Zoning for agricultural land

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Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,

Do you have mapping data or coordinates/shapefiles for where zoned/registered agricultural land is in Hong Kong? If not do you have a list of registered farms in Hong Kong, ideally with address/location information.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Dear Scott,

We received your application on 5 February 2018 seeking access to
information relating to registered agricultural land / list of registered
farms in Hong Kong.                                                      
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                           
Regarding your request, we are unable to provide you with the information
at this stage.  Pursuant to paragraph 1.16 of the Code, you will be
advised further in relation to your request by 25 February 2018.

Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact me at 2150
6655.

Regards,
Dennis WONG
ASG1
2150 6655

From:        Scott Edmunds <[FOI #252 email]>
To:        "FOI requests at Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department" <[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department request email]>
Date:        05/02/2018 14:40
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Zoning for agricultural
land

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Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,

Do you have mapping data or coordinates/shapefiles for where
zoned/registered agricultural land is in Hong Kong?  If not do you have a
list of registered farms in Hong Kong, ideally with address/location
information.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

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Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Dear Scott,

Further to my interim reply to you on 12.2.2018, I would like to provide
the following information for your request:

The Department does not have the mapping data of registered agricultural
land in Hong Kong, if you wants the agriculture zoning under the Outline
Zoning Plans, you may refer to the map information in the homepage of the
Town Planning Board at the following address:
[1]https://www1.ozp.tpb.gov.hk/gos/default....

We do not have the address details for local crop farms, either.  However,
you may refer to the following location information of these farms by
district:  

Location No. of crop farms
Sheung Shui 301
Fanling 180
Ta Kwu Ling 54
Ping Che 110
Sha Tau Kok 72
Tai Po 170
Sai Kung 32
Sha Tin 15
Tsuen Wan 51
Tuen Mun 125
Pat Heung 234
Shap Pat Heung 111
Ping Shan 92
Ha Tsuen 105
San Tin 89
Kam Tin 72
Wong Tai Sin 1
Shek O 2
Islands 109
Kwun Tong 3
Total 1928

Regards,
Dennis WONG
for Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
2150 6655

From:        Dennis WH WONG/AFCD/HKSARG
To:        [FOI #252 email]
Date:        12/02/2018 16:26
Subject:        Fw: Freedom of Information request - Zoning for
agricultural land

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Dear Scott,

We received your application on 5 February 2018 seeking access to
information relating to registered agricultural land / list of registered
farms in Hong Kong.                                                      
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                           
Regarding your request, we are unable to provide you with the information
at this stage.  Pursuant to paragraph 1.16 of the Code, you will be
advised further in relation to your request by 25 February 2018.

Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact me at 2150
6655.

Regards,
Dennis WONG
ASG1
2150 6655

From:        Scott Edmunds <[FOI #252 email]>
To:        "FOI requests at Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department" <[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department request email]>
Date:        05/02/2018 14:40
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Zoning for agricultural
land

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Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,

Do you have mapping data or coordinates/shapefiles for where
zoned/registered agricultural land is in Hong Kong?  If not do you have a
list of registered farms in Hong Kong, ideally with address/location
information.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

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