APPENDIX AA
HIGHWAYS OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total (A) Length of Road Works Carried Out (Kilometres) (i) New road completed 3.19 5.95 8.51 17.65 (ii) Existing Roads reconstructed 1.42 3.03 8.38 12.83 (iii) Existing roads resurfaced 8.77 4.30 16.83 29.90 (B) Drainage Works Carried Out (i) New drains laid (metres) 6,893 8,832 5,760 21,485 (ii) Defective drains replaced (metres) 855 290 169 1,314 (iii) Connections provided (No.) 645 575 327 1,547 (iv) Choked drains cleared (No.) 10,041 11,499 2,619 24,159 (v) Sand cleared from culverts (cubic metres) 12,776 43,478 19,608 75,862 (C). Road Opening Permits issued to (No.) (i) Utilities and Service Departments (No.) 3,896 4,589 1,969 10,454 (ii) Government Departments 300 630 387 1,317 (iii) No. of openings covered by permits (No.) 5,595 7,458 3,669 16,722 (D) Works carried out in Government Housing Estates (i) Length of road constructed (ii) Length of drains laid 209