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LAND TITLES ORDINANCE entered in the Title Register with the addition after the minor’s English name of the words “a minor” and with the addition after his Chinese name of the words “未成年人”. PART 9 62. Transmission

(1) Without prejudice to the operation of sections 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68, where a person becomes entitled to registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, under an enactment or by operation of law (including in the capacity of trustee), the Registrar shall, on the presentation to him by the person of such evidence as the Registrar requires, register the person so entitled—
 * (a) as the owner, or as the owner in the capacity of trustee, of the land or charge; or
 * (b) as the lessee, or as the lessee in the capacity of trustee, of the lease,

as the case may require.

(2) The registration of a person under subsection (1) as the owner, or as the owner in the capacity of trustee, of registered land shall be treated as only confirming that the person has the same legal estate or equitable interest and rights as would have been vested in that person if the land had been transferred to him and he had been registered as the owner of the land under section 25.

(3) The registration of a person under subsection (1) as the lessee, or as the lessee in the capacity of trustee, of a registered long term lease shall be treated as only confirming that the person has the same interest and rights as would have been vested in that person if he had been registered as the lessee of the lease under section 26.

63. Transmission on death of joint tenant

(1) Subject to subsection (2), where one of 2 or more joint tenants of registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease dies, the Registrar, on proof to his satisfaction of the death, shall remove the name of the deceased from the Title Register.

(2) The Registrar shall not remove the name of a deceased from the Title Register under subsection (1) until he is satisfied that—