General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW2018 and LLAW2019 |
| Course name: | Land Law I & II |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Full year |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits + 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
Introduction to property and land law in Hong Kong, including special features of the New Territories
Acquisition of interests in land: legal and equitable methods, including acquisition from the Government
Concurrent interests under co-ownership, including nature, alteration, and termination of co-ownership, including by partition
Acquisition of possessory title by adverse possession
Priority: enforceability of interests against third parties, including land registration
Leases: nature; creation; termination; relationship of landlord and tenant, including Government leases
Leasehold covenants: nature; enforceability; remedies
Security interests: mortgages; charges
Licences: nature; revocability; enforceability
Easements: nature; creation; termination; enforceability
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor / tutor (first semester) | Hui Jing | hjing@hku.hk | CCT 606 | By email |
| Course convenor (second semester) | Kelvin Low | fklow@hku.hk | CCT 803 | By email |
| Course tutor (first semester) | Valeria Vazquez Guevara | vvg1@hku.hk | CCT 508 | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Bennett Au Yeung | bauyeung@connect.hku.hk | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Alwin Chan | alwinwh@hku.hk | CCT 605 | By email |
| Course tutor (second semester) | Jacky Chan | heiching@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (second semester) | Tommy Cheung | tommycheungtw@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Explain the legal and equitable doctrines applicable to the ownership and acquisition of interests in land and their rationale, including acquisition from the Government.
CLO 2 Identify problems concerning the acquisition of, and conflicting claims over, interests in land and apply the relevant land law doctrines, including land registration, to solve those problems.
CLO 3 Critically evaluate and synthesize the various land law doctrines and comment on their interrelationship.
CLO 4 Synthesize the various land law doctrines and comment on their interrelationship, especially in relation to high-rise living through the use of deeds of mutual covenants.
CLO 5 Sharpen your communication, presentation, legal research, and problem-solving skills, all of which will be helpful to your career and lifelong learning.
CLO 6 Find your passion and purpose, and decide for yourself what role you want to play in learning and in life.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| To be confirmed | 100% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
The Land Law I & II examinations each contribute 50% towards the overall Land Law I & II grade.
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Lecture: | 2 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Tutorial: | 1 hour / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/