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Highways Department is a department of the Hong Kong Government responsible for developing Hong Kong's road and railway network as well as road maintenance.
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| Formed | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon |
| Employees | 2 510 (Mar 2022)[1] |
| Annual budget | HK$4,270 million (2022-23 FY)[1] |
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| Website | www |
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History
editThe department was previously an office within the former Civil Engineering Department and became an independent department on 1 June 1986 due to the increasingly complex road network in Hong Kong.[3]
In 2024, it launched street signs with a new font to "infuse a strong cultural atmosphere into the community's landscape" to support the government's Task Force on District Governance, with the new font drawing criticism.[4]
Directors
edit- Harold Campbell Beaton (1986–1989)[5]
- Kwei See Kan (1989–1993)[5]
- Kwong Hon Sang (1993–1996)[5]
- Leung Kwok Sun (1996–2000)[5]
- Lo Yiu Ching (2000–2002)[5]
- Mak Chai Kwong (2002–2006)[5]
- Wai Chi Sing (2006–2010)[6]
- Peter Lau Ka Keung (2010–2016)[6]
- Daniel Chung Kum-wah (2016–2018)[7]
- Jimmy Chan Pai Ming (2018–present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2023". 2022-23 Budget.
- ^ "Senior appointments". 19 Dec 2018.
- ^ Organization
- ^ Grundy, Tom (2024-02-05). "'No plans' to expand HK's 'beautified' street signs, amid complaints". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f Ho 2008, p. 215.
- ^ a b "Senior appointments". Information and news. Civil Service Bureau, Hong Kong Government. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Senior appointments (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 8 August 2016.
- Bibliography
- Ho, Pui-yin (2008). Ways to Urbanisation: Post-War Road Development in Hong Kong. Aberdeen, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
External links
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