The system of landholding in Hong Kong

In this article we analyse the history of land dealing in Hong Kong from 1843 onwards and also its current situation. Almost all land in Hong Kong vests in the State and there is, with the exception of St. John's Cathedral, no privately owned freehold land in Hong Kong. We also study how Land L...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Caudevilla Parellada, Oriol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:174158
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/174158
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hong Kong
Land law
Property law
Common law
New territories
Customary law
Derecho inmobiliario
Derecho de propiedad
Nuevos Territorios
Derecho consuetudinario
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Sumario:In this article we analyse the history of land dealing in Hong Kong from 1843 onwards and also its current situation. Almost all land in Hong Kong vests in the State and there is, with the exception of St. John's Cathedral, no privately owned freehold land in Hong Kong. We also study how Land Law operates in the New Territories and also a very important topic: what will happen to Property and Land Rights after 2047? At last, a briefcomparison with the Spanish system of landholding is made in order to see the main differences of both systems.