GLOSSARY TERM  
  Lands Tribunal  
 
  DESCRIPTION  
  A Hong Kong tribunal that deals with legal disputes over land, established by the Lands Tribunal Ordinance (Cap 17). It has three professional judges: a president who is a judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and two presiding officers, who are district judges. There is also a 'Member of the Tribunal' who is a qualified surveyor. The president and a presiding officer may either sit alone or together with a member in hearing cases. A member may also sit alone in hearing cases. Disputes not resolved at this level is taken to the Court of Appeal (Hong Kong).