Section 3 - Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers

Vehicle Licensing during 2000 - 2009

 

End of Year

Vehicles Licensed

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Motor Cycles

25,500

27,116

28,350

30,266

32,734

34,023

35,915

37,065

37,599

37,577

Motor Tricycles

-

-

-

-

1

2

5

9

9

27

Private Cars

332,379

340,568

340,855

338,930

344,713

350,753

360,427

372,203

383,141

393,812

Urban Taxis

15,157

15,193

15,189

15,246

15,248

15,244

15,246

15,246

15,234

15,240

N.T. Taxis

2,776

2,802

2,801

2,818

2,745

2,716

2,735

2,765

2,831

2,838

Lantau Taxis

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

NWFB

Single Deck

75

730

57

757

46

776

33

732

26

695

33

694

36

694

35

694

35

692

34

705

Double Deck

655

700

730

699

669

661

658

659

657

671

KMB

Single Deck

250

4,238

249

4,371

240

4,430

237

4,284

171

4,141

155

4,020

155

4,013

151

4,027

128

3,925

151

3,879

Double Deck

3,988

4,122

4,190

4,047

3,970

3,865

3,858

3,876

3,797

3,728

NLB

Single Deck

84

84

75

75

78

78

80

80

86

86

86

86

83

83

94

94

102

102

104

104

Double Deck

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

City Bus

Single Deck

103

793

95

793

94

792

87

778

64

747

75

750

66

741

66

747

61

748

63

759

Double Deck

690

698

698

691

683

675

675

681

687

696

Long Win Bus

Single Deck

10

159

10

160

9

145

9

145

8

144

8

146

9

153

3

155

3

157

2

167

Double Deck

149

150

136

136

136

138

144

152

154

165

City Bus 2

Single Deck

25

167

22

164

22

164

22

164

22

164

12

160

20

168

20

172

19

170

20

172

Double Deck

142

142

142

142

142

148

148

152

151

152

KCRC/MTRC

Single Deck

20

81

21

80

24

91

22

88

24

90

25

106

25

105

26

107

21

102

26

107

Double Deck

61

59

67

66

66

81

80

81

81

81

Others

Single Deck

5,652

5,837

5,991

6,164

6,324

6,488

6,557

6,731

6,668

6,798

6,711

6,832

6,703

6,796

6,746

6,838

6,752

6,855

6,752

6,861

Double Deck

185

173

164

174

130

121

93

92

103

109

Private Buses

434

469

479

477

473

477

472

483

493

492

Public Light Buses

4,340

4,340

4,343

4,334

4,328

4,347

4,349

4,350

4,350

4,347

Private Light Buses

2,051

2,012

1,983

1,925

1,889

1,857

1,871

1,901

1,936

1,992

Light Goods Vehicles

72,429

70,891

69,132

67,977

67,946

68,610

69,574

69,300

68,967

68,342

Medium Goods Vehicles

38,945

38,513

38,565

38,461

39,219

39,227

39,100

38,555

37,382

36,092

Heavy Goods Vehicles

2,903

3,181

3,328

3,339

3,312

3,152

3,052

2,891

2,913

2,968

Special Purpose Vehicles

487

550

696

774

851

994

1,023

1,099

1,155

1,263

Government Vehicles:

Motor Cycle

1,201

1,240

1,243

1,204

1,152

1,194

1,152

1,135

1,086

1,083

Others

6,041

5,887

5,580

5,450

5,346

5,200

5,256

5,185

5,209

5,193

Total (Motor Vehicles)

516,782

525,376

525,558

524,253

532,872

540,640

552,980

565,071

575,106

584,070

B. Non-motorised Vehicles

Trailers

19,723

18,394

17,924

17,633

18,182

17,530

17,072

16,411

15,272

15,021

Rickshaws

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4