Date Title
30.04.2026 Guidance Notes & Online Application Forms for Applicants
30.04.2026 Press Release on Invitation for Application for Private Driving Instructors' Licences

The Transport Department (TD) announced that a total of 332 new private driving instructor's (PDI) licences will be open for applications from 9 am on May 11 until 5 pm on May 29. The quotas for each group are tabulated below:

PDI group


Number of new licences to be issued
Public Quota Driving Instructor Quota
Group 1: private cars and light goods vehicles 160 54
Group 2: public light buses, private light buses, public buses and private buses 37 13
Group 3: medium goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and articulated vehicles 51 17

Applicant's Qualifications for Public Quota

Any person who meets the following criteria will be eligible to apply for Public Quota:

  1. is the holder of a valid full driving licence to drive private car and light goods vehicle (Vehicle Classification Code 1 and 2) and has held these driving licence for a period of at least 6 years immediately before the date of application; and

  2. is the holder of a valid full driving licence to drive public/private light bus and public/private bus (Vehicle Classification Code 4, 5, 9 and 10) (for applying Group 2 Private Driving Instructors' Licence only), or is the holder of a valid full driving licence to drive medium goods vehicle, heavy goods vehicle and articulated vehicle (Vehicle Classification Code 18, 19 and 20) (for applying Group 3 Private Driving Instructors' Licence only) and has held these driving licences for a period of at least 3 years immediately before the date of application; and

  3. has not been convicted of any offence under section 36, 36A, 37, 39, 39A, 39B, 39C, 39J, 39K, 39L, 39O(1) or 39S of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) during the 5 years immediately before the date of application; and

  4. has not been convicted of an offence under section 38 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) during the 2 years immediately before the date of application; and

  5. is the holder of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card; or the holder of a Hong Kong Identity Card (other than a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card) and is not subject to any condition of stay (other than a limit of stay as defined under section 2(1) of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115)).
Applicant's Qualifications for Driving Instructor Quota

Any person who meets the qualifications set out in paragraph 2 above and the following requirements will be eligible to apply for Driving Instructor Quota:

  1. is the holder of a valid Private Driving Instructors' Licence for the following Groups:
  2. is the holder of a valid Group 1, Group 2 and/or Group 3 Restricted Driving Instructors' Licence for giving driving instruction on behalf of a designated driving school or franchised bus company; and/or

  3. has previously held a Group 1, Group 2 and/or Group 3 Restricted Driving Instructors' Licence for giving driving instruction on behalf of a designated driving school or franchised bus company within 3 years immediately before the date of application.