Development of public park and gardens
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Parks and gardens are recreation open space for the public. According to
the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG), the standard for the
provision of open space in urban areas is a minimum of 2 square metres (m2
) per
person, apportioned as 1 m2
per person for district open space and 1 m2
per person
for local open space. The open space may be developed by the public or private
sector. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is primarily
responsible for the development and management of public open space and
purpose-built recreation facilities. A large part of the open space is landscaped as
the LCSD’s parks and gardens. As at 31 December 2012, the LCSD managed
1,503 parks and gardens with a total area of 973 hectares (ha). The Audit
Commission (Audit) has recently conducted a review to examine the LCSD’s
development and management of its parks and garden
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