APPENDIX AA
HIGHWAYS OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total (A) Length of Road Works Carried Out (Kilometres) (i) New road completed 0.61 4.89 0.78 6.28 (ii) Existing road reconstructed 3.13 4.64 1.09 8.86 (iii) Existing roads resurfaced 14.15 11.50 13.34 38.99 (B) Drainage Works Carried out (i) New drains laid (metres) 6510 1650 8703 16,863 (ii) Defective drains replaced (metres) 890 1190 972 3,052 (iii) Connections provided (No.) 520 500 346 1366 (iv) Choked drains cleared (No.) 13,074 13,673 3,102 29,849 (v) Sand cleared from culverts (m2) 14,524 29,198 29,622 73,344 (C) Road Opening Permits issued to (i) Utilities and Service Departments (No.) 3,859 4,467 1,348 9,674 (ii) Government Departments (No.) 315 493 282 1,090 (iii) No. of openings covered by permits (No.) 5,637 2,448 8,085 (D) Works carried out in Government Estates (i) Length of road constructed (Kilometres) 0.66 (ii) Length of drains laid (m) 1.13 1.79 5.15 (E) Total length of road as at 31.3.77 (Kilometres) 5.15 341.90 327.12 419.14 1,088.16238