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Operation and Maintenance Works Carried out in the Past Years on Flood Prevention

 

Table C1 Volume of silt removed from stormwater drains and drainage channels and the associated expenditure

Financial Year
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
Recurrent expenditure (HK$ million)
98.9
127.8
137.5
140.9
134.7
124.3
Volume of silt removed (m3)
259,000
215,500
258,600
398,300
264,500
102,890
 

Table C2 Flooding complaints received and dealt with

Financial Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Flooding complaints (No.)
916
638
237
684
350
466
449
532
 

Table C3 Complaints on blockage of stormwater drains received and dealt with

Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1999
2000
2001
Length of SWD under management (km)
1,556
1,597
1,631
1,711
1,747
 1,943 1,967 2,006 2,057 2,103
2,211
2,321
2,395
SWD complaints (No.) 14,236 13,019 13,675 14,491 14,365 15,741 16,656 16,605 17,864 16,348 17,920 17,259 15,721

Table C4 Desilting of main watercourses

Financial Year
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
Designated main watercourses cleanesd (km)
11.8
13.4
12.8
29.3
22.6
21.4