CROWN LAND REGULATIONS

CROWN LAND REGULATIONS

CROWN LAND REGULATIONS
(Cap. 28, section 19)
[1st October 1972]

L.N. 158 of 1972 L.N. 33 of 1974, L.N. 320 of 1976, R. Ed. 1976, L.N. 94 of 1986, L.N. 32 of
1989

1. Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Crown Land Regulations.

2. Fees for licences in Hong Kong,

Kowloon and New Kowloon

(1) The fee payable for a licence to occupy Crown land in an area specified in
column 2 of Part I of Schedule I, for a purpose not specified in column 2 of Part II of
that Schedule, shall be that specified in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule
(hereinafter referred to as the 'urban area standard rate').

(2) The fee payable for a licence to occupy Crown land for a purpose specified
in column 2 of Part II of Schedule I, shall be that specified in column 3 of Part 11 of
that Schedule.

(3) Except in the case of a licence to occupy Crown land for the purpose
mentioned in item 7, 15, 18 or 19 of Part II of Schedule 1 or as otherwise provided,
the minimun fee for a licence to occupy Crown land in Hong Kong, Kowloon and
New Kowloon shall be $10. (L.N.33 of 1974)

(4) For the purpose of item 1 of Part II of Schedule I the decision of the
Authority as to whether other cultivation is 1 st Class or 2nd Class shall be final.

(5) For the purpose of item 9 of Part II of Schedule I, the decision of the
Authority as to whether any land will be or is being used for nonprofit-making,
charitable or welfare purposes shall be final.



3. Fees for licences in the New Territories

(1) The fee payable for a licence to occupy Crown land in the New Territories
(excluding New Kowloon) for a purpose not specified in column 2 of Part 11 of
Schedule 2, shall be that specified in Part 1 of that Schedule (hereinafter referred to
as the 'New Territories standard rate').

(2) The fee payable for a licence to occupy Crown land in the New Territories
(excluding New Kowloon) for a purpose specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule
2, shall be that specified in column 3 of Part II of that Schedule.





(3) Except in the case of a licence to occupy Crown land for the purpose
mentioned in item 6, 9, 14, 17 or 18 of Part II of Schedule 2 or as otherwise provided,
the minimum fee for a licence to occupy Crown land in the New Territories shall be
$5. (L.N. 33 of 1974)

(4) For the purpose of item 9 of Part II of Schedule 2, the decision of the
Authority as to whether any land will be or is being used for nonprofit-making,
charitable or welfare purposes shall be final.

4. Duplicate licences

The Authority may, if satisfied that a licence issued under the Ordinance has
been lost or destroyed, issue a duplicate thereof upon payment of a fee of $5.

5. Calculation of fees

If a fee payable under these regulations includes

(a)a number of cents less than 50, the number of cents shall be
disregarded;

(b)50 or more cents, such number of cents shall be regarded as one extra
dollar.

6. Boundaries of districts

(1) The boundaries of any district specified in any Schedule shall be those
shown on a map signed by the Director of Buildings and Lands and lodged in the
Buildings and Lands Department. (L.N. 94 of 1986)

(2) Any such map may be inspected free of charge during office hours by any
person.

SCHEDULE I m 21

PANT I

URBAN AREA STANDARD RATES

Item District Fee

1 Hong Kong-
(a) Northern Sector from Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy
Town (inclusive) ............$10 per sq. metre per annum.
(b) Chai Wan and Aberdeen ...$5 per sq. metre per annum
(c) Village areas ...........$2.50 per sq. metre per annum
(d) Remainder of District ...$1.00 per sq. metre per annum,
.............................(L.N. 320 of 1976)





Item District Fee

2.Kowloon $10 per sq. metre per annum
(L.N. 320 of 1976)
3.New Kowloon-
(a) West of Sha Tin Pass Road (including Hong Kong
Airport) ...................$10 per sq. metre per annum
(b) East of Sha Tin Pass Road to Kwun Tong $10 per sq. metre per annum
(e) Cha Kwo Ling ...........$5 per sq. metre per annum
(d) Yau Tong ...............$5 per sq. metre per annum.
(e) Lei Yue Mun ............$2.50 per sq. metre per annum,
............................(L.N. 320 of 1976)

