CONTENTS
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1 Introduction 1 2 Rating 2 3 Stamp Duty 7 4 Estate Duty 8 5 Valuation for other Government departments 9 6 Property tax 10 7 Leasing and Purchase of accommodation 11 8 Landlord and Tenant 12 9 Staff 13 10 Administration and staff development 14 11 Social and recreation 15
TABLES
Rating
1 Rateable value by area and district 2 Number of assessments by area and district 3 Average rateable value per assessment by area and district 4 Rateable values and assessments - Private domestic Class A and Class B 5 - Private domestic Class C and Class D 6 - Private domestic Class E and Miscellaneous 7 Private domestic premises 8 - Public domestic premises 9 - Ground floor shops 10 - Shops: Ground floor arcade, basement and upper floors 11 Commercial premises 12 - Offices 13 - Factories 14 - Storage premises 15 - Hotels, Cinemas and theatres 16 - School premises, Recreation Club and association premises and Community and Welfare premises 17 - Miscellaneous premises 18 Distribution of rateable values by category 19 Analysis of assessments by rateable value platforms 20 Analysis of private domestic premises by rateable value platforms ------···- ... .. - ..
TABLES (Continued)
Sale and Transfer of Real Property
21 Distribution of transactions 22 Distribution of considerations
Landlord and Tenant
23 Number of certificates issued and agreements endorsed or approved - pre-war premises 24 Number of certificates issued and notices endorsed 25 Analysis of notices r e ceived and certificates issued - post-war premises Average rent after certified increase as a percentage of prevailing market rent - post-war premises
ANNEXURES
A Specified rating areas B Senior staff of the De partment C Senior staff serving on external committees D Organization chart E Establishment of the Department F Government training courses attended G Technical notes H Areas and districts J Publications
PLANS
1 Urban area districts 2 New Territories districts
2. RATING
Valuation Lists
2.1 Valuation lists are prepared in respect of those areas of Hong Kong which have been declared by the Governor in Council to be specified areas for the purposes of the Rating Ordinance. A full description of the specified areas as at 1 April 1986 is provided at Annex A. The tertiary planning units within each area are scheduled at Annex H.
2.2 The specified areas are:-
Area A Hong Kong
Area BC Kowloon/ New Kowloon
Area D Tsuen Wan
Area E Tsing Yi
Area F Yuen Long
Area G Tai Po
Areas H & J Fanling/Sheung Shui
Area K Tuen Mun
Area L Sha Tin
Areas M & N Clear Water Bay/Sai Kung
Areas P to S Outlying Islands
2.3 The total number and rateable value of assessments in the valuation lists as at 1 April 1986 can be broken down as follows:-
Assessments Rateable Value No. % $ million %
Hong Kong 287 473 34.7 21 544 35.9
Kowloon 181 085 21.9 12 562 20.9
New Kowloon 160 879 19.4 13 335 22.2
New Territories 198 466 24.0 12 637 21.0
Overall 827 903 100.0 60 078 100.0
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2.10 Where the supply of fresh water from a Government water-main is unfiltered, the annual rates payable are reduced by 7.5%. Where no such supply is available the annual rates payable are reduced by 15%. The number and rateable value of assessments so affected as at 31 March 1986 are set out below:
Rates payable reduced Rates payable reduced by 7.5% by 15%
Rateable Value Rateable Value No. $'000 No. $'000
Hong Kong -- 271 52 343
Kowloon -- 1 1 920
New Kowloon -- 57 3 751
New Territories 610 53 598 5 048 273 872
Overall 610 53 598 5 377 331 886
2.11 A revised Rates Relief Scheme was introduced to coincide with the coming into force of the new valuation lists on 1 April 1984. Broadly speaking, the increase in the amount of rates payable in any year 1s limited to a prescribed percentage of the rates payable 1n the previous year. The prescribed percentage 1s determined by the Legislative Council and for 1985-86 was 20%. Altogether 560 053 tenements were affected by the provisions in 1985-86: about 73% of the total number of assessments in the valuation lists at 1 April 1985.
Revenue from Rates
2.12 The total net revenue from rates for the year 1985-86 was as follows:-
Urban Council General Rates Rates Total $ million $ million $ million
Areas A & BC 1 141 1 249 2 390
Areas D to S 628 - 628
OVERALL 1 769 1 249 3 018
5 Re fund of Rates
2.13 Subject to certain conditions, unoccupied non-domestic premises are entitled to a refund of half the rates paid. Non-domestic vacancy at the end of each of the past five years is shown below :
Total floor area No. of units (m2)
1981-82 8 358 733 600
1982-83* 14 937 1 374 400
1983-84 14 566 1 456 100
1984-85 13 646 1 259 100
1985-86 14 512 1 292 900
* Claimed vacancies. During 1982, 87% of claimed vacanc~es were subsequently confirmed on inspection.
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NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS BY AREA AND DISTRICT TABLE 2 FOR TRt YEARS 1982 TO 1986*
Number of Assessments % Increase
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986:1985 1986:1982
West 29 851 31 494 31 575 32 723 36 019 10.1 20.7 Sheun·g Wan 22 161 23 059 23 345 23 646 25 237 6.7 13.9 Central 13 523 14 071 14 252 14 628 15 179 3.8 12.2 Wan Chai 34 163 34 913 35 232 35 232 37 509 6.5 9.8 _Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 16 832 18 290 18 449 18 642 19 983 7.2 18.7 Peak 1 865 2 046 2 050 2 114 2 124 0.5 13.9 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 25 453 25 809 26 046 26 563 28 309 6.6 11.2 North Point 59 380 62 946 64 702 67 767 73 460 8.4 23.7 Shau Kei Wan 18 540 21 008 22 188 23 175 25 092 8.3 35.3 Aberdeen 15 894 16 673 17 611 17 681 20 269 14.6 27.5 South 3 544 3 775 4 005 4 065 4 292 5.6 21.1 -- HONG KONG 241 206 254 084 259 455 266 715 287 473 7.8 19.2
Tsim Sha Tsui 24 180 28 284 29 542 30 436 32 014 5.2 32.4 Yau Ma Tei 40 562 41 568 41 506 41 756 42 461 1.7 4.7 Mong Kok 38 909 39 948 40 210 40 211 40 811 1.5 4.9 Hung Horn 44 707 45 751 45 959 46 897 47 757 1.8 6.8 Ho Man Tin 17 298 17 911 17 753 17 865 18 042 1.0 4.3
KOWLOON 165 656 173 462 174 970 177 165 181 085 2.2 9.3 -- - - - Cheung Sha Wan 54 192 56 117 58 891 59 770 64 874 8.5 19. 1 Shek Kip Mei 4 428 4 914 4 942 4 808 4 824 0.3 8.9 Kowloon Tong 9 289 9 545 9 915 9 982 10 046 0.6 8.1 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 23 856 24 706 25 534 25 977 27 298 5.1 14.4 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 39 918 46 597 48 078 48 893 53 837 10.1 34.9 NEW KOWLOON 131 503 141 879 147 360 149 430 160 879 7.7 22.3 --
