HONG KONG 2004
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Table 31
(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
 
Land Usage (as at end 2004)
Class Approximate
Area (km2)		 % Remarks  
             
Residential            
Private Residential 25   2.3   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 35   3.2   Includes village housing and temporary structures  
Commercial            
  Commercial/Business & Office 3   0.3      
Industrial            
  Industrial Land 7   0.6      
  Industrial Estates 3   0.3      
  Warehouse and Storage 15   1.4   Include open storage areas  
Institutional & Open Space            
  Government, Institutions & Communities Facilities 23   2.1      
  Open Space 21   1.9   Include parks, stadiums and playgrounds  
Transportation            
  Roads 38   3.4      
  Railways 2   0.2      
  Airport 13   1.2      
Other Urban or Built-up Land            
  Cemetery and Crematorium 7   0.6      
  Utilities 6   0.5      
  Vacant Development Land/ Construction in Progress 29   2.6      
  Others 18   1.6      
Agricultural Land
            
  Agricultural Land 56   5.1      
  Fish Pond/Gei Wais 17   1.5      
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland            
  Woodland 268   24.2      
  Shrubland 214   19.3      
  Grassland 249   22.5      
  Mangrove and Swamp 5 0   0.5   About 4 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 5   0.5      
  Quarries 2   0.2      
  Rocky Shore 2   0.2      
Water Bodies            
  Reservoirs 24   2.2      
  Streams and Nullahs 3   0.3      
           
Total 1 107
(1 104)		   100.0   According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 104 km2.  
       

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