3.35
The Land Branch of the Crown Lands and Survey Office is responsible for a large body of routine work concerned with land and property and its management. It gives effect to Government decisions by transferring Crown land into the hands of developers both public and private. Its forward planning is based on the potential property management commitment arising from regrant of Crown Leases, on the expected demand for and availability of new Crown land for disposal and on the need for long term reclamation and land formation schemes, to anticipate long term demand for Crown land for permanent development.
3.36 Within the Valuation Branch of the Crown Lands and Survey Office, up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of all available land transaction data essential to the function of the Branch and its support of the Land Branch, Town Planning Office and other Government Departments is proceeding, and an intensification and extension of work in this respect will be continued. Its forward planning is based on known commitment for regrant and renewal of Crown leases and on the need to give effect to certain new forms of development policy such as Urban Renewal and long term highways development.
3.37 The Town Planning Office bases its work on the need to meet the demands of a population growing both in number and sophistication. It uses data provided by the Census and Statistics Department and other departments and from field research to assess the forward requirements of the community and translates these requirements into the provision, on outline development and layout plans, of land for communications and for industrial, residential and community development throughout the Colony.
WATER
The Need
3.38 The demand for fresh water for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes has risen from 25 million gallons per day in 1946 to 217 million gallons per day during 1973/74.
3.39 A review of the probable future increase in demand was made in 1970, and indicated an estimated growth rate of the order of 8% per annum during the seventies. Observations to date confirm this prediction which may prove to be conservative. There is a need therefore for a continuous review of planning proposals so that the necessary resources can be developed and the associated treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, service reservoirs and distribution systems can be built to satisfy the demand for water.
3.40
The variability in the rainfall into, and the volume of storage and size of catchment areas of, the sixteen reservoirs which at present provide Hong Kong's fresh water supply, impose a need to plan the various draw-offs so that the productivity of the collective sources is maximised.
3.49 Planning for the development of the salt water flushing systems is similarly required. During the year, these systems supplied over 38 million gallons daily for sanitary purposes.
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3.35
The Land Branch of the Crown Lands and Survey Office is responsible for a large body of routine work concerned with land and property and its management. It gives effect to Government decisions by transferring Crown land into the hands of developers both public and private. Its forward planning is based on the potential property management commitment arising from regrant of Crown Leases, on the expected demand for an availability of new Crown land for disposal and on the need for long term reclamation and land formation schemes, to anticipate long term demand for Crown land for permanent development.
3.36 Within the Valuation Branch of the Crown Lands and Survey Office, up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of all available land transaction data essential to the function of the Branch and its support of the Land Branch, Town Planning Office and other Government Departments is proceeding, and an intensification and extension of work in this respect will be continued. Its forward planning is based on known commitment for regrant and renewal of Crown leases and on the need to give effect to certain new forms of development policy such as Urban Renewal and long term highways development.
3.37 The Town Planning Office bases its work on the need to meet the
It uses demands of a population growing both in number and sophistication. data provided by the Census and Statistics Department and other departments and from field research to assess the forward requirements of the community and translates these requirements into the provision, on outline development and layout plans, of land for communications and for industrial, residential and community development throughout the Colony.
WATER
The Need
3.38 The demand for fresh water for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes has risen from 25 million gallons per day in 1946 to 217 million gallons per day during 1973/74.
3.39 A review of the probable future increase in demand was made in 1970, and indicated an estimated growth rate of the order of 8% per annum during the seventies. Observations to date confirm this prediction which may prove to be conservative. There is a need therefore for a continuous review of planning proposals so that the necessary resources can be developed and the associated treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, service reservoirs and distri- bution systems can be built to satisfy the demand for water.
3.40
The variability in the rainfall into, and the volume of storage and size of catchment areas of, the sixteen reservoirs which at present provide Hong Kong's fresh water supply, impose a need to plan the various draw-offs so that the productivity of the collective sources is maximised.
3.49 Planning for the development of the salt water flushing systems is similarly required. During the year, these systems supplied over 38 million gallons daily for sanitary purposes.
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