
| Significant Landscape Features | Unit of Measurement |
| Area-based SLFs | |
| Physiography | |
| Natural upland topography (over 40mPD) | Area |
| Rocky shore (measured as being a horizontal distance of 20m from the coast) | Area |
| Sandy beach | Area |
| Vegetation | |
| Woodland (defined as a group of trees no less than 100 sq.m. and at least 10m wide) | Area |
| Scrubland | Area |
| Grassland | Area |
| Plantation | Area |
| Urban parks and public open spaces | Area |
| Golf Courses | Area |
| Cultivation | Area |
| Hydrology | |
| Natural stream (permanent) | Area |
| Wetland (including freshwater marsh, salt marsh and mangrove) | Area |
| Modified Watercourse | Area |
| Fish pond and gei wai | Area |
| Open coastal water | Area |
| Inter-tidal mud flat | Area |
| Point-based SLFs | |
| Historic monuments, buildings, and other historic features with a visual manifestation; | Number |
| Landmark buildings (modern buildings which have won HKIA or international awards) | Number |
| Landmark structures (bridges, structures, etc which have been recognised as making a significant visual contribution to the landscape) |
Number |
| Landmark hydrological features (e.g. waterfalls) | Number |
| Landmark geological/physiographic feature | Number |