Highways Department
Department of the Hong Kong Government
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Highways Department is a government agency under the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. It is responsible for developing Hong Kong's road and railway network as well as road maintenance.
Formed1986
HeadquartersHo Man Tin Government Offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon
Employees2 510 (Mar 2022)[1]
Annual budgetHK$4,270 million (2022-23 FY)[1]
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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
The 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
- 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)
