# APPENDIX AA
## HIGHWAYS OFFICE
### GENERAL STATISTICS
(A) Length of Road Works carried out
(Miles)
Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total (i) New road completed 2.67 2.85 8.50 14.02 (ii) Existing roads reconstructed 1.14 1.57 3.05 5.76 (iii) Existing roads resurfaced 3.57 5.39 23.40 32.36(B) Drainage Works carried out
(i) New drains laid (feet) 28,988 46,277 23,785 99,050 (ii) Defective drains replaced (feet) 3,443 2,044 1,259 6,746 (iii) Connections provided (No.) 11,757 10,811 2,616 25,184 (iv) Choked drains cleared (No.) 39,191 128,580 55,681 223,452 (v) Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.) 3,476 4,266 1,759 9,501(C) Road Opening Permits issued to
(i) Utilities and Service Departments (No.) 233 505 288 1,026 (ii) Government Departments (No.) 5,838 9,306 3,603 18,747 (iii) No. of openings covered by permits(D) Work carried out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates
(i) Length of roads constructed (Miles) 0.41 0.07 0.48 (ii) Length of drains laid (Miles) 0.32 0.32 0.64207