What planning topics and services are covered on the Planning Department website?

The Planning Department website (pland.gov.hk) is the official online presence of Hong Kong's Planning Department. It organizes its content around four visible areas on the homepage: What's New, Planning at a Glance, Other Services, and Planning Department Related Websites. Within these, the site covers statutory planning functions, planning studies, enforcement work, and public-facing services such as enquiry counters and open data.

Planning at a Glance

This section gives an overview of the department's core work. According to the site, it covers:

• New Development/Growth Areas — planning for new development and growth areas across Hong Kong
• Planning Studies — the studies the department carries out to guide land use and development
• Planning Enforcement and Prosecution — enforcement against unauthorized development and related prosecution work

Together these three items represent the department's main planning functions as presented on the homepage.

Statutory planning resources

Two entries point to the statutory side of Hong Kong's planning system:

• Town Planning Board — the statutory body responsible for the town planning process
• Statutory Planning Portal — the portal for statutory planning information

These are listed under "Planning at a Glance" and link out to related statutory planning resources.

Other Services

Beyond planning work itself, the site lists public-facing services:

• Outreach Programme — community engagement and outreach activities
• Open Data — planning data made available for public use
• Planning Enquiry Counters — physical counters where the public can make planning enquiries

What's New and related websites

• What's New highlights recent news and updates from the department.
• Planning Department Related Websites groups together other sites connected to the department.

How the site is organized

If you want to understand what the Planning Department does, start with Planning at a Glance. If you need to check statutory planning matters, follow the Town Planning Board and Statutory Planning Portal links. For data, enquiries, or community programmes, use the Other Services entries.