Package 'hkdatasets'

Title: Datasets Related to Hong Kong
Description: Datasets related to Hong Kong, including information on the 2019 elected District Councillors (<https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk> and <https://dce2019.hk01.com/>) and traffic collision data from the Hong Kong Department of Transport (<https://www.td.gov.hk/>). All of the data in this package is available in the public domain.
Authors: Martin Chan [aut, cre], Avision Ho [ctb], Ocean Cheung [ctb], Justin Yim [ctb], Gabriel Tam [ctb]
Maintainer: Martin Chan <[email protected]>
License: GPL-3
Version: 1.0.0
Built: 2025-03-12 04:14:15 UTC
Source: https://github.com/hong-kong-districts-info/hkdatasets

Help Index

Download and Extract data from online sources

Description

Download and extract data from preset online sources, specifying the name of the dataset.

Usage

download_data(dataset = NULL)

Arguments

dataset

String containing the name of the dataset. Valid values include: - "hk_accidents" - "hk_casualties" - "hk_vehicles"

Details

This supersedes the method for pulling hk_accidents, hk_casualties, and hk_vehicles due to the size of the data file. Refer to https://hong-kong-districts-info.github.io/hkdatasets/ to access the data documentation for three datsets.

Value

A data frame is returned.

Examples

# You can download and return a dataset with the following code:
download_data(dataset = "hk_vehicles")

Land-based non-institutional population by District Council district and age group

Description

Land-based non-institutional population by District Council district and age group

Usage

hkagepop19

Format

A data frame with 18 rows and 8 variables:

District_ZH

District Name in Chinese

District_EN

District Name in English

Age_0_14

Population aged between 0 and 14

Age_15_24

Population aged between 15 and 24

Age_25_44

Population aged between 25 and 44

Age_45_64

Population aged between 45 and 64

Age_65

Population aged 65+

TotalPopulation

Total population per district

...

Details

This dataset is updated as of 2019. Numbers represent estimates of population based on calculated census percentages.

Source

https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp150.jsp?productCode=FA100096

Dataset with public domain information on Hong Kong District Councillors (elected 2019).

Description

A dataset containing public domain information of the 452 Hong Kong District Councillors elected in 2019.

Usage

hkdc

Format

A data frame with 452 rows and 33 variables:

ConstituencyCode

Constituency code for the District Council

Constituency_ZH

Constituency name in Chinese

Constituency_EN

Constituency name in English

District_ZH

District name in Chinese

District_EN

District name in English

Region_ZH

Region name in Chinese

Region_EN

Region name in English

Party_ZH

Party name in Chinese

Party_EN

Party name in English

DC_ZH

District Councillor name in Chinese

DC_EN

District Councillor name in English

FacebookURL

URL of the DC's Facebook Page

DCPageURL

URL of the DC's official page

Address

Office address of the DC

Phone

Phone number of the DC

Fax

Fax number of the DC

Email

Email address of the DC

WebsiteURL

URL of the DC's non government page

DCProjectPageURL

URL of the DC's page listing on Hong Kong Districts Info

ElectionYear

Year when the DC is elected

ElectionDate

Date when the DC is elected

CandidateNum

Candidate number of the DC when elected

Occupation

Occupation of the DC when elected

Political_ZH

Political Party of the DC when elected in Chinese

Political_EN

Political Party of the DC when elected in English

Camp_ZH

Political leaning/camp of the DC when elected in Chinese

Camp_EN

Political leaning/camp of the DC when elected in English

Vote

Number of votes won

VotePercentage

Share of vote

Gender_ZH

Gender of the DC in Chinese

Gender_EN

Gender of the DC in English

Tag_ZH

Granular political leaning/camp of the DC when elected in Chinese

Tag_EN

Granular political leaning/camp of the DC when elected in English

...

Source

https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk

https://dce2019.hk01.com/

Dataset summarising the labels and regions of Hong Kong's Districts

Description

This is a summary table that details the region classification and abbreviated labels of Hong Kong's districts.

Usage

hkdistrict_summary

Format

A data frame with 18 rows and 5 variables:

Code

District Code

District_EN

District name in English

District_ZH

District name in Chinese

Region_EN

Region name in English

Region_ZH

Region name in Chinese

Abbrev

District Abbreviation

...

Dataset with Hong Kong Street Names as at 2020.

Description

A dataset containing street names in Hong Kong as at 2020.

Usage

hkstreetnames20

Format

A data frame with 4603 rows and 21 variables:

DC

Constituency code for the District Council

StreetNames_EN

Street name in English

StreetNames_ZH

Street name in Chinese

TM

Tuen Mun district

ST

Sha Tin district

E

Eastern district

S

Southern district

WC

Wan Chai district

C&W

Central and Western district

Is

Islands district

YL

Yuen Long district

SK

Sai Kung district

KC

Kowloon City district

YTM

Yau Tsim Mong district

KT

Kwun Tong district

SSP

Sham Shui Po district

N

North district

TP

Tai Po district

K&T

Kwai Tsing district

TW

Tsuen Wan district

WTS

Wong Tai Sin district

...

Source

https://www.landsd.gov.hk