Hong Kong 2005
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Table 31
(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
 
Land Usage Distribution (as at end 2005)
 
Class Approximate
Area (km2)
% Remarks  
             
Residential            
Private Residential 25   2.3   Residential land developed by private
developers (except village houses, HOS/PSPS and
temporary housing areas).
 
  Public Residential 17   1.5   Includes HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas.  
  Rural Settlement 36   3.2   Includes village housing and temporary structures.  
Commercial            
  Commercial/Business & Office 3   0.3      
Industrial            
  Industrial Land 7   0.6      
  Industrial Estates 3   0.3      
  Warehouse and Storage 15   1.4   Include open storage areas.  
Institutional & Open Space            
  Government, Institutions &
  Communities Facilities
23   2.1      
  Open Space 22   2.0   Include parks, stadiums and playgrounds.  
Transportation            
  Roads 38   3.4      
  Railways 3   0.3      
  Airport 13   1.2      
Other Urban or Built-up Land            
  Cemetery and Crematorium 7   0.6      
  Utilities 6   0.5      
  Vacant Development Land/
  Construction in Progress
26   2.3      
  Others 20   1.8      
Agricultural Land
           
  Agricultural Land 55   5.0      
  Fish Pond/Gei Wais 18   1.6      
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland            
  Woodland 257   23.2      
  Shrubland 220   19.9      
  Grassland 251   22.7      
  Mangrove and Swamp 5   0.4   About 4 km2 of Mangrove and Swamp, which is below the High Water Mark, is included in this figure. This 4 km2 should not be counted in the total land area of the Territory.  
Barren Land            
  Badlands 5   0.4      
  Quarries 2   0.2      
  Rocky Shore 2   0.2      
Water Bodies            
  Reservoirs 24   2.2      
  Streams and Nullahs 5   0.4      
           
Total 1 108   100.0   According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 104 km2.  
       

Source: Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
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