Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers

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

As at 31 December 2011, the number of registered vehicles was 707,231 representing an increase of about 3.83% compared to that of 2010 and a growth of 14.67% over the past 10 years since 2002. The number of licensed vehicles reached 645,381 by end 2011, representing an increase of 3.57% in comparison with 2010.

As regards driving licences, there were about 1,853,000 full driving licence holders, representing a growth of 4.45% and 15.45% compared to the numbers in 2010 and 2002 respectively.

In view of the increasing demand for licensing services by the public, measures have been introduced to enable the public to apply for licensing services more conveniently through various channels. Apart from using the counter services at the licensing offices in person, most of the licensing services could be obtained by post, using the drop-in box at the licensing offices or designated post offices in various districts, or through an agent. Besides, applications for renewal of vehicle and driving licences and notification of address change can be made online through GovHK.

Enquiry Hotline : 2804 2600

Tenders of Taxi Licences 2011

No taxi tender exercise was held during the calendar year of 2011.