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Table 31

(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)

Land Usage (as at 31 December 2003)
Class Approximate
Area (km2)		 % Remarks  
             
Residential            
Private Residential 24   2.2   Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas  
  Public Residential 17   1.5   Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas  
  Rural Settlement 26   2.3   Include temporary structures  
Commercial            
  Commercial/Business & Office 3   0.3      
Industrial            
  Industrial Land 6   0.5      
  Industrial Estates 3   0.3      
  Warehouse and Storage 12   1.1   Include open storage areas  
Institutional & Open Space            
  Government, Institutions & Communities Facilities 21   1.9      
  Open Space 20   1.8   Include parks, stadiums and playground  
Transportation            
  Roads 37   3.3      
  Railways 2   0.2      
  Airport 13   1.2      
Other Urban or Built-up Land            
  Cemetery and Crematorium 6   0.5      
  Utilities 6   0.5      
  Vacant Development Land/ Construction in Progress 31   2.8      
  Others 16   1.4      
Agricultural Land
            
  Agricultural Land 58   5.2      
  Fish Pond/Gei Wais 13   1.2      
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland            
  Woodland 285   25.7      
  Shrubland 230   20.8      
  Grassland 226   20.4      
  Mangrove and Swamp 10   0.9   About 5 km2 of Mangrove and Swamp, which is below the High Water Mark, is included in this figure but should not be counted in the total land area of the Territory.  
Barren Land            
  Badlands 11   1      
  Quarries 2   0.2      
  Rocky Shore 2   0.2      
Water Bodies            
  Reservoirs 24   2.2      
  Streams and Nullahs 4   0.4      
           
Total 1 108
(1 103)		   100.0   According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 103 km2.  
       

Source:

Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
     
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