The Lands Department announced today that it registered 12 lease modifications, two land exchanges and one lot extension in the Land Registry during the quarter ending September, generating a total land premium of approximately $2.934 billion.

Among the 15 registered transactions, two were technical changes involving no premium.

Five are located on Hong Kong Island, seven are in Kowloon and three are in the New Territories.

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

One was granted to the government-owned Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company Limited for the development of an industry park, two were granted to the Housing Authority for public housing developments, and the remaining four were located in the Loop, Shek O, Yuen Long and Hung Hom.