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8. Protection of purchaser of lot, etc.

(1) Where the lot the subject of an order for sale is sold—

(a) immediately upon the purchaser of the lot becoming the owner of the lot all the rights of any prior owner (including the prior owner’s assigns or personal representatives) in or over the lot or any part thereof shall absolutely cease except to the extent, if any, specified in the order;

(b) notwithstanding the terms of any lease or the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance (Cap. 7) but in accordance with such conditions, if any, as the Tribunal specifies in directions—

(i) immediately upon the day on which the purchaser of the lot becomes the owner of the lot it shall be deemed, by virtue of this section and for all purposes, that there has on that day been terminated the tenancy of any tenant of any property on the lot who is such a tenant by virtue of any lease entered into at any time before the purchaser became such owner; and

(ii) immediately upon the expiration of 6 months immediately following that day, the purchaser is entitled to, and the tenant is required to deliver up, vacant possession of the property.

(2) Where there is any tenancy terminated by virtue of subsection (1)(b)(i), the purchaser of the lot to which the tenancy relates shall, not later than 14 days after the day on which he became the owner of the lot, cause a notice, as specified in Schedule 4 and in the Chinese and English languages, to be served on the tenant of the tenancy by leaving the notice with an adult occupier of the property in which the tenant resides and to which the tenancy relates.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the order for compensation referred to in section 4(6) may relate to compensation—

(a) payable by—

(i) the majority owner of the lot concerned to the tenant under a lease referred to in subsection (1)(b) which relates to property on the lot which was owned by the majority owner immediately before the purchaser of the lot became the owner of the lot (and whether or not the majority owner is the purchaser);

(ii) the minority owner of the lot concerned to the tenant under a lease referred to in subsection (1)(b) which relates to property on the lot which was owned by the minority owner immediately before the purchaser of the lot became the owner of the lot (and whether or not the minority owner is the purchaser);