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 49 658 55 537 63 201 ~5 296 69 022 5.7 39.0 Tsing Yi 429 1 632 2 547 1 648 2 526 53.3 488.8 Tuen Mun 6 917 11 582 16 932 21 599 27 149 25.7 292.5 Yuen Long 17 465 20 682 21 '1 00 22 383 24 355 8.8 39.5 Fanling/Sheung Shui 6 544 6 956 8 343 8 643 8 486 -1.8 29.7 Tai Po 5 427 6 585 7 157 7 265 12 024 65.5 121.6 Sha Tin 9 189 17 456 21 415 25 444 33 944 33.4 269.4 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 4 946 5413 5 463 5 714 5 966 4.4 20.6 Outlying Islands 10 642 12 066 12 615 14 130 14 994 6.1 40.9 - - - NEW TERRITORIES 111 217 137 909 158 773 172 122 198 466 15.3 78.4 ------OVERALL 649 582 707 334 740 558 765 432 827 903 8.2 27.5 ------* As at 1 April each year. AVERAGE RATEABLE VALUE PER ASSESSMENT TABLE 3 BY AREA AND DISTRICT FOR THE YEARS 1982 to 1986*
($) -----
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
West 9 574 9 438 37 790 37 650 36 970 Sheung Wan 15 410 16 134 54 763 54 509 54 605 Central 65 563 67 379 202 931 210 838 215 395 Wan Chai 14 749 15 481 60 150 61 753 63 689 Mid-leve1s/Pok Fu Lam 26 763 26 982 115 894 115 881 116 381 Peak 71 655 69 485 286 643 280 770 283 949 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 24 061 25 603 93 551 91 843 91 886 North Point 13 698 13 281 50 426 50 822 51 747 Shau Kei Wan 14 448 13 592 53 039 52 243 50 709 Aberdeen 19 283 21 453 82 950 82 082 76 382 South 58 703 59 614 233 415 233 914 238 668 - HONG KONG 19 942 20 303 75 083 75 214 74 944
Tsim Sha Tsui 37 695 40 981 128 373 129 298 133 145 Yau Ma Tei 14 525 14 480 56 673 55 103 55 353 Mong Kok 11 544 11 621 45 987 45 706 46 508 Hung Hom 13 054 13 171 49 171 49 407 49 623 Ho Man Tin 22 980 22 679 94 160 93 460 93 197 -- - KOWLOON 17 693 18 644 68 156 68 076 69 372 - - Cheung Sha Wan 14 183 14 307 60 691 60 069 57 003 Shek Kip Mei 45 170 40 249 184 037 187 325 200 258 Kow1oon Tong 19 065 19 805 73 791 73 180 74 047 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 30 245 29 964 115 034 117 749 112 691 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 31 376 29 479 95 321 94 614 90 094 ------NEW KOWLOON 23 662 23 285 86 424 86 370 82 885 ------Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 25 332 24 416 82 427 80 384 78 845 Tsing Yi 254 515 78 884 181 815 286 195 218 504 Tuen Mun 22 379 19 319 57 670 57 007 51 936 Yuen Long 9 033 9 197 36 148 35 916 34 936 Fan1ing/Sheung Shui 9 085 9 310 44 574 50 928 57 079 Tai Po 14 050 17 115 65 073 76 002 58 894 Sha Tin 27 843 21 591 81 306 82 851 71 905 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 20 188 21 953 64 712 66 009 67 759 Outlying Islands 6 513 6 350 19 916 22 056 22 998 ------NEW TERRITORIES 20 144 19 205 66 732 67 073 63 674 ------OVERALL 20 156 20 280 73 913 73 909 72 567 _. ------______* As at 1 April each year. PRIVATE DOMESTIC - CLASS A AND CLASS B TABLE 4 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, 1 APRIL 1986
- CLASS A CLASS B -- Average Average Total Monthly Total Monthly Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value ($'000) ($) ($'000) ($)
llest 19 HJ 483 821 2 064 9 485 299 954 2 635 Sheung llan 6872 164 740 1 998 3 229 106 466 2 748 Central 1 551 42 821 2 301 1 290 50 177 3 241 \Jan Chai 13 457 352 995 2 186 12 103 420 955 2 898 Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 516 15 219 2 458 2 726 136 696 4 179 Peak 1 44 3 667 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 3 447 106 997 2 587 9 161 376 355 3 424 North Point 15 372 383 307 2 078 31 570 219 043 3 218 Shau Kei llan 12 963 291 110 1 871 5 600 157 723 2 347 Aberdeen 4 683 104 412 858 9 051 332 922 3 065 South 287 6 194 798 147 4 300 2 438
HONG KONG 78 681 951 615 # 2 067 84 363 3 104 635 3 067 - Ts im Sha Tsui 3 896 142 332 3 044 7 679 372 604 4 044 Yau Ma Tei 12 341 328 998 2 222 17 470 593 183 2 830 Mong Kok 15 416 398 792 2 156 14 387 458 650 2 657 Hung Ho m 19 184 484 254 2 104 17 415 528 313 2 528 Ho Man Tin 994 33 997 2 850 4 916 235 954 4 000
KOilLOON 51 831 388 374 11 2 232 61 867 2 188 705 # 2 948
Cheung Sha llan 16 447 392 612 1 989 26 272 885 534 2 809 Shek Kip Mei 786 19 373 2 054 262 12 503 3977 Kowloon Tong 67 2 299 2 859 1 436 73 509 4 266 Kowloon City/llong Tai Sin 8 580 194 658 1 891 6 513 190 743 2 441 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 15 351 371 350 2 016 18 638 604 053 2 701 ------NEil KOilLOON 41 231 980 291 # 981 53 121 766 341 # 2 771 ------Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 18 837 430 729 906 17 SOl Sit 142 2 420 Ts ing Yi 992 20 064 685 981 25 170 2 138 Tuen Mun 6 048 97 509 344 10 143 201 444 1 655 Yuen Long 8 054 114 746 187 5 951 105 745 1 481 Fanling/Sheung Shui 1 148 12 789 928 3 404 63 307 1 550 Tai Po 3 130 56 945 516 5 527 112 114 690 Sha Tin 9 692 205 434 766 11 210 338 627 2 517 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 688 9 257 121 2 043 41 272 1 683 Outlying Is lands 5 780 65 144 939 4 804 87 766 1 522 ------.------·--- NEil TERRITORIES 54 369 1 012 620 # l 552 61 564 483 583 # 2 008 ------·------·------OVERALL 226 112 5 332 899 # 965 260 915 8 543 267 # 2 729 ------Includes domestic units built under the Home Ownership Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme and Urban Improvement Scheme. # Apparent error due to rounding. PRIVATE DOMESTIC - CLASS C AND CLASS D TABLE 5 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, 1 APRIL 1986
- CLASS C CLASS D -- Average Average Total Monthly Total Monthly Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value ( $ '000) ($) ($'000) ($) ------West 910 43 456 3 979 251 15 911 5 283 Sheung Wan 420 23 641 4 691 76 5 051 5 538 Central 236 13 655 4 822 87 7 659 7 336 Wan Chai l 235 63 936 4 314 286 25 012 7 288 Mid-levels/ Pok Fu Lam 3 733 274 177 6 121 5 320 623 170 9 761 Peak 38 4 510 9 890 282 46 463 13 730 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 4 603 301 338 5 455 3 389 334 669 8 229 North Point 9 792 571 064 4 860 4 712 456 045 8 065 Shau Kei Wan 514 18 371 2 978 64 2 971 3 868 Aberdeen 538 29 323 4 542 252 22 607 7 476 South 139 12 884 7 724 785 132 389 14 054
