This Section provides statistics on the number of vehicles registered and licensed in Hong Kong, drivers and learner drivers, driving tests as well as taxi licence tenders.

As at 31 December 2006, the number of registered vehicles was 630 292 representing an increase by about 1.23% when compared to that of 2005 and a growth of 7.50% over the 10 years’ period since 1997. The number of licensed vehicles reached 570 056, representing an increase of 2.13% in comparison with 2005.

As regards driving licences, there were about 1 842 000 holders of full driving licences at 31 December 2006, representing an increase of 3.31% and 61.30% as compared to the number in 2005 and 1997 respectively.

In view of the increasing demand for licensing services by the growing number of vehicle and driving licence holders, measures have been introduced to enable the public to apply for licensing services through other channels besides visiting the licensing offices in person. At present, applications for renewal of vehicle and driving licences can be made by post or on-line through personal computers under the Electronic Services Delivery scheme.

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Tenders of Taxi Licences 2006

No taxi tender exercise was held during the calendar year of 2006