Civil Engineering and Development Department

{{Infobox government agency

|agency_name = Civil Engineering and Development Department

|nativename_a = 土木工程拓展署

|logo = CEDD logo.png

|headquarters = Civil Engineering and Development Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon

|employees = 2 094 (Mar 2022){{cite web |title=Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2023 |url=https://www.budget.gov.hk/2022/eng/estimates.html |website=The 2022-23 Budget |publisher=}}

|budget = HK$2,845 million (2022-23 FY)

|formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2004|7|1}}

|chief1_name = Michael Fong Hok-shing, from 10 May 2022{{cite news |title=Senior appointment |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202205/06/P2022050600292.htm|date=6 May 2022}}

|chief1_position = Director of Civil Engineering and Development

|chief2_name =

|chief2_position =

|website = {{URL|http://www.cedd.gov.hk|cedd.gov.hk}}

}}

{{Chinese|c=土木工程拓展署|j=tou2 muk6 gung1 cing4 tok3 zin2 cyu5|p=Tǔmùgōngchéng Tuòzhǎnshǔ}}

The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) is a department of the Hong Kong government that reports to the Development Bureau. Its major services include provision of land and infrastructure, port and marine services, geotechnical services and environment and sustainability services.

Organisation

The department has a headquarters, 2 functional offices (the Civil Engineering Office and the Geotechnical Engineering Office) and 5 regional development offices (the Sustainable Lantau Office, the East Development Office, the South Development Office, the West Development Office and the North Development Office).

History

The department was formed on 1 July 2004 through a merger of the Civil Engineering Department and the Territory Development Department.{{cite web|title=New Towns and New Major Urban Developments|url=http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/towns&urban_developments.pdf|website=Hong Kong: The Facts|publisher=Information Services Department, Government of Hong Kong|access-date=13 August 2014}} The CEDD formerly came under the (former) Environment, Transport and Works Bureau.

Mining Division

In 1951 in the Mining Section was created by the Labour Department, which was then transferred to the Civil Engineering Services Department in 1991 with it eventually renamed as the Mining Division.{{cite web | url=https://www.devb.gov.hk/en/home/my_blog/index_id_462.html | title=DEVB - My Blog: 70th anniversary of the... (462) }}

References

External links

{{commons category|Civil Engineering and Development Department}}

{{Official website|https://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/home/index.html}}

Category:Hong Kong government departments and agencies

Hong Kong

Category:2004 establishments in Hong Kong