HONG KONG 22 158 1 356 356 # 5 101 15 504 1 671 947 8 987 - - Ts im Sha Tsui 3 228 216 464 5 588 960 86 874 7 541 Yau Ma Tei 2 235 98 348 3 667 159 9 127 4 784 Mong Kok 1 927 77 705 3 360 245 12 543 4 266 Hung Hom 2 145 85 142 3 308 332 15 256 3 829 Ho Man Tin 5 058 350 140 5 769 3 657 346 884 7 905 ------KOWLOON 14 593 827 801 # 4 727 5 353 470 684 7 327 ------Cheung Sha Wan 4 982 230 507 3 856 1 134 83 128 6 109 Shek Kip Mei 463 31 771 5 718 432 44 721 8 627 Kow1oon Tong 1 924 137 109 5 939 2 065 199 988 8 071 Kow1oon City/Wong Tai Sin l 109 37 423 2 812 225 9 564 3 542 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 707 33 226 3 916 91 4 952 4 535 I------NEW KOWLOON 9 185 470 034 i# 4 265 3 947 342 353 7 228 --- Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 1 103 39 400 2977 550 43 232 6 550 Tsing Yi l 12 1 000 - - - Tuen Mun 367 10 609 2 409 60 2 245 3 118 Yuen Long 3 215 107 580 2 788 815 32 680 3 342 Fan1ing/Sheung Shui 758 15 155 1 666 281 8 070 2 393 Tai Po 203 6 585 2 703 237 21 656 7 615 Sha Tin 1 703 92 848 4 543 854 73 806 7 202 Sai Kung/C1ear Water Bay 312 6 618 1 768 786 75 582 8013 Outlying Islands 852 25 324 2477 796 42 163 4 414 ------~---·· NEW TERRITORIES 8 514 304 129 !I 2977 4 379 299 433 !I 5 698 ------OVERALL 54 450 2 958 320 4 528 29 183 2 784 418 !I 7 951 ------Class C includes domestic units built under the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme. # Apparent error due to rounding. PRIVATE DOMESTIC - CLASS E AND MISCELLANEOUS TABLE 6 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, I APRIL 1986
- CLASS E MISCELLANEOUS Average Average Total Monthly Total Monthly Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value Assessments Rateable Value Rateable Value ($'000) ($) ($ '000) ($) - - West 13 1 211 7 763 39 787 1 682 Sheung Wan 7 758 9 024 41 556 1 130 Central 13 3 859 24 737 6 220 3 056 Wan Chai 11 1 612 12 212 32 326 849 Mid-levels/ Pok Fu Lam 3 994 941 616 19 646 78 3 949 4 219 Peak 1 591 526 857 27 596 3 372 10 333 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 1 273 271 546 17 776 27 858 2 648 North Point 445 64 921 12 157 68 3 029 3 712 Shau Kei Wan 5 310 5 167 19 517 2 268 Aberdeen 5 6 316 105 267 * 21 3 979 15 790 South 2 479 729 619 24 527 10 696 5 800
HONG KONG 9 836 2 548 623 # 21 593 344 15 290 # 3 704 --
Tsim Sha Tsui 555 142 781 21 439 22 1 474 5 583 Yau Ma Tei 19 2 209 9 689 224 6 126 2 279 Mong Kok 32 2 856 7 438 48 624 1 083 Hung Hom 2 7 014 292 250 * 56 876 1 304 Ho Man Tin 485 92 448 15 885 45 4 815 8 917 - KOWLOON 1 093 247 309 # 18 856 395 13 913 I 2 935 - - Cheung Sha Wan 31 3 353 9 013 509 8 629 1 413 Shek Kip Mei 128 23 679 15 416 15 938 5 211 Kow1oon Tong 767 148 472 16 131 23 l 984 7 188 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 36 2 492 5 769 242 3 941 1 357 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 10 2 962 24 683 139 4 038 2 421 - NEW KOWLOON 972 180 958 15 514 928 19 530 1 754
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 343 56 371 13 696 490 11 184 1 902 Tsing Yi - - - 4 34 708 Tuen Mun 87 4 651 4 455 29 684 1 966 Yuen Long 295 18 249 5 155 214 3 922 1 527 Fanl ing/ Sheung Shui 139 8 845 5 303 133 1 299 814 Tai Po 375 55 185 12 263 38 466 1 022 Sha Tin 546 71 877 10 970 84 2 793 2 771 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 1 088 165 399 12 668 34 1 812 4 441 Outlying Islands 399 30 608 6 393 149 1 394 780 ---- - NEW TERRITORIES 3 272 411 182 I 10 472 1 175 23 588 1 673 ------OVERALL 15 173 3 388 072 18 608 2 842 72 321 2 121 ------
* The averages are distorted by assessments comprising multiple units. # Apparent error due to rounding. PRIVATE DOMESTIC PREMISES* TABLE 7 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENts, 1 APRIL 1986
------Total Average Rateable Monthly Assessments Value Ra teable Value
($'000) ($) - - West 30 231 845 140 2 330 Sheung Wan 10 645 301 212 2 358 Central 3 183 118 391 3 100 Wan Chai 27 124 864 836 2 657 Mid-levels/ Pok Fu Lam 16 367 1 994 827 10 157 Peak 1 915 578 246 25 163 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 21 900 1 391 763 5 296 North Point 61 959 2 697 409 3 628 Shau Kei Wan 19 165 471 002 2 048 Aberdeen 14 550 499 559 2 861 South 3 847 886 082 19 194
HONG KONG 210 886 10 648 466 # 4 208 - - Tsim Sha Tsui 16 340 962 529 4 909 Yau Ma Tei 32 448 1 037 991 2 666 Mong Kok 32 055 951 170 2 473 Hung Hom 39 134 1 120 855 2 387 Ho Man Tin 15 155 1 064 238 5 852 !--· - KOWLOON 135 132 5 136 786 # 3 168 ------Cheung Sha Wan 49 375 1 603 763 2 707 Shek Kip Mei 2 086 132 985 5313 Kowloon Tong 6 282 563 361 7 473 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 16 705 438 821 2 189 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 34 936 1 020 581 2 434 - - NEW KOWLOON 109 384 3 759 507 # 2 864
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 38 824 1 089 058 2 338 Tsing Yi 1 978 45 280 1 908 Tuen Mun 16 734 317 142 1 579 Yuen Long 18 544 382 922 1 721 Fanling/Sheung Shui 5 863 109 465 1 556 Tai Po 9 510 252 951 2 217 Sha Tin 24 089 785 385 2 717 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 4 951 299 940 5 048 Outlying Islands 12 780 252 399 1 646 - - NEW TERRITORIES 133 273 ' 3 534 535 11 2 210 ------1 OVERALL 588 675 23 079 297 11 3 267 ------* Excludes car park spaces. # Apparent error due to rounding. PUBLIC DOMESTIC PREMISES TABLE 8 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, I APRIL 1986
Total Average Rateable Monthly Assessments Units Value Rateable Value/Unit
($ '000) ($) - West 12 2 696 59 423 1 837 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 3 2 676 70 912 2 208 North Point 23 4 537 134 554 2471 Shau Kei Wan 53 21 558 354 030 1 369 Aberdeen 61 29 074 498 752 1 430
HONG KONG 152 60 541 1 117 671 1 538
Hung Hom 22 6 107 139 405 1 902 Ho Man Tin 44 16 010 357 410 1 860
KOWLOON 66 22 117 496 815 1 872
Cheung Sha Wan 29 10 742 201 625 1 564 Shek Kip Hei 123 35 624 663 474 1 552 Kow1oon City/Wong Tai Sin 212 94 550 1 243 694 1 096 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 224 114 224 1 540 940 1 124
NEW KOWLOON 588 255 140 3 649 733 1 192 - -- Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 208 83 976 1 315 862 1 306 Tsing Yi 19 11 273 190 038 1 405 Tuen Hun 43 37 209 476 492 1 067 Yuen Long 11 5 615 54 194 804 Fanling/Sheung Shui 15 9 332 153 556 1 371 Tai Po 15 11 032 200 877 1 517 Sha Tin 78 42 276 921 621 1 817 Outlying Islands 7 183 1 358 618 ------NEW TERRITORIES 396 200 896 3 313 998 1 375 ------OVERALL l 202 538 694 8 578 217 1 327 ------GROUND FLOOR SHOPS TABLE 9 RATEABLE VALUES AND lSS&SSRERtS, 1 APRIL 1986
- Total Total Average Average Average Internal Rateable Internal Monthly Monthly Assessments Floor Area Value Floor Area Rateable Value Rateable Value/m2
('000 m2) ($ '000) (m2) ($) ( $/m2) - West 2 418 140 182 841 58 6 301 109 Sheung Wan 2 463 130 251 054 53 8 494 161 Central 985 65 265 554 66 22 466 339 Wan Chai 2 965 164 378 107 55 10 627 192 Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 222 14 11 531 62 4 328 70 Peak 17 1 1 259 59 6 172 105 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 1 445 89 238 684 62 13 765 222 North Point 2 470 154 239 772 62 8 089 130 Shau Kei Wan 1 420 72 103 165 51 6 054 119 Aberdeen 1 051 57 78 297 54 6 208 114 South 92 6 11 310 63 10 245 162 - HONG KONG 15 548 892 1 761 57311 57 9 442 165
