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Land on Hong Kong Island has been sold to private purchasers since 1841. With the exception of the land for the St John's Cathedral at Garden Road, Central, which was granted freehold, all land has been sold on a leasehold basis. The terms of the land leases vary according to then prevailing land policies. Typical lease terms were either a fixed term of 75 years, 99 years, 150 years or 999 years with no right of renewal, or a renewable term of 75 years, 99 years or 150 years with a right to renew for a further similar period. The purchaser of the land, i.e. the leaseholder, was required to pay to Government a premium, reflecting the current value of the land, upon the grant of the lease and an annual rent (known as Government rent in Hong Kong), usually of a nominal amount. == The Joint Declaration == The Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong("the Joint Declaration") was signed between the Chinese and British Governments on 19 December 1984. It came into force on 27 May 1985. The Joint Declaration sets out in its Annex III provisions in regard to, inter alia (among other things), the grant of new land leases and the extension of non-renewable land leases. In accordance with Annex III to the Joint Declaration, between 27 May 1985 and 30 June 1997, new leases of land were granted by the Hong Kong Government for a term expiring not later than 30 June 2047. Such leases were granted at a premium and nominal rent until 30 June 1997, after which date the lessees did not need to pay an additional premium but were required to pay an annual rent equivalent to 3% of the rateable value of the property at that date, adjusted in step with any changes in the rateable value thereafter. Annex III also provided that non-renewable leases expiring before 30 June 1997, except short term tenancies and special purpose leases, might be extended if the lessee so wished, for a period expiring not later than 30 June 2047 without payment of an additional premium. An annual rent would be charged from the date of extension equivalent to 3% of the rateable value of the property at that date, adjusted in step with any changes in the rateable value thereafter. For leases not having a right of renewal expiring after 30 June 1997, Annex III provides that they should be dealt with in accordance with the relevant land laws and policies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Government rent in Hong Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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