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 2010, the number of registered vehicles was 681,118 representing an increase of about 3.18% compared to that of 2009 and a growth of 11.11% over the past 10 years since 2001. The number of licensed vehicles reached 623,125 by end 2010, representing an increase of 4.01% in comparison with 2009.

As regards driving licences, there were about 1,774,000 full driving licence holders, representing a growth of 2.13% and 15.49% compared to the numbers in 2009 and 2001 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 2010

No taxi tender exercise was held during the calendar year of 2010.