Ma Ho-fai is a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and a senior property lawyer who has more than 40 years of extensive experience in conveyancing-related work in Hong Kong and over 20 years of experience in property development projects in mainland China.
The sale of tso and tong land has been hampered by an incorrect interpretation of the law governing it: unanimous consent from all clan members is not necessary. In case of objections, district officers tasked with approving the land sale are duty bound to consider whether it is valid, instead of simply refusing consent.