Section 3   Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers

Vehicle Licensing 1995-2005


End of Year

Vehicles Registered

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

A. Motorised Vehicles

Motor Cycles

21011

22650

23511

23 343

24258

25500

27116

28350

30266

32734

34023

Motor Tricycles

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

Private Cars

285467

293381

314833

318137

321617

332379

340568

340855

338930

344713

350753

H.K. & Kln. Taxis

15256

15108

15161

15200

15169

15157

15193

15189

15246

15248

15244

N.T. Taxis

2545

2641

2707

2803

2789

2776

2802

2801

2818

2745

2716

Lantau Taxis

40

40

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Public Buses:

CMB

Single Deck

29

805

29

843

29

816

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Double Deck

776

814

787

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NWFB

Single Deck

-

-

-

-

-

-

56

703

96

730

75

730

57

757

46

776

33

732

26

695

33

694

Double Deck

-

-

-

647

634

655

700

730

699

669

661

KMB

Single Deck

305

3477

277

3581

278

3834

275

3988

264

4064

250

4238

249

4371

240

4430

237

4284

171

4141

155

4020

Double Deck

3172

3304

3556

3713

3800

3988

4122

4190

4047

3970

3865

NLB

Single Deck

69

69

69

69

77

77

82

82

86

86

84

84

75

75

78

78

80

80

86

86

86

86

Double Deck

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

City Bus

Single Deck

22

360

32

390

57

561

137

756

103

794

103

793

95

793

94

792

87

778

64

747

75

750

Double Deck

338

358

504

619

691

690

698

698

691

683

675

Long Win Bus

Single Deck

-

-

-

-

-

22

3

160

10

159

10

159

10

160

9

145

9

145

8

144

8

146

Double Deck

-

-

22

157

149

149

150

136

136

136

138

City Bus 2

Single Deck

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

181

25

165

25

167

22

164

22

164

22

164

22

164

12

160

Double Deck

-

-

-

161

140

142

142

142

142

142

148

KCRC

Single Deck

-

-

-

-

13

83

16

88

20

59

20

81

21

80

24

91

22

88

24

90

25

106

Double Deck

-

-

70

72

39

61

59

67

66

66

81

Others

Single Deck

4225

4467

4807

5048

5103

5266

5279

5438

5404

5588

5652

5837

5991

6164

6324

6488

6557

6731

6668

6798

6711

6832

Double Deck

242

241

163

159

184

185

173

164

174

130

121

Private Buses

313

359

404

423

431

434

469

479

477

473

477

Public Light Buses

4328

4313

4335

4343

4343

4340

4340

4343

4334

4328

4347

Private Light Buses

2422

2303

2230

2158

2101

2051

2012

1983

1925

1889

1857

Light Goods Vehicles

81313

79162

78876

75899

73527

72429

70891

69132

67977

67946

68610

Medium Goods Vehicles

34865

35611

36968

36551

37526

38945

38513

38565

38461

39219

39227

Heavy Goods Vehicles

1750

2018

2435

2601

2717

2903

3181

3328

3339

3312

3152

Special Purpose Vehicles

277

316

370

406

433

487

550

696

774

851

994

Government Vehicles:

Motor Cycles

1322

1207

1308

1238

1264

1201

1240

1243

1204

1152

1194

Others

5961

6075

6381

6125

6104

6041

5887

5580

5450

5346

5200

Total (Motor Vehicles)

466068

475115

500228

500673

503974

516782

525376

525558

524253

532872

540640

B. Non-motorised Vehicles

Trailers

21689

21661

20583

18747

19278

19723

18394

17924

17633

18182

17530

Rickshaws

10

8

7

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4