Section 3 - Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers
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Vehicle Licensing during 2002 - 2011

Vehicles Licensed
As at End of Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
A. Motorised Vehicles
Motor Cycles
28,350
30,266
32,734
34,023
35,915
37,065
37,599
37,577
37,967
38,577
Motor Tricycles
-
-
1
2
5
9
9
27
41
40
Private Cars
340,855
338,930
344,713
350,753
360,427
372,203
383,141
393,812
414,966
434,843
Urban Taxis
15,189
15,246
15,248
15,244
15,246
15,246
15,234
15,240
15,243
15,248
N.T. Taxis
2,801
2,818
2,745
2,716
2,735
2,765
2,831
2,838
2,838
2,834
Lantau Taxis
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Public Buses:
NWFB Single Deck
46
776
33
732
26
695
33
694
36
694
35
694
35
692
34
705
36
704
36
703
Double Deck
730
699
669
661
658
659
657
671
668
667
KMB Single Deck
240
4,430
237
4,284
171
4,141
155
4,020
155
4,013
151
4,027
128
3,925
151
3,879
157
3,819
165
3,890
Double Deck
4,190
4,047
3,970
3,865
3,858
3,876
3,797
3,728
3,662
3,725
NLB Single Deck
78
78
80
80
86
86
86
86
83
83
94
94
102
102
104
104
103
103
104
104
Double Deck
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
City Bus Single Deck
94
792
87
778
64
747
75
750
66
741
66
747
61
748
63
759
65
766
65
766
Double Deck
698
691
683
675
675
681
687
696
701
701
Long
Win
Bus
Single Deck
9
145
9
145
8
144
8
146
9
153
3
155
3
157
2
167
-
165
-
163
Double Deck
136
136
136
138
144
152
154
165
165
163
City
Bus
2
Single Deck
22
164
22
164
22
164
12
160
20
168
20
172
19
170
20
172
20
172
19
172
Double Deck
142
142
142
148
148
152
151
152
152
153
KCRC/
MTRC
Single Deck
24
91
22
88
24
90
25
106
25
105
26
107
21
102
26
107
26
115
26
116
Double Deck
67
66
66
81
80
81
81
81
89
90
Others Single Deck
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
6,752
6,861
6,771
6,870
6,773
6,870
Double Deck
164
174
130
121
93
92
103
109
99
97
Private Buses
479
477
473
477
472
483
493
492
496
493
Public Light Buses
4,343
4,334
4,328
4,347
4,349
4,350
4,350
4,347
4,348
4,345
Private Light Buses
1,983
1,925
1,889
1,857
1,871
1,901
1,936
1,992
2,077
2,200
Light Goods Vehicles
69,132
67,977
67,946
68,610
69,574
69,300
68,967
68,342
69,177
70,359
Medium Goods Vehicles
38,565
38,461
39,219
39,227
39,100
38,555
37,382
36,092
36,994
37,150
Heavy Goods Vehicles
3,328
3,339
3,312
3,152
3,052
2,891
2,913
2,968
3,245
3,655
Special Purpose Vehicles
696
774
851
994
1,023
1,099
1,155
1,263
1,325
1,406
Government Vehicles:
Motor Cycle
1,243
1,204
1,152
1,194
1,152
1,135
1,086
1,083
953
932
Others
5,580
5,450
5,346
5,200
5,256
5,185
5,209
5,193
5,362
5,365
Total (Motor Vehicles)
525,558
524,253
532,872
540,640
552,980
565,071
575,106
584,070
607,796
630,281
B. Non-motorised Vehicles
Trailers
17,924
17,633
18,182
17,530
17,072
16,411
15,272
15,021
15,327
15,098
Rickshaws
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
2

 

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