Ts im Sha Tsui 2 147 128 566 549 59 21 990 370 Yau Ma Tei 3 758 188 551 904 50 12 238 245 Mong Kok 3 425 183 378 970 53 9 221 171+ Hung Hom J 925 209 300 884 53 6 388 119 Ho Man Tin 508 32 56 915 63 9 336 148
KOWLOON 13 763 740 1 855 21911 54 11 233 209 - Cheung Sha Wan 4 383 266 464 109 61 8 824 145 Shek Kip Mei 906 34 45 955 37 4 227 114 Kowloon Tong 27 1 1 196 52 3 691 72 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 5 388 206 314 274 38 4 861 127 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 4 282 176 313 407 41 6 099 148 ~------NEW KOWLOON 14 986 683 1 138 941 46 6 333 139 - Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 3 659 192 308 462 52 7 025 134 Ts ing Yi 88 7 6 743 85 6 385 75 Tuen Mun 1 152 55 64 795 48 4 687 98 Yuen Long 2 622 124 182 930 47 5 814 123 Fanling/Sheung Sh ui 851 56 70 559 66 6 909 104 Tai Po 787 54 64 237 68 6 802 lOO Sha Tin 333 26 35 440 77 8 869 115 Sai Kung/Clear Wa ter Bay 543 23 12 961 42 1 989 48 Outlying Islands 1 385 65 32 593 47 1 961 42 - - NEW TERRITORIP.S 11 420 602 778 72311 53 5 682 108 ----- OVERALL 55 717 2 917 5 534 456 52 8 278 158 ------I Apparent error due to rounding. GROUND FLOOR ARCADE, BASEMENT, UPPER FLOOR SHOPS TABLE 10 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, l APRIL 1986
Total Total Average Average Average Internal Rateable Internal Monthly Monthly Assessments Floor Area Value Floor Area Rateable Value Rateable Value/m2
('000 m2) ($ '000) (m2) ($) ($fm2)
West 308 10 11 381 33 3 079 93 Sheung Wan 734 19 18 925 26 2 149 84 Central l 357 90 328 363 66 20 165 305 Wan Chai 329 38 48 777 116 12 355 106 Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 3 ** ll5 53 3 194 60 Peak 10 1 2 098 ll4 17 483 153 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 617 26 44 627 41 6 027 146 North Point 1 412 72 74 320 51 4 386 86 Shau Kei Wan 500 16 16 174 31 2 696 86 Aberdeen 224 13 15 955 60 5 936 99 South 7 1 1 672 127 19 905 157
HONG KONG 5 501 286 562 409# 52 8 520 164
Tsim Sha Tsui 4 742 273 660 447 57 ll 606 202 Yau Ma Tei l 169 19 49 091 17 3 500 211 Hong Kok 896 18 41 677 20 3 876 193 Hung Horn 671 14 19 907 21 2 472 120 Ho Man Tin 72 5 6 635 72 7 679 107
KOWLOON 7 550 329 777 75611 44 8 585 197
Cheung Sha Wan 1 138 27 37 895 23 2 775 ll8 Shek Kip Me i 371 11 ll 286 29 2 535 87 Kowloon Tong 54 5 9 523 105 14 696 140 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 542 27 268 797 50 41 328 825 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Hun 749 40 44 492 53 4 950 93
NEW KOWLOON 2 854 110 371 99211 39 10 862 282
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan l 469 68 64 704 47 3 671 79 Ts ing Yi 18 3 2 lOO 147 9 722 66 Tuen Mun l 261 37 31 758 29 2 099 72 Yuen Long 917 15 8 149 16 741 46 Fanling/Sheung Shui 20 4 4 198 186 17 492 94 Tai Po 24 1 l 936 67 6 722 lOO Sha Tin 663 45 72 264 68 9 083 134 Sai Kung/C1ear Water Bay 93 2 l 283 '23 1 150 51 Outlying Islands 12 2 1 025 188 7 118 38
NEW TERRITORIES 4 477 177 187 41511 40 3 488 88 - OVERALL 20 382 902 1 899 57511 44 7 767 175
** Less than 500 m2. # Apparent error due to rounding. COMMERCIAL PREMISES TABLE 11 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, 1 APRIL 1986
Total Total Average Average Average Internal Rateable Internal Monthly Monthly Assessments Floor Area Value Floor Area Rateable Value Rateable Value/m2
('ooom2) ($'000) (m2) ($) ($/m2)
West 766 80 55 907 104 6 082 58 Sheung Wan 1 418 179 220 168 126 12 939 102 Central 416 175 494 622 419 99 083 236 Wan Chai 1 256 228 241 436 182 16 019 88 Mid-leve1s/Pok Fu Lam 62 5 3 471 82 4 665 57 Peak 3 2 2 928 629 81 333 129 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 488 150 241 566 307 41 251 134 North Point 544 140 108 553 258 16 629 64 Shau Kei Wan 374 63 40 924 168 9 119 54 Aberdeen 207 57 41 657 275 16 770 61 South 33 8 11 607 249 29 311 118
HONG KONG 5 567 1 087 1 462 839 195 21 897 112
Tsim Sha Tsui 812 248 428 595 306 43 986 144 Yau Ha Tei 1 219 245 394 012 201 26 935 134 Mong Kok 1 010 168 187 540 166 15 474 93 Hung Hom 419 90 68 453 215 13 614 63 Ho Man Tin 138 35 33 603 254 20 292 80
KOWLOON 3 598 786 1 112 202# 219 25 760 118
Cheung Sha Wan 1 136 183 142 486 161 10 452 65 Shek Kip Me i 11 11 11 688 1 014 88 545 87 Kowloon Tong 10 7 6 737 727 56 142 17 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 295 83 87 544 279 24 730 89 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Hun 247 76 73 910 308 24 936 81
NEW KOWLOON 1 699 360 322 36611 212 15 812 75
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 334 161 111 169 482 27 737 57 Tsing Yi 2 3 3 720 1 507 155 000 103 Tuen Hun 68 48 32 650 706 40 012 57 Yuen Long 261 72 44 176 278 14 105 51 Fanling/Sheung Shui 17 12 9 679 711 47 446 67 Tai Po 101 36 23 666 359 19 526 54 Sha Tin 30 26 28 861 853 80 169 94 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 16 5 2 718 313 14 156 45 Outlying Islands 28 6 2 657 198 7 908 40
NEW TERRITORIES 857 369 259 29311 431 25 213 59
OVERALL 11 721 2 602 3 156 700 222 22 443 101
# Apparent error due to rounding. OFFICES TABLE 12 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, 1 APRIL 1986
Total Total Average Average Average Internal Rateable Internal Monthly Monthly Assessments Floor Area Value Floor Area Rateable Value Rateable Value/m2
( '000 m2) ( $ '000) (m2) ($) ( $/m2)
West 924 48 32 765 52 2 955 57 Sheung Wan 9 477 562 517 324 59 4 549 77 Central 8 317 1 061 1 881 935 128 18 856 148 Wan Chai 4 819 689 713 187 143 12 333 86 Mid-leve1s/Pok Fu Lam l 3 2 700 3477 225 000 65 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 973 224 281 355 230 24 097 105 North Point 680 85 68 619 125 8 409 67 Shau Kei Wan 170 11 5 105 67 2 502 37 Aberdeen 168 7 4 230 44 2 098 48
HONG KONG 25 529 2 690 3 507 217# 105 11 448 109
Tsim Sha Tsui 6 263 715 847 984 114 11 283 99 Yau Ma Tei 3 139 173 170 115 55 4 516 82 Mong Kok 1 224 66 64 298 54 4 378 80 Hung Horn 487 52 33 367 106 5 710 54 Ho Man Tin 1 6 4 200 5811 350 000 60
KOWLOON 11 114 1 012 1 119 963# 91 8 398 92
Cheung Sha Wan 815 33 25 163 41 2 573 63 Kowloon Tong l 2 1 530 l 964 127 500 65 Kow1oon City/Wong Tai Sin 103 36 32 284 349 26 120 75 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 10 3 1 360 274 11 333 41
NEW KOWLOON 929 74 60 336# 79 5 412 68
Kwai Chung/Tsuen Wan 713 35 19 776 48 2 311 48 Tu en Mun 74 7 2 515 97 2 832 29 Yuen Long 249 13 6 004 53 2 009 38 Tai Po 42 6 2 827 131 5 609 43 Sha Tin 3 19 7 920 6 395 220 000 34
