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Lands Tribunal (Hong Kong)

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Lands Tribunal
Jurisdiction Hong Kong
Location38 Gascoigne Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
Authorised byHong Kong Basic Law
Appeals toCourt of Appeal
Websitehttps://www.judiciary.hk/en/court_services_facilities/lands.html
President
CurrentlyThe Hon Madam Justice Lisa Wong
Lands Tribunal
Traditional Chinese土地審裁處
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTóu deih sám chòih chyu
JyutpingTou2 dei6 sam2 coi4 cyu6

The Lands Tribunal is a tribunal in Hong Kong that deals with legal disputes over land. It was established by the Lands Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 17). It is situated in the former Kowloon Magistracy building.

Disputes not resolved at this level are taken to the Court of Appeal.

Composition

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The Lands Tribunal consists of professional judges: a President (who is a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court) and Presiding Officers (who are District Judges or Deputy District Judges). In addition, there are Members of the Tribunal who are qualified surveyors.[1]

The President and a Presiding Officer may either sit alone or together with a Member in hearing cases. A Member may also sit alone in hearing cases.

The composition of the Lands Tribunal as of 16 January 2023 was:

President

  • Madam Justice Lisa Wong Kwok-ying[2]

Presiding Officers

  • His Honour Judge Michael Wong Yat-ming
  • His Honour Judge Jonathan Wong
  • Deputy District Judge Lee Siu-ho

Members

  • Lawrence Pang Ho-chuen
  • Alex Ng Siu-lam

References

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  1. ^ Lands Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 17) § 4
  2. ^ "G.N. 2522", Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 15, Vol. 23, 12 April 2019)
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