Changing To Title Registration
Hong Kong, one of the very last places in the common law world to still maintain a deed registration system, finally passed the Lands Title Ordinance in 2004, which will see Hong Kong shift to the Torrens title system. The law will be gradually implemented over a period of twelve years.
See Lands Title Ordinance for the situation, in Ireland see http://www.landregistry.ie/
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