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The Lands Administration Office (LAO) ( zh, 地政處) is a functional office under the Lands Department of the
Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...
. The LAO comprises a headquarters section, a number of professional sections and 12 District Lands Offices (DLOs). Established in April 1986, the Lands Administration Office is responsible for land grants, valuations, land resumption, property management, lease renewals and amendments, slope maintenance, lease enforcement, land control and management, squatter control, etc. The LAO is headed by two principal government land agents (PGLAs), who are
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at directorate level 3 (D3): deputy director (general) and deputy director (specialist).


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See also

* Land Registry * Buildings Department * Civil Engineering and Development Department * Town Planning Board * Urban Renewal Authority


References

{{Authority control Hong Kong government departments and agencies Hong Kong politics-related lists Land management