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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 43

(Chapter 13: Land, Public Works and Utilities)

Land Usage as at 31 March 1999

Class

A. Developed lands

Approximate

area (km2)

(%)

Remarks

الله.

i.

Commercial

ii.

Residential

2

0.2

45

4.1

iii. Public rental housing

14

1.3

iv.

Industrial

11

1.0

Include all residential areas except public rental housing estates, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing

areas

Include HOS/PSPS

Include warehouse and storage

V.

Open space

17

1.5

vi.

Government, institution

and community facilities

vii. Vacant development land

22

21

1.9

27

2.4

Include land with construction in

progress

viii. Roads/Railways

33

3.0

Include flyovers and railway lands

ix. Temporary housing areas

X. Other uses

13

- 3

1

0.1

1.2

Airport

B. Non-built-up lands (1)

i.

Woodlands

220

20.0

ii.

Grass and scrub

519

47.3

iii.

Badlands, swamp and mangrove

44

4.0

iv. Arable

59

5.4

Natural and established woodlands

Natural grass and scrubland

Land stripped of cover, or denuded granite country including coastal brackish swamp and mangrove

Cultivable lands, including orchards and market gardens, under cultivation and fallow

Fresh and brackish water fish farming excluding coastal marine fish farms

Total

V.

Fish ponds

14

1.3

vi. Temporary structures/livestock

farms

11

1.0

vii. Reservoir

viii. Other uses

22

26

2.4

21

1.9

Include cemetery, crematorium, mine and quarry etc.

1 098

100.0

Note: (1) Within these are 415 km2 of country parks and special areas designated under the Country Parks Ordinance for protection of

vegetation and wild life and for recreation.

Source: Planning Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)