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In 2022, enforcement actions were being taken against 722 UDs. The geographical distribution
of these UDs (with land area involved) by type is shown in Table 2 while Chart 1 indicates the
percentage of UDs by type.

Table 2 Number of Unauthorised Developments Enforced (with Land Area
involved) by Geographical District and Type in 2022

Container
Geographical Storage Filling of Storage / Car Park Workshop Others Total
District Use Land / Container (ha) (ha) (ha) (ha)
(ha) Pond
(ha) Trailer Park
(ha)

North West 225 40 10 31 20 22 348
New Territories (38.87) ( 12.21) (7.95) (14.70) (3.00) (7.45) (84.18)

North East 178 74 10 52 10 13 337
New Territories (30.78) (27.69) (2.30) (10.34) (1.46) (4.99) (77.56)

7 10 6 1 4 28
Sai Kung ---
(1.40) (0.67) (1.56) (0.03) (2.59) (6.25)

3 1 1 4 9
Islands --- ---
(0.24) (0.51) (0.11) (0.43) (1.29)

Total 413 125 21 93 31 39 722
(71.29) (41.08) (10.36) (27.03) (4.49) (15.03) (169.28)

Chart 1 Distribution of Unauthorised Developments by Type in 2022

4.3 % 5.4 %
Workshop Others

12.9 %

Car Park
P

2.9 %
Container Storage /
Container Trailer Park
57.2 %
17.3 % Storage
Filling of Land / Use
Pond

85 PLANNING DEPARTMENT | ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023