Lands Administration Office

Lands Administration Office
地政處
	; Emblem of Hong Kong
Department overview
Formed	11 April 1986
Jurisdiction	Government of Hong Kong
Headquarters	20/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Motto	Land administration in Hong Kong for the greater benefit of the community
Deputy Ministers responsible	Ms. Jane CHOI Kwok Chun, Deputy Director (General)PGLA; Ms. Lily CHIU Lee Lee, Deputy Director (Specialist)PGLA;
Department executive	Mr. Tony LAM Chi Fai, Senior Principal Land Executive;
Parent department	Lands Department
Key document	Hong Kong Ordinances;
Website	landsd.gov.hk
Map
	Headquarters location of the LAO
Footnotes
	PGLA: Principal Government Land Agent
	↑ Directorate grade 3 (D3); ↑ Directorate grade 3 (D3); ↑ Directorate grade 1 (D1);

Formed11 April 1986

JurisdictionGovernment of Hong Kong

Headquarters

20/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong

MottoLand administration in Hong Kong for the greater benefit of the community

The Lands Administration Office (LAO) (Chinese: 地政處) is a functional office under the Lands Department of the Hong Kong Government.^[1]^[2] The LAO comprises a headquarters section, a number of professional sections and 12 District Lands Offices (DLOs).^[3] Established in April 1986, the Lands Administration Office is responsible for land grants, valuations, land resumption, property management, lease renewals and amendments, slope maintenance, lease enforcement, land control and management, squatter control, etc.^[4] The LAO is headed by two principal government land agents (PGLAs), who are civil servants at directorate level 3 (D3): deputy director (general) and deputy director (specialist).^[5]

[1] Directorate grade 3 (D3)

[2] Directorate grade 3 (D3)

[3] Directorate grade 1 (D1)

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Estate Surveyor (ES) Grade
Rank in English	Rank in Chinese	Level
Estate Surveyor (ES)	產業測量師	Master Pay Scale Point 30 to 44
Senior Estate Surveyor (SES)	高級產業測量師	Master Pay Scale Point 45 to 49
Chief Estate Surveyor (CES)	總產業測量師	Directorate Pay Scale Point 1 (D1)
Government Land Agent (GLA)	政府地政監督	Directorate Pay Scale Point 2 (D2)
Principal Government Land Agent (PGLA)	首席政府地政監督	Directorate Pay Scale Point 3 (D3)

Geotechnical Engineer (GE) Grade
Rank in English	Rank in Chinese	Level
Geotechnical Engineer (GE)	土力工程師	Master Pay Scale Point 32 to 44
Senior Geotechnical Engineer (SGE)	高級土力工程師	Master Pay Scale Point 45 to 49
Chief Geotechnical Engineer (CGE)	總土力工程師	Directorate Pay Scale Point 1 (D1)

Land Executive (LE) Grade
Rank in English	Rank in Chinese	Level
Land Executive (LE)	地政主任	Master Pay Scale Point 13 to 33
Senior Land Executive (SLE)	高級地政主任	Master Pay Scale Point 34 to 39
Chief Land Executive (CLE)	總地政主任	Master Pay Scale Point 40 to 44
Principal Land Executive (PLE)	首席地政主任	Master Pay Scale Point 45 to 49
Senior Principal Land Executive (SPLE)	高級首席地政主任	Directorate Pay Scale Point 1 (D1)

Survey Officer (Estate) Grade
Rank in English	Rank in Chinese	Level
Survey Officer (Estate)	測量主任(產業)	Master Pay Scale Point 9 to 22
Senior Survey Officer (Estate)	高級測量主任(產業)	Master Pay Scale Point 23 to 29
Principal Survey Officer (Estate)	首席測量主任(產業)	Master Pay Scale Point 30 to 37
Chief Survey Officer (Estate)	總測量主任(產業)	Master Pay Scale Point 38 to 41

Land Inspector (LI) Grade
Rank in English	Rank in Chinese	Level
Land Inspector II	二級地政督察	Master Pay Scale Point 4 to 16
Land Inspector I	一級地政督察	Master Pay Scale Point 17 to 22

Lands Administration Office

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Department overview
地政處
Emblem of Hong Kong
Formed	11 April 1986 (1986-04-11)
Jurisdiction	Government of Hong Kong
Headquarters	20/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Motto	Land administration in Hong Kong for the greater benefit of the community
Deputy Ministers responsible	Ms. Jane CHOI Kwok Chun, Deputy Director (General)^PGLA^[a] Ms. Lily CHIU Lee Lee, Deputy Director (Specialist)^PGLA^[b]
Department executive	Mr. Tony LAM Chi Fai, Senior Principal Land Executive^[c]
Parent department	Lands Department
Key document	Hong Kong Ordinances
Website	landsd.gov.hk
Map
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Footnotes
PGLA: Principal Government Land Agent
↑ Directorate grade 3 (D3) ↑ Directorate grade 3 (D3) ↑ Directorate grade 1 (D1)

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