Project Description

Preparation of a detailed land use planning database to cover the principal river basins in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The database forms a layer within a GIS system forming part of a series of River Basin Management Plans. The planning database categorises land within the river basins according to run-off characteristics (eg. arable land, hill-slope, residential area) and builds a number of planning scenarios for testing during the course of the Study against land drainage and flood control objectives. The Base Growth scenario (ie. existing and committed development) will form a permanent layer in the Basin Management Plan database. An extensive Growth Scenario was also postulated.