22-3 LAND USAGE
Unit:sq. km
Class	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998
Developed Lands
Commercial	1	2	2	2	2
Residential①	39	42	43	43	44
Public Rental Housing②	9	12	14	14	14
Industrial③	9	11	11	11	11
Open Space	14	16	16	16	17
Government, Institution and Community Facilities	16	18	18	19	20
Vacant Development Land④	34	41	43	41	39
Roads/Railways⑤	22	27	27	29	31
Temporary Housing Areas	2	1	1	1	1
Non-built-up Lands⑥
Woodlands⑦	220	220	220	220	220
Grass and Scrub⑧	519	519	519	519	519
Badlands, Swamp and Mangrove⑨	44	44	44	44	44
Arable⑩	69	63	62	62	61
Fish Ponds⑾	17	16	15	15	14
Temporary Structures/Livestock Farms	13	12	12	12	11
Reservoir	26	26	26	26	26
Other Uses⑿	21	22	22	22	23
Total	1075	1092	1095	1096	1097
Notes: ①Include all residential areas except public rental housing estates and temporary housing areas.
Starting from 1992, figures exclude Home Ownership Scheme(HOS)/ Private Sector Participation Scheme
(PSPS) area is also excluded.
②Figures include HOS/PSPS from 1992 onwards.
③Include warehouse and storage.
④Include land with construction in progress.
⑤Include flyovers and railway lands.
⑥Within these are 414.7 sq. km of country parks and special areas designated under the Country Parks
Ordinance for protection of vegetation and wild life and for recreation.
⑦Natural and established woodlands.
⑧Natural grass and scrubland.
⑨Land stripped of cover, or denuded granite country including coastal brackish swamp and mangrove.
⑩Cultivable lands, including orchards and market gardens, under cultivation and fallow.
⑾Fresh and brackish water fish farming excluding coastal marine fish farms.

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