The Land Registry announced today (May 1) that compact discs for the 51st edition of the Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon (Street Index), and the 20th edition of the New Territories Lot/Address Cross Reference Table (CRT), have been released. The discs facilitate searches of land records of urban and New Territories properties by correlating property addresses, building names or lot numbers.
The new edition of the Street Index features 411 amendments to the last edition, with 25 new streets and 55 new lots/sections/subsections added. In the latest edition of the CRT, 1,846 amendments have been made and 14 new streets and 1,485 new lots/sections/subsections have been added.
The new editions of the Street Index and CRT compact discs cost $370 each. Licences for using them on computer networks are also available for sale. The respective licence fees are $2,960 for computer networks linked to less than 50 terminals and $5,920 if linked to 50 terminals or more.
Members of the public who wish to purchase the compact discs and the licences may submit a completed order form in person or by post to the Land Registry's Customer Centre (Address: 19/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong) or the Land Registry's Street Index and CRT Help Desk (Address: Unit 1202, 12/F, One Kowloon, 1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong). The form is available at the Land Registry's Customer Centre, the New Territories Search Offices, the Street Index and CRT Help Desk and the Land Registry's website (www.landreg.gov.hk). It can also be obtained by fax by calling the customer service hotline at 3105 0000.
An online version of the new Street Index and CRT is also available for free browsing on the Land Registry's website (www.landreg.gov.hk) or through the hyperlink on the Integrated Registration Information System Online Services (www.iris.gov.hk).
For enquiries, please call the Street Index and CRT help desk or the Customer Service Manager at 3105 0000.
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