NEW TERRITORIES 1 081 80 39 043# 74 3 010 41
OVERALL 38 653 3 856 4 726 558# 100 10 190 102
# Apparent error due to rounding.
MISCELLANEOUS PREMISES TABLE 17 RATEABLE VALUES AND ASSESSMENTS, 1 APRIL 1986
------Pe trol Filling Advertising Car Park Spaces Car Park Spaces Miscellaneous Stations Stations (Domestic) (Non-Domestic) Premises Rateable Rateable Rateable Rateable Rateable Assessments Value Assessments Value Assessments Value Assessments Value Assessments Value ($'000) ($'000) ($'000) ($'000) ($'000) '--· West 3 2 364 2 97 422 6 504 3 4 380 410 24 449 Sheung Wan 7 704 142 1 219 98 12 474 198 25 859 Central l 570 14 4 580 72 676 354 32 527 455 54 269 Wan Chai 5 8 904 51 5 059 197 2 242 445 27 547 261 51 093 Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 5 4 074 3 lOO 26 069 1 84 163 206 330 Peak 3 2 097 141 983 29 4 047 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 8 9 894 13 1 075 2 369 19 672 63 22 346 342 136 559 North Point 5 6 714 21 2 616 4 513 47 339 321 12 014 418 44 024 Shau Kei Wan 7 4 620 18 224 844 8277 494 4 141 272 34 039 Aberdeen 5 3 924 9 340 444 20 554 569 12 994 612 64 505 South 5 2 730 134 615 144 76 846 ------·------~ HONG KONG 4 45 891 135 14 696# 12 378 134 149# 2 348 128 505# 3 304 722 021# - - Tsim Sha Tsui 2 365 33 7 241 210 3 256 350 47 866 056 359 712 Yau Ma Tei 16 1 355 178 1 487 4 9 906 465 50 918 Mong Kok 9 11 502 15 907 127 779 54 12 073 291 27 070 Hung Horn 7 7 434 28 2 485 257 5 493 683 11 721 394 227 188 Ho Man Tin 9 16 278 2 111 752 18 852 1 4 380 280 36 626 - KOWLOON 2 7 36 579 94 12 101# 2 524 29 868if 092 85 946 2 486 701 515# r---· - Cheung Sha Wan l 2 18 360 15 854 2 305 24 949 640 20 671 778 560 064 Shek Kip Me i 2 1 824 556 15 109 1 624 662 25 127 Kowloon Tong 1 1 464 3 417 17 416 67 1 302 122 65 851 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 5 11 220 10 4 586 272 . 17 102 240 10 271 382 163 701 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 7 12 633 8 17 319 2 222 23 372 611 29 570 222 439 143 - NEW KOWLOON 2 45 501 33 22 759 8 772 97 951# 2 559 62 438 4 166 253 ------Kwai Ch ung ITs uen Wan 1 2 21 126 20 2 832 757 29 752 4 154 52 933 736 664 057 Tsing Yi 4 4 242 55 1 913 230 246 163 Tuen Mun 2 59 546 9 652 141 9 657 134 200 875 Yuen Long 3 3 573 9 169 3 700 57 l 854 449 93 777 Fanling/Sheung Shui 3 4 446 1 12 228 647 3 l 432 385 82 185 Tai Po 3 4 902 3 48 443 1 888 229 4 907 587 24 954 Sha Tin 4 5 994 15 506 2 430 25 267 341 19 552 232 304 641 Sai Kung/Clear Water Bay 3 3 936 6 113 2 10 282 44 747 Outlying Islands 4 615 12 171 29 38 649 37 102 ------NEW TERRITORIES 3 2 44 592 68 4 912# 6 442 72 195# 6 980 92 247# 8 684 698 500# ----- OVERALL l3 3 172 563 330 54 468 30 116 334 163 12 979 369 135# 18 640 4 375 923
