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Appendix
Appendix 3
Statistics of Enforcement and Prosecution Actions Undertaken
in 2022
In 2022, the Central Enforcement and Prosecution Section of the Department investigated a
total of 1 885 suspected unauthorised developments (UDs) in the rural New Territories. Among
these, 351 were confirmed to be UDs. After taking enforcement and prosecution actions, 291
UDs (covering about 63 hectares of land) were discontinued. Moreover, a total of 32 UD cases
(covering about 8 ha of land) were subsequently obtained planning permission through the
planning application system (Table 1).
Table 1 Number of Unauthorised Developments Discontinued or Obtained
Planning Permission in 2022 after Enforcement Actions by
Geographical District
No. of Discontinued Cases No. of Cases Obtained Planning
Geographical (ha) Permission (ha)
District
164 23
North West New Territories (32.75) (6.56)
106 8
North East New Territories
(24.9) (0.98)
16 1
Sai Kung
(4.82) (0.15)
Islands 5 ---
(0.16)
Total 291 32
(62.63) (7.69)
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