Land Registry releases statistics for September
The Land Registry today (October 3) released its statistics for September 2025.
Land registration
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* The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in September was 6 870 (+6.3 per cent compared with August 2025 and +78.8 per cent compared with September 2024)
* The 12-month moving average for September was 6 371 (4.1 per cent above the 12-month moving average for August 2025 and 29.2 per cent above that for September 2024)
* The total consideration for sale and purchase agreements of building units in September was $53.5 billion (+11.9 per cent compared with August 2025 and +93.4 per cent compared with September 2024)
* Among the sale and purchase agreements, 5 643 were for residential units (+6.7 per cent compared with August 2025 and +98.1 per cent compared with September 2024)
* The total consideration for sale and purchase agreements in respect of residential units was $47.2 billion (+11.9 per cent compared with August 2025 and +126.6 per cent compared with September 2024)
Statistics on sales of residential units do not include sale and purchase agreements relating to sales of units under the Home Ownership Scheme, the Private Sector Participation Scheme, the Tenants Purchase Scheme, etc, unless the premium of the unit concerned has been paid after the sale restriction period.
Figures on sale and purchase agreements received for the past 12 months, the year-on-year rate of change and breakdown figures on residential sales have also been released.
As deeds may not be lodged with the Land Registry until up to 30 days after the transaction, these statistics generally relate to land transactions in the previous month.
Land search
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* The number of searches of land registers made by the public in September was 401 196 (+3.2 per cent compared with August 2025 and +13.0 per cent compared with September 2024)
The statistics cover searches made at the counter, through the self-service terminals and via the Integrated Registration Information System Online Services.
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CFS inspects fast food stalls at Lunar New Year fairs
The 2026 Lunar New Year (LNY) fairs are being held at 14 locations across the territory. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has arranged for staff to inspect the fast food stalls at LNY fairs and distribute booklets to remind stall operators of food safety.
A spokesman for the CFS said today (February 14) that, to safeguard food safety and public health, CFS officers have provided health education on food safety and hygiene and distributed booklets to person-in-charge of fast food stalls at various LNY fairs, reminding them to pay more attention to food safety and environmental hygiene and take food safety measures in their operations for producing and supplying wholesome and safe food.
Moreover, the CFS has collected food samples, including mock sharks-fin soup, stinky tofu, curry fish ball and Shanghai style steamed pork dumpling, from the fast food stalls at LNY fairs for microbiological tests.
The CFS urges food business operators and food handlers to adopt the following measures to ensure food safety:
order food ingredients from reliable suppliers;
keep hands and utensils clean, and food handlers should wash or sanitise their hands thoroughly before preparing food;
separate raw and cooked food, such as using separate knives and chopping boards to handle raw and cooked food;
cook food thoroughly with the core temperature of all ingredients reaching 75 degrees Celsius or above for at least 30 seconds;
keep food at safe temperatures that hot food should be kept at above 60 degrees C while cold food should be properly covered and neatly stored at 4 degrees C or below in the refrigerator; and
avoid keeping food under room temperature for prolonged period, and follow the "two-hour/four-hour rule" in cases without temperature control, i.e. if cooked food is kept at room temperature for less than two hours, it can be refrigerated for later use or consumed within four-hour time limit; if cooked food has been kept at room temperature for more than two hours and less than four hours, it should be consumed within the four-hour time limit but cannot be refrigerated again. Cooked food that has been held at room temperature for more than four hours should be discarded.
CFS inspects fast food stalls at Lunar New Year fairs Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CFS inspects fast food stalls at Lunar New Year fairs Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
CFS inspects fast food stalls at Lunar New Year fairs Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