# Apparent error due to rounding.
ANALYSIS OF ALL ASSKSSMENTS BY TABLE 19 RATEABLE VALUE PLATFORMS AT 1 APRIL 1986
Rateable Value HONG KONG KOWLOON NEW KOWLOON NEW TERRITORIES OVERALL Platform Ctunulative ($) Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments % %
1 001 - 9 999 14 916 5 281 14 058 21 862 56 117 6.8 6.8
10 000 - 19 999 19 065 8 829 13 781 59 672 101 347 12.2 19.0
20 000 - 29 999 87 058 58 456 54 947 60 049 260 510 31.5 50.5
30 000 - 39 999 56 445 46 484 34 580 22 181 159 690 19.3 69.8
40 000 - 49 999 29 347 17 567 12 000 5 236 64 150 7.7 77.5
50 000 - 59 999 13 533 8 272 5 301 4 639 31 745 3.8 81.3
60 000 - 69 999 9 972 6 929 3 908 4 120 24 929 3.0 84.3
70 000 - 79 999 8 683 5 175 2 905 2 701 19 464 2.4 86.7
80 000 - 89 999 5 432 3 895 2 818 2 235 14 380 1.7 88.4
90 000 - 99 999 5 098 3 238 2 539 962 12 837 1.5 89.9 lOO 000 - 109 999 3 714 2 189 679 439 9 021 1.1 91.0 110 000 - 119 999 3 067 409 077 796 6 349 0.8 91.8 120 000 - 129 999 3 070 573 362 042 7 047 0.9 92.7 130 000 - 139 999 2 900 111 903 843 5 757 0.7 93.4 140 000 - 149 999 529 772 642 740 3 683 0.4 93.8 150 000 - 159 999 571 781 729 884 3 965 0.5 94.3 160 000 - 169 999 187 629 517 552 2 885 0.3 94.6 170 000- 179 999 017 364 349 250 1 980 0.2 94.8 180 000 - 189 999 274 629 617 455 2 975 0.4 95.2 190 000 - 199 999 450 440 338 400 2 628 0.3 95.5 200 000 - 249 999 4 337 535 356 070 8 298 1.0 96.5 250 000 - 499 999 6 489 2 865 2 059 708 13 121 1.6 98.1 500 000 - 999 999 2 027 150 830 695 4 702 0.6 98.7 000 000 - 499 999 665 326 249 247 487 0.2 98.9 500 000 - 2 000 000 269 149 177 145 740 0.1 99.0 Over 2 000 000 627 355 708 560 2 250 0.3 99.3 Exempt from payment 2 731 682 450 983 5 846 0.7 100.0
Overall 287 473 181 085 160 879 198 466 827 903 100.0
~------·------·------~ TABLE 20 ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE DOMESTIC PREMISES BY RATEABLE VALUE PLATFORMS AT 1 APRIL 1986
Rateable Value HONG KONG KOWLOON NEW KOWLOON NEW TERRITORIES OVERALL Platform Cumulative % Cumulative % ($) Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessment r. of Domestic of all +
001 - 9 999 11 793 2 648 9 653 11 827 35 921 5.8 5.8 4.3 10 000 - 19 999 13 035 5 324 7 662 48 482 74 503 12.1 17.9 13.3 20 000 - 29 999 78 318 54 594 50 150 52 687 235 749 38.1 56.0 41.8 30 000 - 39 999 48 584 41 887 30 392 15 916 136 779 22.1 78.1 58.3 40 000 - 49 999 23 888 14 057 9 267 692 48 904 7.9 86.0 64.2 50 000 - 59 999 9 650 5 578 3 373 661 20 262 8.3 89.3 66.7 60 000 - 69 999 6 291 4 135 1 851 312 13 589 2.2 91.5 68.3 70 000 - 79 999 5 784 2 928 245 667 10 624 1.7 93.2 69.6 80 000 - 89 999 3 099 2 186 434 555 7 274 1.2 94.4 70.5 90 000 - 99 999 3 042 345 978 485 5 850 1.0 95.4 71.2 100 000 - 109 999 2 023 832 362 470 3 687 0.6 96.0 71.6 110 000- 119 999 847 284 266 236 2 633 0.4 96.4 72.0 120 000 - 129 999 584 348 353 306 2 591 0.4 96.8 72.3 130 000 - 139 999 757 143 102 258 2 260 0.4 97.2 72.5 140 000 - 149 999 820 83 70 330 303 0.2 97.4 72.7 150 000 - 159 999 723 90 107 413 333 0.2 97.6 72.9 160 000 - 169 999 530 33 56 179 798 0.1 97.7 73.0 170 000- 179 999 634 22 53 48 757 0.1 97.8 73.1 180 000 - 189 999 626 85 65 69 845 0.1 97.9 73.2 190 000 - 199 999 945 42 28 104 119 0.2 98.1 73.3 200 000 - 249 999 2 497 141 98 176 2 912 0.5 98.6 73.6 250 000 - 499 999 3 130 375 188 136 3 829 0.6 99.2 74.1 500 000 - 999 999 422 6 21 14 463 0.1 99.3 74.2 000 000 - 499 999 32 8 2 6 48 * 99.3 74.2 500 000 - 2 000 000 8 2 2 3 15 * 99.3 74.2 Over 2 000 000 20 10 5 5 40 * 99.3 74.2 Exempt from payment 2 157 462 331 640 4 590 0.7 100.0 74.7
Overall 223 239 137 648 118 114 139 677 618 678 100.0
* Percentage below 0.05%. + Domestic assessments as a % of all assessments.
SALE AND TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY TABLE 22 TOTAL STATED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSACTIONS RECEIVED FOR SCRUTINY FOR COLLECTOR OP STAMP REVENUE FOR THE YEARS 1981-82 TO 1985-86
($ Million)
1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86
"-- West 1 474 718 956 855 1 306 Sheung Wan 1 348 1 444 830 606 897 Central 5 506 3 032 1 431 1 360 l 371 Wan Chai 2 974 1 177 1 274 789 1 285 Mid-1eve1s/Pok Fu Lam 1 446 1 844 1 364 1 392 2 479 Peak 320 267 304 174 323 Causeway Bay/Tai Hang 1 983 958 1 029 1 425 1 901 North Point 4 583 3 324 4 662 3 916 4 486 Shau Kei Wan 420 517 836 674 467 Aberdeen 1 513 1 175 778 705 879 South 824 772 464 440 1 003
HONG KONG 22 391 15 228 13 928 12 336 16 397
Tsim Sha Tsui 5 733 4 276 1 652 1 342 2 281 Yau Ma Tei 1 566 1 096 856 1 032 1 402 Mong Kok 1 099 1 199 641 983 1 120 Hung Hom 1 570 947 1 224 1 110 1 420 Ho Man Tin 881 547 510 798 l 158
KOWLOON 10 849 8 065 4 883 5 265 7 381
Cheung Sha Wan 1 986 1 968 1 889 1 702 2 184 Shek Kip Me i 180 102 62 98 212 Kowloon Tong 1 233 368 379 528 685 Kowloon City/Wong Tai Sin 802 615 483 442 7~3 Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/Lei Yue Mun 2 597 1 690 1 309 1 549 2 631
NEW KOWLOON 6 798 4 743 4 122 4 319 6 1+65
NEW TERRITORIES* - 166 351 2 677 4 763
OVERALL 40 038 28 202 23 284 24 597 3) 026
* Responsibility taken over as follows - August 1982 Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay February 1984 Sha Tin and Tai Po January 1985 Yuen Long, Sheung Shui and Fanling LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - PART I TABLE 23 CERTIFICATES ISSUED AND AGREEMENTS ENDORSED OR APPROVED
(Number)
Standard Prevailing Market Determination Section 18 Sect ion 28 Rent Rent of Application Agreements Agreements Certificates Certificates of Part I
1981 - 82 476 15 803 63
1982 - 83 382 28 378* 414 41
1983 - 84 488 27 265 70 53
1984 - 85 272 4 174 161 32
1985 - 86 228 14 106 159 18
* As from 11 June 1982 the department assumed the function of the former Tenancy Tribunal in the determination of whether any premises are excepted from the application of Part t.
TABLE 25 LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - PART II
ANALYSIS* OF NOTICES RECEIVED AND AVERAGE RENT AFTER CERTIFIED INCREASE AS A PERCENTAGE CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN 1985 - 86 OF PREVAILING MARKET RENT FOR 1982-83 TO 1985-86
Agreed Agreed Certified Under control" prior to 18.12.79 Under control since 18.12. 79 increases reduction increases Class
(No.) (No.) (No.) 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86
A 786 30 5 305 39 47 55 63 68 75 79 91 Up to 39.9 m2
B 1 385 25 12 014 35 44 52 60 70 74 81 92 40.0 - 69.9 m2
c 371 23 2 449 36 46 53 61 73 75 84 92 70.0 - 99.9 m2
D 152 29 720 41 58 61 67 65 75 81 93 100.0 - 159.9 m2
E 16 2 56 49 62 69 68 54 76 86 86 Over 159.9 m2
* Cases relating to parts of tenement floors/flats etc. are not included. ANNEX A
SPECIFIED RATING AREAS
Rating area Description
Area A The island of Hong Kong together with Ap Lei Chau Island and Middle Island.
Area BC Kowloon and New Kowloon.
Areas D & D2 Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Chuen Lung and an area along Castle Peak Road in the New Territories.
Area E The islands of Tsing Yi and Nga Ying Chau.
Areas Fl-7 The major part of the town of Yuen Long, part of the districts known as Ping Shan, Kiu Tau Wai and Tai Shang Wai, and an area in the vicinity of Castle Peak Road from San Tin to Hung Shui Kiu, Kam Tin, Shek Kong, Pat Heung and Lau Fau Shan.
