Table 31
APPENDICES
(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
Land Usage (as at 31 December 2003)
Class
Residential
Approximate Area (km2)
%
Remarks
Private Residential
24
2.2
Public Residential
Rural Settlement
5183
17
1.5
26
2.3
Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas
Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas Include temporary structures
Commercial
Commercial/Business & Office
3
0.3
Industrial
Industrial Land
Industrial Estates
Warehouse and Storage
12
632
5883
0.5
0.3
1.1
Include open storage areas
Institutional & Open Space
Government, Institutions & Communities Facilities 21
Open Space
22
1.9
20
1.8
Include parks, stadiums and playground
Transportation
Roads
Railways
Airport
www
37
3.3
2
0.2
13
322
1.2
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemetery and Crematorium
6
Utilities
6
Vacant Development Land/
31
bou
0.5
0.5
2.8
Construction in Progress
Others
16
1.4
Agricultural Land
Agricultural Land
Fish Pond/Gei Wais
38
58
5.2
13
1.2
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland
Woodland
285
25.7
Shrubland
230
20.8
Grassland
226
20.4
Mangrove and Swamp
10
0.9
Barren Land
Badlands
Quarries
Rocky Shore
Water Bodies
Reservoirs
Streams and Nullahs
Total
Source: Planning Department.
502
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
122
0.2
0.2
222
1
24
24
2.2
4
0.4
1 108 (1 103)
100.0
About 5 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.
According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 103 km2.