Lands Department Approves 2,749 Residential Units for Pre-Sale in Q1 2025

Lands Department issues six pre-sale consents in first quarter of 2025

The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (April 7) that five pre-sale consents for residential developments involving 2 749 residential units were issued in the first quarter of 2025.

Details of the above residential developments (two of which being phased developments) with pre-sale consents issued are as follows:

Expected year of completion

Developments

2026

2027

The LandsD also issued one pre-sale consent for non-residential development in the first quarter.

In addition, six consents to assign were issued, involving a total of 3 759 residential units in two phases each of two developments in Ho Man Tin and Yuen Long and two phased developments in Tseung Kwan O and Kai Tak respectively.

As at March 31, 2025, 21 applications for pre-sale consent for residential developments involving 7 090 residential units were being processed. Details are as follows:

Expected year of completion

No. of applications

No. of residential units involved

2025

5

1 856

2026

4

1 851

2027

12

3 383

In addition, 11 applications for consent to assign involving 3 436 residential units and four non-residential units respectively as well as three applications for pre-sale consent for non-residential developments were being processed.

Members of the public can obtain up-to-date information on consents issued for the past quarter and cases pending approval by visiting the LandsD's website (www.landsd.gov.hk).

Intending purchasers are advised to study carefully the details of the development and the sale procedures, through information available from public advertisements, sales brochures and price lists released by the developer, before making a deposit for purchase. The sales brochure for a development also contains a summary of the provisions of the Deed of Mutual Covenant, including information on the common parts, the number of undivided shares assigned to each unit, the term of years for which the manager is appointed, the basis on which the management expenses are shared among the owners of the units, as well as a summary of the provisions of the government land grant, which intending purchasers are recommended to read carefully.

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine worth about $4 million at airport

​Hong Kong Customs today (April 10) detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 20 kilograms of suspected 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $4 million.

A 31-year-old female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Vancouver, Canada, today. During customs clearance, Customs officers found the batch of suspected 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine inside her check-in suitcase. The woman was subsequently arrested.

The investigation is ongoing.

Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.

Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).