Fwd: Underdeveloped land in Fanling

[Simon H WANG]

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From: <es...@landsd.gov.hk>
Date: Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:50 AM
Subject: Underdeveloped land in Fanling
To: <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>

Dear Dr Simon WANG,

Thank you for your email dated 20.7.2018.

Please be informed that the site mentioned in your email is on private land FSSTL 182 which is governed by New Grant No. 13181.  Regarding the land status and ownership of the land, you may find the information through Survey & Mapping Office and the Land Registry.  The relevant websites are listed below for your easy access: -

Land Status
Geoinfo Map : http://www2.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp
(You may also buy the hardcopy of the land status plan in various survey and mapping offices (https://www.landsd.gov.hk/mapping/welcome.htm))

Ownership
Land Registry : https://www2.iris.gov.hk/eservices/

Should you have any question, free feel to contact me at 2675 1753.  

Regards,
Clara LIU
for District Lands Officer / North
Tel: 2675 1753



From:        Simon H Wang <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
To:        lan...@landsd.gov.hk,
Cc:        d...@landsd.gov.hk
Date:        2018/08/21 上午 09:33
Subject:        Re: LD200236: Underdeveloped land in Fanling

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Dear Sir/Madam, 
          I refer to my email dated July 23.  I assume that the Lands Department would process requests of information following the protocols of Code on Access to Information even if the code is not mentioned.  
         
While non-Code requests (i.e. requests which do not make specific reference to the Code or are not made in the specified application form under the Code) should be handled in the usual manner as they have been dealt with, they should be considered on the same basis as that applicable to requests under the Code, i.e. in deciding the release or otherwise of the requested information, consideration should be given in accordance with the provisions of the Code. In line with the spirit of the Code, departments should, as far as possible, adhere to the same target response times specified in the Code. 
http://www.access.gov.hk/filemanager/content/codeonacctoinfo/guidelines.pdf 

Thanks for your attention.

Yours sincerely
Simon Wang 



On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 at 7:27 PM, <lan...@landsd.gov.hk> wrote:
Dear Sir/Madam,

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From:        Simon H Wang <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
To:        lan...@landsd.gov.hk,
Date:        2018/07/20 下午 02:25
Subject:        Underdeveloped land in Fanling

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Dear Sir/Madam 

                 I am writing to seek information about a piece of land near Noble Hill, Fanling as indicated in the attached map and picture. (URL: https://www.google.com/maps/@22.5030384,114.13872,3a,75y,38.48h,85t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sURjIB4RjMgNu57s7Vk4qYA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DURjIB4RjMgNu57s7Vk4qYA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D355.92862%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100 ) I was told that this piece of land has been occupied by New World Development Group which had erected some inexpensive buildings solely for the purpose of ripping off the HKSAR government.  I'd like to have more information about the status and ownership of this piece of land as well as the buildings found in the picture.  Given that the government is striving to find more land for development in the city, I hope more attention to cases like this could broaden the sources of land that is available for the society.  Thanks in advance for your information.  

Yours sincerely
Simon Wang 








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Simon Wang, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Language Centre 
Hong Kong Baptist University 
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 
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[Simon H WANG]

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From: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Underdeveloped land in Fanling
To: <es...@landsd.gov.hk>

Dear Ms LIU 

                  To follow up my email enquiry, I wonder where I could find more information about New Grant No. 13181 mentioned in your email.  Thanks.

Yours sincerely

Simon Wang 

[Simon H WANG]

Dear Ms Chong 

                   I'd like to know which government department issued New Grant No. 13181 and what rights and obligations the property owner have regarding this piece of land.  My primary concern is why this piece of land has not been developed for any productive purposes.  According to the land records I requested from the Land Register, the lease term began on 21 June 1997 which means this piece of land has not been in use for over 23 years.  There must be something wrong regarding the government policies or administration that allows this to happen.  Thanks. 

Yours sincerely

Simon Wang

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 9:53 AM <es...@landsd.gov.hk> wrote:

Dear Mr WANG,

I refer to your email below.  Please advise what other information regarding New Grant No. 13181 you would like to have so this office can provide assistance to you.

Regards,
Sylvia Chong

for District Lands Officer / North

[Simon H WANG]

Dear Sir/Madam 

            I am writing to express my concern over a piece of land in our neighborhood which seems to be wasted despite the housing shortage of our city.  Attached please find the land record I requested from the Land Registry and my email correspondence with the government.  I wonder if the council is aware of this situation and hope the council can follow up.  Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter. 

Yours sincerely

Simon Wang 

[Simon H WANG]

Dear Mr Au Yeung 

               I am writing to seek information about buildings on a piece of land in Fanling under Code on Access to Information.  The buildings in question are located on the land FSSTL 182 which is governed by New Grant No. 13181.  I am investigating whether the property owner has exploited any legal or policy loopholes for unethical profits while leading to the waste of precious land in Hong Kong and trying to gather as much information as possible about the land and the buildings found on the land.  Here are my questions for the department to answer: 

1) What records or information about the buildings on this land does the department have? 

2) What records or information about the buildings could I access through BRAVO: https://www.bd.gov.hk/en/resources/online-tools/BRAVO-online-building-records/index.html?   

Thanks in advance for your help

[Simon H WANG]

Not very helpful 

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From: ndcadm <ndc...@ndc.had.gov.hk>
Date: Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:19 AM
Subject: RE: Underdeveloped land in Fanling
To: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Cc: <es...@landsd.gov.hk>, Mr LAU KI FUNG <lkf.o...@gmail.com>

Dear Mr Wang,

 

Thank you for your email dated 7 August 2020. 

 

We note that you have contacted Lands Department for information about the piece of land concerned.  According to Lands Department's email of 21 August 2018 to you, the site you mentioned is on private land.  If you find that the grantee has failed to comply with the lease conditions, you may report to Lands Department for them to follow up.

 

 

North District Council Secretariat

 

 

From: Simon H WANG [mailto:simo...@hkbu.edu.hk]
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020 11:11 AM
To: ndc...@ndc.had.gov.hk
Cc: Ki Fung Lau; ge-capstone-...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Fwd: Underdeveloped land in Fanling

 

Dear Sir/Madam