Section 5 Public Transport

Section 5 - Public Transport

Public Transport Passenger Journeys by Operator Group during 2000 - 2009 (in thousands)

(cont'd)(in thousands)

Notes:	(1)	The operations of the MTR and KCRC were merged on 2.12.2007. Afterwards, the counting of passenger journey for passengers making railway interchanges at Kowloon Tong, Mei Foo, Nam Cheong, Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations was different. Hence, the figures after the merger are not strictly comparable with those of earlier figures.

	(2)	MTR Local Line includes Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, Tung Chung, Disneyland Resort, Tseung Kwan O, East Rail, West Rail and Ma On Shan Lines. MTR Tseung Kwan O Line LOHAS Park Station was introduced on 26.7.2009 and West Rail Line Austin Station was opened on 16.8.2009.

	(3)	KCRC East Rail includes Ma On Shan Rail and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line. Ma On Shan Rail was introduced on 21.12.2004. Lok Ma Chau Spur Line was introduced on 15.8.2007. East Rail has been merged under MTR East Rail and Ma On Shan Lines since 2.12.2007.

	(4)	KCRC West Rail has been merged under MTR West Rail Line since 2.12.2007.

(cont'd)(in thousands)

Notes:	(5)	The whole series of RMB patronage figures for the period from January 2003 to November 2004 was revised in February 2005. Figures before 2003 are estimated based on the results of the Survey on Patronage of Public Light Buses conducted in 1997, while those for 2003 and after are based on the results of a similar survey conducted in end 2002. Due to limitation of data, the figures cannot fully reflect the fluctuations in RMB patronage over the months.

	(6)	Figures include estimated number of passengers in vehicles carried by the vehicular ferry services.

	(7)	The ferry service licences of the Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co. Ltd. were transferred to the New World First Ferry Services Ltd. starting from 15.1.2000. Starting from February 2000, the passenger journeys did not include estimated number of passenger journeys in vehicles carried by vehicular ferry services.

	(8)	"Star" Ferry includes both its franchised services and licensed services. Licensed Ferry excludes Kaitos.

(cont'd)(in thousands)

Year / Month	Taxis(9)	Residents' Services(10)	MTR Buses (for West Rail Line/Light Rail)	Peak Tramway	Total(11)	Average Daily(11)
2000	357,588	48,195	15,510	3,476	3,851,993	10,525
2001	355,447	56,000	20,106	3,504	3,899,163	10,683
2002	357,479	61,987	25,535	3,714	3,970,952	10,879
2003	356,002	63,461	25,920	3,092	3,819,760	10,465
2004	377,828	64,924	20,062	4,107	4,042,966	11,046
2005	374,478	64,811	27,181	3,924	4,077,351	11,171
2006	389,505	66,060	30,090	4,434	4,148,162	11,365
2007	400,516	66,432	32,452	4,929	4,205,738	11,523
2008	391,748	70,321	34,736	4,984	4,177,964	11,415
2009	348,281	77,772	37,517	4,843	4,140,282	11,343
2009 / 01	30,206	6,065	2,988	473	349,050	11,260
02	26,859	5,934	2,890	382	322,463	11,517
03	29,040	6,496	3,191	361	350,834	11,317
04	26,784	6,235	2,961	389	332,324	11,077
05	27,699	6,511	3,161	361	339,928	10,965
06	27,348	6,430	2,985	299	330,632	11,021
07	29,414	6,636	2,979	381	345,618	11,149
08	30,756	6,683	3,031	497	351,436	11,337
09	30,183	6,558	3,273	338	345,564	11,519
10	29,883	6,796	3,436	461	359,009	11,581
11	29,464	6,662	3,280	421	350,026	11,668
12	30,645	6,766	3,342	479	363,398	11,723

Notes:	(9)	The whole series of taxi patronage figures for the period from January 1989 to November 2004 was revised in February 2005. Figures for the months since February 2003 are estimated using the taxi operating data of the corresponding month. Since similar data were not available for earlier months, figures for these months were revised only based on some crude assumptions; they therefore cannot fully reflect the fluctuations in taxi patronage in these months.

	(10)	Residents' services are services provided by or on behalf of the management, residents or owners of any residential development for the carriage of passengers to or from the residential development. Residents' services are a type of non-franchised public bus services. Non-franchised public buses also provide tour service, hotel service, student service, employees' service, international passenger service and contract hire service. But since relevant data is not available, the patronage figures for these services cannot be provided.

	(11)	The whole series of total public transport patronage figures for the period from January 1989 to November 2004 was revised in February 2005 owing to the revisions in taxi and RMB patronage. Please refer to footnotes (5) and (9) for details.