PART II
SPECIAL
RATES

Item Purpose Fee

1...........................Cultivation-
(a) Pleasure garden and flower growing $1,250 per hectare per annum
(b) Grass growing .........$250 per hectare per annum
(c) Other cultivation- 1 st class $1,250 per hectare per annum
2nd class .................$625 per hectare per annum
(d) Temporary building erected on area (a), (b) or (c) $1.00 per sq. metre per annum
...........................(Minimum fee $20 per annum)
...........................(L.N. 320 of 1976)
2...........................Drying Ground (including any building permitted
thereon) ..................1 of Urban Area Standard Rate
3...........................Excavation Permit No fee
...........................(L.N. 33 of 1974)
4...........................Filling Station (including any building permitted thereon
and any tank associated therewith)-
(a) One outlet-
(i) Central Town ..........$3,000 per annum
(ii) Town .................$2,500 per annum
(iii) Suburb ............$2,000 per annum
(iv) Country ..............$1,500 per annum
(b) Each additional outlet 5500 per annum
5...........................Government building (including any land connected
therewith) ................Open market rental value

6..............Harbour service kiosk ......................................... $120
per annum
7..............Military encroachment $1.00 per annum

8. Miscellaneous encroachment considered by the

Authority to be of a minor nature......................... ......
$20 per annum

9............................Non-profit-making, charitable and welfare purposes
(including any building permitted thereon) $10 per annum





Item Purpose Fee

10. Pier .................... of Urban Area Standard Rate

11. Playground (including any building permitted thereon)- $250 per annum

12. Removal permit (for removal of earth, turf or stone) Variable rate, as determined by
.............................the Authority
13. Shipbreaking ............$10 per ship per day (Minimum
.............................fee $250)
14. Slipway .................i of Urban Area Standard Rate

15. Utihty-

(a) Poles (for overhead lines), underground cables and

mains ...................No fee

(b) Pylons (for overhead lines) having an envelope area

being an area of land used for the base and

foundations of the pylon tower including any
additional area of land overhung by any structures

or fixtures attached to the pylon tower ............... $10 per sq. metre
of pylon

envelope area per annum,

(e) Any pipeline or cable laid through Government

tunnels .....................$6 per 10 rum diameter per metre
.............................per annum
.............................(L.N. 32 of 1989)
16. Vehicle Parking-
(a) Covered-
(i) not exceeding 60 M2 .....1 of Urban Area Standard Rate
(ii) exceeding 60 in 2 ......Urban Area Standard Rate

(b) Open (including any building permitted thereon not

exceeding 10 M2) .......1 of Urban Area Standard Rate
........................(L.N. 320 of 1976)

17.Water Supply (including intakes, pipelines, wells,

reservoirs, pumphouses, etc.)--

(a) Agricultural ...................................... $20 per annum per
installation

(b) Domestic, industrial and commercial $100 per annum. per
installation

18.Works Contract (area occupied in connection with a

Public Works Contract) .....No fee
19...........................Dumping No fee

(L.N. 33 of 1974)

SCHEDULE 2 [reg. 3]

PART I







NEW TERRITORIES STANDARD RATE

30 cents per sq. metre per annum,





PART II

SPECIAL RATES

Item Purpose Fee
1. Cultivation-

(a) Pleasure Garden ........$1,250 per hectare per annum
(b) Unimproved grazing and grass cutting 50 cents per hectare or part
............................thereof per annum
(c) Cultivation (including flower and grass growing, fish
pond, threshing floor, salt pan and like use) $20 per hectare per annum
(d) Temporary building erected on (a), (b) or (c) 30 cents per sq. metre per annum
............................(L.N. 320 of 1976)
2.Drying Ground (including any building permitted
thereon) ...................$1,250 per hectare per annum

(L.N. 320 of 1976)

3.Excavation permit No fee
............................(L.N. 33 of 1974)
4.Filling Station (including any building permitted thereon
and any tank associated therewith)-
(a) One outlet .............$1,500.00 per annum
(b) Each additional outlet .$500 per annum
5.Government building (including any land connected
therewith) .................Open market rental value
6.Military encroachment $1.00 per annum
7.Miscellaneous encroachment considered by the
Authority to be of a minor nature $10.00 per annum
8.Motor boat service kiosk $120.00 per annum
9.Non-profit-making, charitable and welfare purposes
(including any building permitted thereon) $1.00 per annum
10.Pier or slipway 10 cents per sq. metre per annum
............................(L.N. 320 of 1976)

11.Playground (including any building permitted thereon) $250.00 per annum

12.Removal permit (for removal of earth, turf or stone) Variable rate, as determined by
the Authority

13.Shipbreaking ......................................... $10.00 per
ship per day
............................(Minimum fee $250.00)

14. Utility

(a) Poles (for overhead lines), underground cables and

mains ..................No fee

(b) Pylons (for overhead lines) having an envelope area
being an area of land used for the base and
foundations of the pylon tower including any
additional area of land overhung by any structures
or fixtures attached to the pylon tower $10 per sq. metre of pylon

envelope area per annum

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