# APPENDIX AA
## HIGHWAYS OFFICE
### GENERAL STATISTICS
(A) Length of Road Works carried out (Miles)
(i) New Road completed
(ii) Existing Roads reconstructed
(iii) Existing Roads resurfaced
Hong Kong New Kowloon New Territories Total (i) 1.25 2.12 3.27 6.64 (ii) 0.10 2.73 0.84 3.67 (iii) 2.32 3.70 ... 16.50(B) Drainage Works carried out
(i) New drains laid (feet)
20,062
26,155
24,697
70,914
(ii) Defective drains replaced (feet)
1,981
1,929
1,242
5,152
(iii) Connections provided (No.)
682
707
415
1,804
(iv) Choked drains cleared (No.)
9,484
11,576
2,248
23,308
(v) Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.)
39,875
78,790
32,663
151,338
(C) Road Opening Permits issued to
(i) Utilities and Service Departments (No.)
3,199
3,894
1,259
8,352
(ii) Government Departments (No.)
323
456
279
1,058
(iii) No. of openings covered by permits
5,245
8,370
2,784
16,408
(D) Work carried out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates
(i) Length of roads constructed (Miles)
(ii) Length of drains laid (Miles)
Total (i) 0.22 1.05 1.27 4.10 (ii) 0.56 4.66209