Civil Engineering and Development Department

"CEDD" redirects here. For the mediaeval saint, see Cedd.

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.

Civil Engineering and Development Department

土木工程拓展署
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2004 (2004-07-01)
Headquarters	Civil Engineering and Development Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon
Employees	2 094 (Mar 2022)
Annual budget	HK$2,845 million (2022-23 FY)
Agency executive	Michael Fong Hok-shing, from 10 May 2022, Director of Civil Engineering and Development
Website	www.cedd.gov.hk

Civil Engineering and Development Department
Chinese	土木工程拓展署
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tǔmùgōngchéng Tuòzhǎnshǔ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping tou2 muk6 gung1 cing4 tok3 zin2 cyu5

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. 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.

See also

• Mining in Hong Kong

External links

• Official website