Lands Administration Office
The Lands Administration Office is a functional office under the Lands Department of the Hong Kong Government. The LAO comprises a headquarters section, a number of professional sections and 12 District Lands Offices. 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. The LAO is headed by two principal government land agents, who are civil servants at directorate level 3 : deputy director and deputy director.