Government Leases Ordinance

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires—
Commissioner
(
差餉物業估價署署長
) means the Commissioner of Rating and
            Valuation;
Director
(
地政總署署長
) means the Director of Lands;
(Amended
L.N. 76 of
                    1982
;
L.N. 94 of 1986
;
L.N. 291 of 1993
)
lot
(
地段
) means any piece or parcel of ground demised
            under a Government lease;
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
new
                Government
            lease
(
新政府租契
) means such a lease as is deemed to be
            granted under Part II;
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
new
                Government
            rent
(
新地稅
) means such a rent as shall be fixed under
            Part II;
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
published
(
刊登
) means published in the Gazette and in one
            daily newspaper printed in the English language for circulation in Hong Kong and in one
            daily newspaper printed in the Chinese language for circulation in Hong Kong;
relevant
                day
(
有關日子
) means 1 July 1973 or the day immediately
            following the day of expiration of the Government lease, whichever is the later;
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
renewable
                Government
            lease
(
可續期政府租契
) means a Government lease to which the
            Ordinance applies by virtue of
section 3
;
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
scheduled
                lot
(
附表
地段
) means a lot specified in the
Schedule
;
section
(
分段
) means any portion of a lot which has
been—
(a)
assigned or alienated for the whole of the term created by the renewable
                    Government lease of the lot; or
(Amended
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
(b)
declared to have been divided or severed from the remainder of the
                    lot,
by or under an instrument which is registered in the Land Registry and any
                portion of a lot retained following such assignment or alienation;
(Amended
8 of 1993 s. 2
)
tenement
(
物業單位
) means any land (including land covered
            with water) or any building, structure, or part thereof which is held or occupied as a
            distinct or separate tenancy or holding.