Areas Gl-5 The major part of the town of Tai Po Market and the surrounding area, including Hong Lok Tsuen, and the residential areas of Tai Po Kau.
Areas Hl-5 The township of Luen Wo Market and part of the districts known as On Lok Tsuen, Wo Hop Shek and Kam Tsin and an area around Ying Pun.
Areas Jl-4 The township of Shek Wu Hui, the district known as Tin Ping Shan, and an area around Sheung Shui, Fanling, Ping Che, Loi Tung and Kwu Tung.
Areas Kl-2 An area comprising mainly the new town of Tuen Mun and the surrounding area, together with Lam Tei.
Areas Ll, L2, An area comprising the new town of Sha Tin and its 14 & 15 vicinity.
Areas Ml-5 The Clear Water Bay peninsula and Junk Bay.
Areas Nl-5 The township of Sai Kung, an area in the vicinity of Hiram's Highway, Tai Mong Tsai Road and an area around Nam Wai, Chuk Kok, Sha Kok Mei, Ho Chung and Tai Mong Tsai in Sai Kung District.
Area P Cheung Chau.
Area Q Peng Chau.
Area R 1antau Island and Ma Wan.
Area S Lamma Island. ANNEX B
SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AS AT 1 APRIL 1986
Commissioner G p Blenkinsop, JP, FCA, ACIS
Deputy Commissioner B J c Woodroffe, JP' FRICS, FHKIS Assistant Commissioner (Administration K T w Pang, FRICS, FHKIS & Staff Development)
Assistant Commissioner (Valuation) K s Wong, ARICS, FHKIS
Assistant Commissioner (Rating) c s Wong, ARICS, FHKIS
Rating Adviser D R Stevenson, Dip.Urb.Val., MBA, MS(Hons), ANZIV
Heads of Divisions
A (Hong Kong Island except K K Mok, FRICS, FHKIS Taikoo Shing, Shau Kei Wan, Chai Wan)
B (Kowloon, Taikoo Shing F P Wong, FRICS, FHKIS Shau Kei Wan, Chai Wan)
C (New Kowloon, Sai Kung, H C Lo, ARICS Clear Water Bay, Sha Tin)
D (All Housing Estates, W R W Spencer, AAIV, FHKIS New Territories except Sai Kung, Clear Water Bay, Sha Tin)
Leasing F G Heath, FRICS, FHKIS
Rent Control N T Poon, FRICS, FHKIS
Special Properties C Noffke, Dip.Urb.Val., ANZIV, FHKIS
Appeals and Audit M B McNamara, ARICS
Staff Development A P M Dow, ANZIV, MPMI, FHKIS
Departmental Secretary N Oei
Technical Secretary S K Foo, M Soc Se, ARICS, AHKIS, ACIArb
ANNEX D RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION CHART
Commissioner
Deputy CommtsstonerI. .
Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Rating Adviser Assistant Commissioner (Rating) (Valuation) (Administration and Staff Development) I I Computer Appeals Staff Rating Divisions Special Properties Rent Control Leasing Development and Audit Development Technical Administration A, B, C and D Division Division Division Unit Unit Unit Secretariat Division
PrinLpal Principal Principal Ra ting & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Surveyors surryor Surveyor
Sen1orI. Sen1or Sen1or SentorI. Senior Senior Sentor Sentor Chtef Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Rating & Valuation Executive Officer Surveyor Surveyors Surveyors Surveyor Surveyor Surveyor Surveyor . Surviyors .
Rattng & Valuatton Rating & !aluation Rating & !aluation Rating & !aluation Rating & laluation Rating & laluation Rating & !aluation Rating & !aluation ~urvrors ~urvrors Surveyors ~urvrors Surveyors .Sur~eyors .Sur~eyors SuTyors
Techntcal Support Techntcal Support Rent olficers Techntcal Support Technical ISupport Techntcal Support Techntcal Support Techntca l Executive Officers Staff Staff and Staff Staff Staff Staff Statistics & Plans and Technical Support Staff Support Staff Chinese Language Officers
Clerical and General Support Staff
ANNEX F
GOVERNMENT TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED
No. of Officers Duration Course Attended Per Course
Management Training Courses
Senior Staff Course 3 3 months
Management Development Training Course Ill 2 6 days
Staff Management and Staff Relations 6 H days
Performance Analysis and Counselling Skills 8 4 days
Team Building 9 5 days
Managing Stress 4 2 days
Workshop on Effective Negotiation 11 2 days
Problem Solving and Decision Making 1 4 days
Seminar on Managing Organizations under 1 1 day Changing Conditions
Seminar on How to Plan, Implement and 1 1 day Evaluate a Supervisory Training Programme
Training Officers Basic Course 1 7 days
Language Course
Writing For Results 6 2t days
Computer Courses
Computer Appreciation Seminar 1 2 days
ICL VME/B System Control Language 3 2 days
Seminar on User's Role in System Project Management 3 H days
Parallel Sessions on Office Automation 2 1 day Annex G
TECHNICAL NOTES
Where referred to in this summary the terms shown below, unless otherwise indicated, have the general meanings hereto ascribed them.
(1) Floor Areas
Areas are in square metres. The floor area of domestic units is calculated by reference to 'saleable area'. 'Saleable area' is defined as the area of the plane which is exactly required to provide a complete cover to the unit, measured to the external face of the enclosing walls or to the centre line of party walls.
The floor area of non-domestic accommodation is calculated by reference to 'internal floor area'. 'Internal floor area' is defined as the area of all enclosed space of the unit measured to the internal face of enclosing external and/or party walls.
(2) Property Classes
Domestic:
a) Domestic units are sub-divided by reference to floor area as follows -
A units Saleable area not exceeding 39.9 m2.
B units Saleable area of at least 40 m2 but not exceeding 69.9 m2.
C units Saleable area of at least 70 m2 but not exceeding 99.9 m2.
D units Saleable area of at least 100 m2 but not exceeding 159.9 m2.
E units Saleable area of at least 160 m2.
b) Private domestic units are defined as independent dwellings with separate cooking facilities and bathroom (and/or lavatory). Domestic Units built under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), the Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) and Urban Improvement Scheme (UIS) are included.
Note The Property Review 1986 excludes HOS, PSPS and UIS units from the private domestic stock.
c) Public domestic - units built for rental by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society and Hong Kong Settlers' Housing Corporation Ltd.
d) Miscellaneous domestic units - No floor area sub-divisions e.g. cockloft used for domestic purposes.
e) Car park spaces (domestic) Car park spaces 1.n a predominantly domestic building. Annex G
( Cont 1 d)
Non-Domestic:
(a) Ground floor shops - Premises on the ground floor with a frontage to a public thoroughfare designed or adapted for retail trade and used as such.
(b) Shops - Ground floor arcade, basement and upper floors - Premises, other than ground floor shops with frontage to public thoroughfares, designed or adapted for retail trade and used as such.
(c) Commercial premises - Premises designed and adapted for commercial use, but not falling within the definitions of Ground Floor Shops, Shops: ground floor arcade, basement and upper floors, or offices. e.g. restaurants, department stores etc.
(d) Offices Premises situated in buildings designed for commercial/business purposes excluding non-domestic floors in composite buildings.
(e) Factories - Premises designed for manufacturing processes.
(f) Storage premises - Premises designed or adapted for use as godowns or cold stores.
(g) Hotels - This may include restaurants, bars etc. if these are an integral part of the tenement.
(h) Cinemas and theatres This may include restaurants and candy shops etc. if these are an integral part of the tenement.
( i) Schools - Premises designed or structurally adapted for this purpose and used as such.
