End of Year

Vehicles Licensed

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Motor Cycles

24,258

25,500

27,116

28,350

30,266

32,734

34,023

35,915

37,065

37,599

Motor Tricycles

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

5

9

9

Private Cars

321,617

332,379

340,568

340,855

338,930

344,713

350,753

360,427

372,203

383,141

Urban Taxis

15,169

15,157

15,193

15,189

15,246

15,248

15,244

15,246

15,246

15,234

N.T. Taxis

2,789

2,776

2,802

2,801

2,818

2,745

2,716

2,735

2,765

2,831

Lantau Taxis

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

NWFB

Single Deck

96

730

75

730

57

757

46

776

33

732

26

695

33

694

36

694

35

694

35

692

Double Deck

634

655

700

730

699

669

661

658

659

657

KMB

Single Deck

264

4,064

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

Double Deck

3,800

3,988

4,122

4,190

4,047

3,970

3,865

3,858

3,876

3,797

NLB

Single Deck

86

86

84

84

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

793

95

793

94

792

87

778

64

747

75

750

66

741

66

747

61

748

Double Deck

691

690

698

698

691

683

675

675

681

687

Long Win Bus

Single Deck

10

159

10

159

10

160

9

145

9

145

8

144

8

146

9

153

3

155

3

157

Double Deck

149

149

150

136

136

136

138

144

152

154

City Bus 2

Single Deck

25

165

25

167

22

164

22

164

22

164

22

164

12

160

20

168

20

172

19

170

Double Deck

140

142

142

142

142

142

148

148

152

151

KCRC

Single Deck

20

59

20

81

21

80

24

91

22

88

24

90

25

106

25

105

26

107

21

102

Double Deck

39

61

59

67

66

66

81

80

81

81

Others

Single Deck

5,404

5,588

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

Double Deck

184

185

173

164

174

130

121

93

92

103

Private Buses

431

434

469

479

477

473

477

472

483

493

Public Light Buses

4,343

4,340

4,340

4,343

4,334

4,328

4,347

4,349

4,350

4,350

Private Light Buses

2,101

2,051

2,012

1,983

1,925

1,889

1,857

1,871

1,901

1,936

Light Goods Vehicles

73,527

72,429

70,891

69,132

67,977

67,946

68,610

69,574

69,300

68,967

Medium Goods Vehicles

37,526

38,945

38,513

38,565

38,461

39,219

39,227

39,100

38,555

37,382

Heavy Goods Vehicles

2,717

2,903

3,181

3,328

3,339

3,312

3,152

3,052

2,891

2,913

Special Purpose Vehicles

433

487

550

696

774

851

994

1,023

1,099

1,155

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)

503,974

516,782

525,376

525,558

524,253

532,872

540,640

552,980

565,071

575,106

B. Non-motorised Vehicles

Trailers

19,278

19,723

18,394

17,924

17,633

18,182

17,530

17,072

16,411

15,272

Rickshaws

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4