APPENDIX AA
HIGHWAYS OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
Hong Kong New Kowloon Total Territories (A) Length of Road Works Carried Out (Kilometres) (i) New road completed 3.35 9.72 10.97 24.04 (ii) Existing Roads reconstructed 2.91 5.33 0.93 9.17 (iii) Existing roads resurfaced 20.18 3.95 19.55 43.68 (B) Drainage Works Carried out (i) New drains laid (metres) (ii) Defective drains replaced (metres) (iii) Connections provided (No.) (iv) Choked drains cleared (No.) 8 678 14 490 11 489 34 657 708 860 575 2 143 502 476 218 1 196 9 148 12 532 3 203 24 883 (v) Sand cleared from culverts (cubic metres) 9 861 55 214 37 664 102,739 (C) Road Opening Permits issued to (i) Utilities and Service Departments (No.) 3 359 4 603 1 459 9 421 (ii) Government Departments (No.) 264 433 254 951 (iii) No. of openings covered by permits (No.) 5 169 8 230 € 740 16 139 (D) Works carried out in Government Estates (i) Length of road constructed (Kilometres) 0.76 1.79 1.88 4.43 (ii) Length of drains laid (metres) 320 2 790 3 700 6 810 227