(j) Recreation clubs and association premises
(k) Community and welfare premises Premises designed and occupied as clinics, kai fangs, church halls, chai tongs, old people 1 s homes, training centres, welfare centres, YMCA and YWCA, orphanages etc.
(1) Petrol filling stations
(m) Advertising stations - Advertising stations which do not form an integral part of another tenement and are, therefore, separately assessed.
( n) Car park spaces (non-domestic) car park spaces in a predominantly non- domestic building.
( o) Miscellaneous premises Premises not included 1n (2) above and excluding public/private low-cost housing estates.
ANNEX H
AREAS AND DISTRICTS
------·----· ------DISTRICTS PLACE-NAMES TERTIARY PLANNING UNITS ------HONG KONG West Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, Sai Ying Pun l.l.1, l.l.2, l.l.6. (Area A) Sheung Wan 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5.
Central 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4.
'Wan Chai 1.3.1, 1.3.2, l.3.3, l.3.4, 1.3.5.
Mid-levels/Pok Fu Lam 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.7.1.
Peak 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4.
Causeway Bay/Tai Hang Happy Valley, Jardine' s Lookout, So Kon Po, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9. East Point
North Point Quarry Bay 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.'>.7.
Shau Kei Wan Sai Wan Ho, Chai Wan 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5.
Aberdeen Pok Fu Lam Village, Ap Lei Chau, Wong Chuk Hang 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6.
South Deep Water Bay, Shouson Hill, Repulse Bay, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, Stanley, Tai Tarn, Shek 0 1.9.9.
KOWLOON & Ts im Sha Tsui Hung Horn Reclamation 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.l.5, 2.1.6. NEW KOWLOON (Area BC) Yau Ha Tei King's Park 2.2.0, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9
Mong Kok Tai Kok Tsui, Stonecutters Island 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.6.9.
Hung Hom To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Kok 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.7.
Ho Man Tin Ma Tau Wai, Kadoorie Hill 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.4.6.
Cheung Sha Wan Lai Chi Kok, Sham Shui Po 2.5.4 (part), 2.5.5 (part), 2.5.6 (part), 2.6.1 (part), 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7.
Shek Kip Mei So Uk, Tai Hang Tung, Tai Hang Sai, Yau Yat Tsuen 2.6.2, 2.6.3 (part), 2.6.8.
Kowloon Tong 2.7.1, 2.7.2.
Kowloon City/ San Po Kong, Kai Tak, Tung Tau, Wang Tau Ham, 2.8.1, 2.8.2 (part), 2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.8.5, 2.8.6, 2.8.7, Wong Tai Sin Lok Fu, Tai Horn, Diamond Hill, Tsz Wan San, 2.8.8 (part), 2.8.9 (part), 7.6.1 (part). Chuk Yuen, Ngau Chi Wan
Ngau Tau Kok/Kwun Tong/ Jordan Valley, Kowloon Bay, Sau mau Ping, 2.8.0, 2.9.1, 2.9.2, 2.9.3 (part), 2.9.4, 2.9.5, 2.9.7 (part), Lei Yue Mun Lam Tin, Cha Kwo Ling, Yau Tong 2.9.8, 2.9.9. (part).
NEW TERRITORIES Tsuen Wan (Area D) Kwai Chung, Ting Kau, Sham Tseng, Tsing Lung Tau, 2.5.1, 2.5.2 (part), 2.5.'3, 2.5.4 (part), 2.5.5 (part), (Areas D - S) Tai Lam, So Kwun Wat, Castle Peak Bay 2.5.6 (part), 2.5.7, 3.1 (part), 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.3.1 (part), 3.3.2 (part), 3.4 (part), 4.1.3 (part), 4.2.5 (part), 4.2.6, 4.2.7 (part), 7.3.3. (part).
Tsing Yi (Area E) Nga Ying Chau 3.5
Yuen Long (Area F) Ping Shan, Kiu Tau Wai, Tai· Shang Wai, San Tin, 4.1.4 (part), 4.4.2 (part), 5.1.1 (part), 5.1.2 (part), Hung Shui Kiu, Kam Tin, Shek Kong, Pat Heung, 5.1.3 (part), 5.1.4 (part), 5.1.5 (part), 5.1.6 (part), Lau Fau Shan 5.1.7 (part), 5.1.8 (part), 5.1.9 (part), 5.2.1 (part), 5.2.2 (part), 5.2..3 (part), 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6 (part), 5.2.7, 5.3.1 (part), 5.3.2 (part), 5.3.3 (part), 5.4.1 (part), 5.4.2 (part), 5.4.3 (part), 5.4.4 (part), 6.1 (part).
Tai Po (Area G) Tai Po Market, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Tsuen 6.3.1 (part), 7.2.0 (part), 7.2.2 (part), 7.2.3, 7.2.4 (part), 7.2.5 (part), 7.2.6, 7.2.7 (part), 7.2.9 (part), 7.5.1 (part).
Fanling (Area H) Luen Wo Market, On Lok Tsuen, Wo Hop Shek, 6.1 (part), 6.2.1 (part), 6.2.3 (part), 6.2.5 (part), Kam Tsin, Ying Pun 6.2. 7 (part), 6.3.2 (part), 6.3.4 (part).
Sheung Shui (Area J) Shek Wu Hui, Tin Ping Shan, Ping Che, Kwu Tung 5.4.5 (part), 6.2.1 (part), 6.2.2 (part), 6.2.3 (part), 6.2.4, 6.2.5 (part), 6.2.6, 6.2.7 (part), 6.2.8 (part), 6.2.9 (part), 6. 3.1 (part), 6. 3.2 (part), 6. 3.4 (part), 6.4.1 (part), 6.4.2 (part), 6.5.1 (part), 6.5.2 (part).
Tuen Mun (Area K) Lam Tei 4.1.3 (part), 4.1.4 (part), 4.1.5 (part), 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5 (part), 4.2.8, 4.2.9, 4.3.2 (part), 4.4.1, 4.4.2 (part), 5.1.2 (part).
Sha Tin (Area L) Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Ma Liu Shui 2.1.2 (part), 2.6.1 (part), 2.6.3 (part), 2.8.2 (part), 2.8.8 (part), 2.8.9 (part), 7.3.1 (part), 7.3.2 (part), 7.3.3 (part), 7.4.4 (part), 7.5.1 (part), 7.5.2 (part), 7.S.3 (part), 7.5.4, 7.5.5, 7.5.6, 7.5.7, 7.5.8, 7.5.9, 7.6.1 (part), 7.6.2 (part), 8.2.2 (part), 8.2.3 (part).
Clear Water Bay (Area M) Tseng Lan Shue, Hang Hau, Junk Bay, Silverstrand, 2.9.3 (part), 2.9.6, 2.9.7 (part), 2.9.9 (part), Rennies Mill 8.2.3 (part), 8.2.4 (part), 8.3.1 (part), 8.3.2, 8.3.3.
Sai Kung (Area N) Ho Chung, Pak Sha Wan (He be Haven), 8.1.1 (part), 8.1.2 (part), 8.1.3 (part), 8.2.1, Hiram's Highway, Tai Mong Tsai, Nam Wai, 8.2.2 (part), 8.2.3 (part), 8.2.5, 8.2.6, 8.2.7, Chuk Kok, Sha Kok Mei 8.3.1 (part).
Cheung Chau (Area P) 9.2.
Peng Chau (Area Q) 9. 7.6
Lant~tu Island and Ma Wan 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.4.1, 9.4.2, 9.4.3, 9.4.4, 9.5, 9.6.1, (Area R) 9.6.2, 9.7.1, 9.7.2, 9.7.3, 9.7.4, 9.7.'>.
9.1.1., 9.1.2. ------·Lamma Island (Area S)
URBAN AREA DISTRICTS Plan 1
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