The Lands Department today announced it registered 23 lease modifications and six land exchanges in the Land Registry for the quarter ending December, of which two were technical changes involving no premium.

Eight are located on Hong Kong Island, 12 in Kowloon and nine are in the New Territories.

Another four lots were granted by private treaty during the period.

Two were granted to the Housing Authority for developing public housing developments off Anderson Road and in Kai Tak.

Another one was granted to the Urban Renewal Authority for a residential development in To Kwa Wan.

The remaining one was granted to develop a student hostel in Sha Tin.

The transactions realised a total land premium of around $12.37 billion.