Integrating Places, Connecting People

頭伊始 源 Where It All Began ⼀九⼀九年，從加拿芬道北眺彌敦道。 A glance of Nathan Road from north of Carnarvon Road in 1919. 香港的道路發展歷史可追溯至⼀八八三年。當時，工務司署剛成 立並肩負興建香港公共工程的重任。其後工務司署於⼀九⼆零年 在其轄下成立馬路部，負責香港的馬路建設，其間曾多次改名及 重組，以兼顧當時推展的道路工作。 工務司署於一九六五年重組，在其下成立了 3 個部門（即工程拓 展部門、建築拓展部門、及水務部門），馬路部亦相應地重組並 更名為馬路及渠務部，隸屬工程拓展部門其下的土木工程處。而 在一九六九年，馬路及渠務部獲升格為路政處，專責 (i) 道路及 橋樑設計、興建與維修，(ii) 研究、策劃和協調所有與擬議鐵路 相關的事宜，以及 (iii) 為香港運輸基建作整體和長遠規劃，可說 是今天路政署的前身。 The history of road development in Hong Kong dates back to 1883, when the Public Works Department was just established and was responsible for the public works in Hong Kong. In 1920, the Public Works Department formed the Roads Office to oversee the road construction across the territory. The Roads Office had changed its name and reorganised a few times to align with the road works implementation at that time. In 1965, the Public Works Department was reorganised, and 3 departments (i.e. the Engineering Development Department, the Building Development Department and the Waterworks Department) were established under it. The Roads Office was reorganised and renamed as Roads and Drainage Division under the Civil Engineering Office of the Engineering Development Department. In 1969, the Roads and Drainage Division was upgraded to the Highways Office, responsible for (i) the design, construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, (ii) the investigation, planning, and coordination of all activities relating to the proposed mass transit railway, and (iii) the overall and long-term planning of Hong Kong transport infrastructure. The Highways Office can be viewed as the predecessor of today’s Highways Department. 8