Section 3 - Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers

Vehicle Registration 1999 - 2008

 

End of Year

Vehicles Registered

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

A. Motorised Vehicles

Motor Cycles

33,079

34,085

36,191

38,678

41,128

43,619

45,941

47,987

50,131

51,997

Motor Tricycles

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

5

9

11

Private Cars

365,533

374,013

381,757

384,864

382,880

385,028

388,311

393,756

406,995

421,062

Urban Taxis

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

15,250

N.T. Taxis

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

2,838

Lantau Taxis

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Public Buses:

NWFB

Single Deck

96

946

95

891

66

780

66

835

46

775

36

731

36

706

36

702

36

698

36

713

Double Deck

850

796

714

769

729

695

670

666

662

677

KMB

Single Deck

265

4,078

250

4,251

249

4,386

243

4,438

237

4,295

175

4,150

156

4 029

155

4,021

151

4,047

128

3,933

Double Deck

3,813

4,001

4,137

4,195

4,058

3,975

3,873

3,866

3,896

3,805

NLB

Single Deck

86

86

89

89

75

75

78

78

80

80

86

86

86

86

83

83

94

94

102

102

Double Deck

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

City Bus

Single Deck

103

794

103

794

95

794

95

793

87

779

81

764

82

759

68

745

68

750

66

753

Double Deck

691

691

699

698

692

683

677

677

682

687

Long Win Bus

Single Deck

10

160

10

160

10

160

9

145

9

145

9

145

9

148

9

153

7

159

3

157

Double Deck

150

150

150

136

136

136

139

144

152

154

City Bus 2

Single Deck

25

166

25

167

22

164

22

164

22

164

22

164

12

160

20

168

20

172

20

172

Double Deck

141

142

142

142

142

142

148

148

152

152

KCRC

Single Deck

20

59

20

81

24

85

24

91

24

91

24

91

26

107

26

107

26

107

21

102

Double Deck

39

61

61

67

67

67

81

81

81

81

Others

Single Deck

5,691

5,884

5,875

6,065

6,188

6,368

6,555

6,728

6,936

7,115

6,987

7,121

6,932

7,059

6,862

6,979

6,848

6,960

6,861

6,969

Double Deck

193

190

180

173

179

134

127

117

112

108

Private Buses

447

451

485

489

490

492

493

486

496

507

Public Light Buses

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

Private Light Buses

2,228

2,158

2,098

2,042

1,979

1,935

1,897

1,900

1,935

1,971

Light Goods Vehicles

86,735

83,771

80,889

78,332

75,987

75,200

75,522

76,114

75,385

74,363

Medium Goods Vehicles

40,776

41,817

42,036

42,319

42,059

42,504

42,794

42,886

41,848

40,075

Heavy Goods Vehicles

2,863

3,068

3,308

3,485

3,541

3,585

3,500

3,451

3,299

3,154

Special Purpose Vehicles

503

550

617

759

851

942

1,095

1,156

1,239

1,319

Government Vehicles:

Motor Cycle

1,264

1,201

1,240

1,243

1,204

1,152

1,194

1,152

1,135

1,086

Others

6,104

6,041

5,887

5,580

5,450

5,346

5,200

5,256

5,185

5,209

Total (Motor Vehicles)

574,193

582,141

589,808

593,551

591,501

595,544

601,491

609,595

623,132

636,143

B. Non-motorised Vehicles

Trailers

24,474

23,761

23,205

23,220

22,566

21,930

21,171

20,697

19,878

18,800

Rickshaws

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-