### Government Leases Ordinance 《政府租契條例》

14. Recovery of new Government rent
(1) Without prejudice to any other remedy of the Government in respect of the default in payment of the new Government rent any sum not paid in accordance with a demand under section 13 shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Government. (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
(2) Whenever any person makes default in payment of any sum demanded under section 13 the same may be recovered by action in the District Court notwithstanding that the amount is in excess of the sum of $20,000.
(3) In any proceedings under this section for the recovery of any sum demanded under section 13 the production of a certificate signed by the Director stating the name and last known postal address of the person who is liable to pay the same and particulars of the amount due shall be sufficient evidence of such amount and sufficient authority for the District Court to give judgment therefor.
(4) In any proceedings in the District Court under this section the Director may appear in person or may be represented either by a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87) or by any other person authorized by him in writing.

15. New Government leases subject to encumbrances and interests
Every new Government lease and the land thereby deemed to be demised shall be deemed to be subject to such of the following encumbrances and interests as the land and the renewable Government lease relating thereto were subject to immediately before the expiration of the renewable Government lease— (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)
(a) any mortgage or charge, whether legal or equitable, and whether registered in the Land Registry or not; (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2)
(b) any public rights;
(c) any other rights, easements, tenancies or other burdens of whatsoever kind or nature, except—
(i) in the case of a covenant, a contrary intention is expressed; and
(ii) in the case of any other right, easement, tenancy or burden created by an instrument, it is not expressed in that instrument to continue after the date of the expiration of the renewable Government lease. (Amended 62 of 1984 s. 42; 29 of 1998 s. 105)

### Government Leases Ordinance 《政府租契條例》

16. Government lease plan
(1) If a plan of a lot held under a renewable Government lease is not annexed to the counterpart of the Government lease kept in the Land Registry, or if the plan annexed thereto is, in the opinion of the Director, inaccurate or inadequate to establish the location, position, or dimensions of the lot, the Director may cause the lot to be surveyed and a plan thereof prepared.
(2) If a plan of a section of a lot held under a renewable Government lease is not registered in the Land Registry, or if the plan so registered is, in the opinion of the Director, inaccurate or inadequate to establish the location, position, or dimensions of the section, the Director may cause the section to be surveyed and a plan thereof prepared.
(Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2; 29 of 1998 s. 105)

17. Completed plans to be open for inspection and method of objection thereto
Upon completion under section 16 of the plan of a lot or section the Director shall cause a notice to be published declaring—
(a) that the plan has been prepared and is available for inspection by the public;
(b) the place and times at which the plan may be so inspected; and
(c) that any person claiming to have an interest in any land comprised in the plan and who considers that the plan is incorrect in any manner prejudicial to such interest may, within 60 days after the date of the publication of the notice in the Gazette, serve upon the Director an application in writing, specifying the nature of such interest and the manner in which such person considers the plan to be incorrect and sufficient indication of the grounds for such consideration and requesting that the plan be corrected accordingly.

18. Approval of plan by Director
(1) Upon the expiration of the period specified under section 17, the Director shall consider such applications as may have been received by him pursuant to that section.
(2) After consideration of such applications, or where no such applications are received by him, the Director may allow the plan to stand unamended or amend it in such manner as he thinks fit, and thereafter shall cause a notice to be published approving the plan, either in the same form as that in which it was made available to the public under section 17, or as amended in accordance with this subsection and specifying the manner in which the same has been amended.

### Government Leases Ordinance 《政府租契條例》

19. Application to District Court for amendment
(1) Any person claiming to have an interest in any land comprised in the plan as approved under section 18(2) and who considers that the plan is incorrect in any manner prejudicial to such interest may, within 30 days after the publication under that section of the notice in the Gazette, apply to the District Court for an order directing the Director to amend the plan in the manner specified in the application or in such other manner as the Court may think just.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Crown Proceedings Ordinance (Cap. 300), the Director shall be named as defendant in any application made under subsection (1), and the Court may, of its own motion or on application made to it, in addition cause to be joined as co-defendant any person who it appears may be affected by any order which may be made directing the amendment of the plan.
(3) An application to the District Court under this section shall be instituted by an originating summons and shall for all purposes relating to costs and fees be deemed to be an action in respect of which the value of the claim exceeds $500 but does not exceed $2,000.

20. District Court may order the amendment of plan
Where an application is made under section 19, the District Court, having heard the representations of the parties and any evidence adduced by them may, if it thinks fit, order the Director to amend the plan as approved under section 18(2), in such manner as the Court may think just.

21. Appeal to judge
Any party to an application made under section 19 who is aggrieved by a decision of the District Court under section 20 may appeal against such decision within 14 days after the making thereof to a judge, who may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the District Court, and the decision of the judge on any such appeal shall be final.

### Government Leases Ordinance 《政府租契條例》

22. Plan as approved or amended to be delivered to Land Registry
The plan, as approved under section 18(2), or, if amended by order of the District Court or a judge, as so amended after all applications and all appeals have been finally disposed of under sections 20 and 21, respectively, shall be delivered by the Director to the Land Registrar who shall—
(a) in the case of a lot, cause the plan to be annexed to the counterpart of the renewable Government lease of the lot kept in the Land Registry and cause the previous plan, if any, to be cancelled;
(b) in the case of a section, cause the plan to be registered in the Land Registry in respect of the section of the lot to which the renewable Government lease relates, and cause the previous plan, if any, to be cancelled.
(Amended 8 of 1993 ss. 2 & 3; 29 of 1998 s. 105)

23. Breaches of covenant in renewable Government lease
(1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as a waiver by the Government of any of its rights in respect of any breach of covenant in any renewable Government lease.
(2) Any breach of covenant of a renewable Government lease existing immediately before its expiration shall be deemed to be a breach of covenant of the new Government lease and the Government may exercise its rights (including the right of re-entry) in relation to the new Government lease in the same manner and to the same extent as such rights could have been exercised or enforced before its expiration in relation to the renewable Government lease.
(Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105)