“lot number” (地段編號) means—
- (a) in the case of a lot, the designation and number by which the lot is described in the Government lease under which it is held from the Government; and
- (b) in the case of a section or subsection of a lot, the designation and number by which the section or subsection, as the case may be, is described in the instrument by which it came into existence as such;
“matter” (事項) means the subject of any application delivered for registration;
“memorial” (註冊摘要) means a memorial registered under the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128);
“mortgage” (按揭) means a security over land for securing money or money’s worth;
“non-consent caution” (非同意警告書) means a caution referred to in section 71(4), (6) and (13);
“overriding interest” (凌駕性權益) means an interest referred to in section 28(1);
“owner” (擁有人) means—
- (a) in relation to registered land, the person (including, in respect of registered land to which Part II of the New Territories Ordinance (Cap. 97) applies, any clan, family or t’ong) named in the Title Register as—
- (i) the owner, lessee or holder (or words to the like effect) of a Government lease of the land; or
- (ii) the owner or holder (or words to the like effect) of an undivided share in the land; and
- (b) in relation to a registered charge, the person named in the Title Register as the person in whose favour the charge is made;
“personal representative” (遺產代理人) means—
- (a) the executor of the will; or
- (b) the administrator of the estate,
of the deceased owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the deceased lessee of a registered long term lease;
“present” (呈遞) includes produce, deliver and lodge;
“record” (紀錄) includes not only a written record but a record conveying information or instructions by any other means;
“register” (註冊), when used as a verb, means to make, remove, alter or add to an entry in the Title Register, but does not include to make, remove, alter or add to an entry in the Title Register to the extent that the entry denotes, in the case of the presentation of an application for the registration of a matter, that registration is pending or withheld in respect of the matter; and “registered” (註冊), “unregistered” (未經註冊) and “registration” (註冊) shall be construed accordingly;
