after agreement or determination by the Lands Tribunal of the amount of compensation to be paid under this Ordinance, the Authority may by notice published in the Gazette require the person entitled to such compensation to collect the same within the time and at the place specified in the notice. (Replaced 63 of 1974 s. 13)
(3) Subject to section 16A(3), any sum of money payable as compensation by virtue of a determination of the Lands Tribunal or an agreement under this Ordinance bears interest, calculated on a daily basis in accordance with subsection (3A), from the date of resumption of the land until the expiration of the time specified in the notice referred to in subsection (2). No interest is payable on any costs or remuneration. (Replaced 63 of 1974 s. 13. Amended 5 of 1984 s. 8; 25 of 2023 s. 18)
(3A) For subsection (3), the rate of interest payable—
(a) in respect of a day on which the reference interest rate is published (publication day

18. Payment when owner absent, etc.
When the owner of any land which has been resumed is absent from Hong Kong or cannot be found, or within 6 months from the date when the amount of compensation shall have been determined makes no claim to the same, or is in the opinion of the Chief Executive unable to give an effectual discharge for the same, the Chief Executive may direct payment of the compensation to be made to such other person on behalf of the owner as he shall think proper, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, and the receipt of such person shall be a valid and effectual discharge for the same in the same manner as if payment had been made to the owner.
(18 of 1910 s. 7 incorporated. Amended 28 of 1911 s. 6(e); 50 of 1911; 1 of 1912 Schedule; 62 of 1985 s. 3; 3 of 2000 s. 3)

18A. Resumption of contiguous or adjacent land on application
(1) The owner of, or a mortgagee in possession of, any land (relevant land