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The Land Registry will release the 46th edition of the Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon (Street Index) compact disc and the 15th edition of the New Territories Lot/Address Cross Reference Table (CRT) compact disc on Wednesday (April 30), to 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 over 560 amendments to the last edition, with one new street and 63 new lots/sections/subsections added. In the new edition of the CRT, over 3,200 amendments have been made and 12 new streets and 2,082 new lots/sections/subsections have been added.
The new editions of the Street Index compact disc and CRT compact disc cost HK$250 each. Licences for using the new editions of the Street Index and CRT on computer networks will also be available for sale. The respective licence fees are HK$2,000 for computer networks linked to less than 50 terminals and HK$4,000 if linked to 50 terminals or more.
Members of the public who wish to purchase the compact discs and the licences need to complete an order form and submit the completed form to the Land Registry's Customer Centre at 19/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, or by mail to the Land Registry's Street Index and CRT Help Desk at 20/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. The form is available at the Land Registry's Customer Centre, the New Territories Search Offices and the Land Registry's website (www.landreg.gov.hk). It can also be obtained by fax by calling the Customer Service Hotline (Tel: 3105 0000).
An online version of the new Street Index and CRT will also be 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) from April 30.
For enquiries, please call the Street Index and CRT Help Desk or the Customer Service Manager on 3105 0000.
Ends/Sunday, April 27, 2014
Issued at HKT 14:30
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