Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ A cautioner under a registered caution against conversion who fails, without reasonable excuse, to apply to the Land Registrar for the withdrawal of the caution against conversion within a reasonable period of time after the ground on which it was registered ceases to exist, shall be liable, in an action for damages at the suit of a person referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (b) , to pay compensation to that person for any damage sustained thereby, in such amount as to the Court of First Instance appears just.”. ”

“ 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— (a) agree with the owner on the purchase of the land; and (b) agree with any person— (i) having an estate or interest in such land under an instrument registered under the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128) ; or (ii) having an estate or interest in such land which is registered under the Land Titles Ordinance (26 of 2004) , on the purchase of any such estate or interest therein. ”

“ The Authority may by notice in writing require any authorized land surveyor who has undertaken a land boundary survey or any part of such survey to deliver to the Authority for his inspection within such time as may be specified in the notice the following documents or things used in connection with or produced from the survey as may be specified in the notice— (a) the report of calibration of survey instruments ”