474 Appendices
Table 30
(Chapter 12: Infrastructure Development and Heritage Conservation)
Land Usage Distribution (as at end-2008)
Class
Residential
Private Residential
Approximate Area (km2)
%
Remarks
25
2.3
Public Residential
Rural Settlement
16
34
64
1.4
3.1
Residential land developed by private
developers (except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing area).
Includes HOS/PSPS and temporary housing area. Includes village housing and temporary structures.
Commercial
Commercial/Business & Office
4
0.4
Industrial
Industrial Land
Industrial Estates
Warehouse and Storage
15
735
0.6
0.3
1.4
Includes open storage areas.
Institutional/Open Space
Government, Institutional & Community
24
2.2
Facilities
Open Space
24
2.2
Includes parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
Transportation
Roads
41
3.7
Railways
3
0.3
Airport
13
1.2
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums
7
0.6
Utilities
7
0.6
Vacant Development Land/
17
1.5
Construction in Progress
Others
21
1.9
Agriculture
Agricultural Land
52
4.7
Fish Ponds/Gei Wais
16
1.4
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland
Woodland
241
21.7
Shrubland
238
21.5
Grassland
258
23.3
Mangrove and Swamp
5
0.4
Barren Land
Badland
Quarries
Rocky Shore
Water Bodies
Reservoirs
Streams and Nullahs
Total
Source: Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
5-2
1
0.4 0.1
0.2
24
2.2
5
0.4
1 108
100.0
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.
According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 104 km2.