Table 30

(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)

Land Usage (as at 31 December 2002)
Class Approximate
Area (km2)
  %   Remarks  
             
Residential            
  Private Residential 25   2.2   Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas  
  Public Residential 17   1.5   Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas  
  Rural Settlement 26   2.3   Include temporary structures  
               
Commercial            
  Commercial/Business & Office 3   0.3      
         
Industrial            
  Industrial Land 5 0.5    
  Industrial Estates 3   0.3      
  Warehouse and Storage 11 1.0   Include open storage areas  
             
Institutional & Open Space          
  Government, Institutions & Communities Facilities 21   1.9      
  Open Space 20   1.8   Include parks, stadiums and playground  
                 
Transportation            
  Roads 36   3.2      
  Railways 1   0.1      
  Airport 13   1.2      
               
Other Urban or Built-up Land            
  Cemetery and Crematorium 5   0.5      
  Utilities 6   0.5      
  Vacant Development Land/ 33   3.0      
    Construction in Progress            
  Others 14   1.3      
               
Agricultural Land            
  Agricultural Land 54   4.9      
  Fish Pond/Gei Wais 13   1.2      
               
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland            
  Woodland 190   17.2      
  Shrubland 241   21.9      
  Grassland 308   27.9      
  Mangrove and Swamp 6   0.5   About 2 km2 of Mangrove and Swamp, which is below the High Water Mark, is included in this figure but should not be counted in the total land area of the Territory.  
               
Barren Land            
  Badlands 16   1.4      
  Quarries 3   0.3      
  Rocky Shore 5   0.5      
               
Water Bodies            
  Reservoirs 24   2.2      
  Streams and Nullahs 4   0.4      
Total 1 103
(1 101)
  100.0   According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 101 km2.  
       
     
               
               
Source: Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)