Table 4.1 : Hierarchical Classification of Hong Kong's Landscape into Landscape Character Types at Different Scales
REGIONAL LEVEL |
SUB-REGIONAL LEVEL |
DISTRICT LEVEL | LOCAL LEVEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside - R | Upland Countryside - Rh | Upland Peak - Rh(k) | Grassy hills and
peaks - Rh(k)1 Scrub-covered hills and peaks - Rh(k)2 Wooded uplands and peaks - Rh(k)3 Badland - Rh(k)4 Boulder field - Rh(k)5 Former upland agriculture - Rh(k)6 |
| Countryside - R | Upland Countryside - Rh | Upland Valley - Rh(a) | Upland valley - Rh(a)1 |
| Countryside - R | Lowland Countryside - Rl | Lowland Plains - Rl(p) | Plains and isolated
hills - Rl(p)1 Coastal plain farmland - Rl(p)2 Coastal plain farmland with other uses - Rl(p)3 Fish ponds - Rl(p)4 |
| Countryside - R | Lowland Countryside - Rl | Lowland Valley - Rl(a) | Valley floor
farmland - Rl(a)1 Valley floor farmland with other uses - Rl(a)2 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Commercial Urban Landscapes - Du(c) | High-rise commercial
urban landscape - Du(c)1 Medium-rise commercial urban landscape - Du(c)2 Retail mall - Du(c)3 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Institutional Urban Landscapes - Du(x) | Historic institutional urban landscape - Du(x)1 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Residential Urban Landscapes - Du(r) | High-rise housing
estate - Du(r)1 Intermittent high-rise residential urban landscape - Du(r)2 Low-rise residential urban landscape - Du(r)3 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Mixed Urban Landscapes - Du(m) | Low-density mixed
urban landscape - Du(m)1 High-density mixed urban landscape - Du(m)2 Historic mixed urban landscape - Du(m)3 Reclaimed mixed urban landscape - Du(m)4 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Park Urban Landscapes - Du(o) | Urban park - Du(o)1 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Industrial Urban Landscapes - Du(i) | Warehousing and
factories - Du(i)1 Industrial estate - Du(i)2 |
| Development - D | Urban Landscapes - Du | Urban Waterfront Landscapes - Du(w) | Institutional/commercial
waterfront - Du(w)1 High-rise waterfront housing - Du(w)2 Docklands/container terminal - Du(w)3 Waterfront park - Du(w)4 Marina - Du(w)5 Typhoon shelter - Du(w)6 Undeveloped and ongoing reclamation - Du(w)7 |
Development - D |
Urban
Fringe Landscapes - Df |
Residential Urban Fringe Landscapes - Df(r) |
Low-rise
residential suburb -Df(r)1 |
Development - D |
Urban
Fringe Landscapes - Df |
Mixed Urban Fringe Landscapes - Df(m) | Mixed urban fringe landscape - Df(m)1 |
Development - D |
Urban
Fringe Landscapes - Df |
Institutional Urban Fringe Landscapes - Df(x) | Institutional in
vegetated settings - Df(x)23 Cemetery - Df(x)3 |
Development - D |
Urban
Fringe Landscapes - Df |
Waterfront Urban
Fringe Landscapes - Df(w) |
Airport - Df(w)1 |
| Development - D | Rural
Fringe Landscapes - Dg |
Residential Rural Fringe Landscapes - Dg(r) |
Scattered
developments and countryside - Dg(r)1 |
| Development - D | Rural
Fringe Landscapes - Dg |
Village Landscapes - Dg(v) |
Consolidated
village - Dg(v)1 |
| Development - D | Rural
Fringe Landscapes - Dg |
Waterfront Rural Fringe Landscapes - Dg(w) |
Power
Station - Dg(w)1 |
| Development - D | Rural
Fringe Landscapes - Dg |
Miscellaneous Rural Fringe Landscapes - Dg(y) |
Quarry
- Dg(y)1 |
| Coast - C | Natural Coastlines - Cn | Inter-tidal Coastlines - Cn(t) |
Salt marsh - Cn(t)1 Mud flat - Cn(t)2 Mangrove - Cn(t)3 Gei wai - Cn(t)4 |
| Coast - C | Natural Coastlines - Cn | Islands - Cn(d) | Rocky islands -
Cn(d)1 Isolated islands group - Cn(d)2 |
| Coast - C | Natural Coastlines - Cn | Natural Shorelines - Cn(s) | Cliff - Cn(s)1 Rocky shorelines - Cn(s)2 Beach - Cn(s)3 |
| Coast - C | Coastal Waters - Cw | Urban Coastal Waters - Cw(u) | Urban harbour - Cw(u)1 |
| Coast - C | Coastal Waters - Cw | Maritime Offshore Waters - Cw(q) | Anchorage - Cw(q)1 Shipping lane - Cw(q)2 |
| Coast - C | Coastal Waters - Cw | Other Coastal Waters - Cw(y) | Tranquill coastal waters - Cw(y)1 |