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The primary objective of the Government's lands policy is to facilitate
Hong Kong's continual development through a steady and sufficient supply
of land, effective planning and use of land, and efficient registration
of land.
The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
is responsible for the delivery of public works projects in a cost-effective
manner, the formulation of policies on slope safety, water supply, flood
control and construction site safety. She also oversees, and has policy
responsibility for, the activities of the seven Works Departments: Architectural
Services Department, Civil Engineering Department, Drainage Services Department,
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Highways Department, Territory
Development Department and Water Supplies Department. In addition, she
oversees the operation of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Trading
Fund.
The Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, supported
by the Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and
Lands), oversees the operation of four departments: Buildings Department,
Lands Department, Planning Department and Land Registry. He also oversees
part of the work of the Civil Engineering Department, Electrical and Mechanical
Services Department and Territory Development Department.
The Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and
Lands (Planning and Lands) is chairman of both the Committee on Planning
and Land Development (CPLD) and the Town Planning Board (TPB). The CPLD
is responsible for considering and endorsing land use plans and major
development proposals. The TPB is a statutory body, established under
the Town Planning Ordinance, responsible for making town plans, and considering
planning applications for individual projects in Hong Kong. |
