Read the full judgment text of HCAL 32/2006 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 July 2007.
1. Historically, all land in Hong Kong has been vested in the Government. The Government has not granted freehold title. The system of land tenure, therefore, has been a leasehold system. While the Basic Law has provided extensive guarantees of property rights, it has not changed that system of land tenure. Article 7 of the Basic Law vests all land in the state. However, in terms of the article, the Hong Kong Government is responsible for its management and this includes the lease or grant
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