Section I. Historical Development of Land Administration -- 1. The First Land Sales, 1841-1842 -- 2. The Early Years, 1843-1898 -- 3. 1898 Onwards -- The New Territories Lease -- 4. The Sino-British Joint Declaration 1984 and Basic Law 1990 -- 5. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government -- Section II. Present-Day Land Administration -- 6. Economic Background, Land Needs, and Reclamations -- 7. Lands Department Functions Under Administrative Law -- 8. Land Exchange and Lease Modifications -- 9. Development Control in Older Lease Conditions -- 10. Access Arrangements and Rights-of-Way -- 11. Town Planning Controls and Development Restrictions in Lease Conditions -- 12. Land Management and Lease Enforcement -- Section III. Land Administration Problems and Practice Associated with the New Territories -- 13. Land Exchange Entitlements (Also Known as Letters A/B) -- 14. Small House Policy and the 300-Foot Rule -- 15. Limitations Ordinance, Adverse Possession, and the Principle of Encroachment -- 16. Tsos and Tongs and Their Impact on Land Assembly -- 17. Succession -- 18. Fung Shui and Graves -- 19. Boundary Disputes, Missing Lots, Missing Documents, and Secondary Evidence -- Section IV. Future Developments in Land Administration -- 20. How Planning and Land Policy Could Be Used to Enhance Conservation in Hong Kong -- 21. The Land Titles Ordinance 2004.