IN recent years a rapid growth of manufacturinp industry has occurred in Hong Kong. 1
Since the dominant physical aspect of those parts of the Colony nearest the harbour is a …

The post-war prosperity ofHong Kong owes much to its rapid industrial growth, in which
small manufacturing units have played an important role in terms of outputs, employment …

Since 1948 when Sir Patrick Abercrombie completed the first'strategic'plan for the territory,
urban planning in Hong Kong has evolved in many\\'ays. Changes have occurred in the …

It was only in 1931 that a simple zoning plan was prepared as an elementary device for land
use control. This plan, however, did not contain any long-range design and in 1939 it was …

The Survey Branch of the Crown Lands & Survey Office (a sub-department of the Public
Works Department) is responsibl not only for all land surveying and mapping in the Colony …

ONE OF THE MOST dramatic developments in Hong Kong over the past decade has been
the government's policy of creating planned new towns in the New Territories. This policy …

In October 1972, it was decided by the Hong Kong Government to launch an ambitious
housing programme in an endeavour to come to grips with the substantial needs of families …

The New Territories of Hong Kong have drawn considerable attention recently as that part of
the colony which was leased from China by Britain and which is due to return to China in …

In order to set the general scene of urban growth within the context of Hong Kong a concise
historical summary will first be presented of how government has tried over the last century …

T HE Crown Colony of Hong Kong has been experiencing something of an industrial
revolution. Official figures show that between 1947 and 1962 the number of industrial …