Section 3  Registration and Licensing of Vehicles and Drivers

Vehicle Licensing during 2006 - 2015

Vehicles Licensed		As at End of Year
		2006		2007		2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
A. Motorised Vehicles
Motor Cycles		35,915		37,065		37,599		37,577		37,967		38,577		39,706		41,706		44,330		47,523
Motor Tricycles		5		9		9		27		41		40		35		60		107		236
Private Cars		360,427		372,203		383,141		393,812		414,966		434,843		454,697		475,752		495,038		521,852
Urban Taxis		15,246		15,246		15,234		15,240		15,243		15,248		15,248		15,206		15,189		15,237
N.T. Taxis		2,735		2,765		2,831		2,838		2,838		2,834		2,833		2,827		2,827		2,831
Lantau Taxis		50		50		50		50		50		50		50		50		50		50
Public Buses:
NWFB	Single Deck	36	694	35	694	35	692	34	705	36	704	36	703	36	704	35	715	35	711	32	720
	Double Deck	658		659		657		671		668		667		668		680		676		688
KMB	Single Deck	155	4,013	151	4,027	128	3,925	151	3,879	157	3,819	165	3,890	168	3,818	177	3,844	173	3,852	172	3,888
	Double Deck	3,858		3,876		3,797		3,728		3,662		3,725		3,650		3,667		3,679		3,716
NLB	Single Deck	83	83	94	94	102	102	104	104	103	103	104	104	108	108	108	108	109	111	116	123
	Double Deck	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		2		7
City Bus	Single Deck	66	741	66	747	61	748	63	759	65	766	65	766	65	778	54	777	51	781	36	762
	Double Deck	675		681		687		696		701		701		713		723		730		726
Long Win Bus	Single Deck	9	153	3	155	3	157	2	167	-	165	-	163	-	165	-	172	-	179	-	190
	Double Deck	144		152		154		165		165		163		165		172		179		190
City Bus 2	Single Deck	20	168	20	172	19	170	20	172	20	172	19	172	18	170	14	175	14	176	9	182
	Double Deck	148		152		151		152		152		153		152		161		162		173
KCRC/MTRC	Single Deck	25	105	26	107	21	102	26	107	26	115	26	116	8	117	8	124	11	127	11	133
	Double Deck	80		81		81		81		89		90		109		116		116		122
Others	Single Deck	6,703	6,796	6,746	6,838	6,752	6,855	6,752	6,861	6,771	6,870	6,773	6,870	6,741	6,840	6,766	6,866	6,803	6,906	6,780	6,883
	Double Deck	93		92		103		109		99		97		99		100		103		103
Private Buses		472		483		493		492		496		493		544		572		582		610
Public Light Buses		4,349		4,350		4,350		4,347		4,348		4,345		4,347		4,346		4,345		4,344
Private Light Buses		1,871		1,901		1,936		1,992		2,077		2,200		2,439		2,757		2,995		3,066
Light Goods Vehicles		69,574		69,300		68,967		68,342		69,177		70,359		71,699		74,339		71,712		70,431
Medium Goods Vehicles		39,100		38,555		37,382		36,092		36,994		37,150		36,788		37,902		36,630		36,001
Heavy Goods Vehicles		3,052		2,891		2,913		2,968		3,245		3,655		4,234		4,755		5,073		5,398
Special Purpose Vehicles		1,023		1,099		1,155		1,263		1,325		1,406		1,450		1,556		1,530		1,552
Government Vehicles:
Motor Cycles		1,152		1,135		1,086		1,083		953		932		905		826		762		682
Others		5,256		5,185		5,209		5,193		5,362		5,365		5,335		5,479		5,527		5,569
Total (Motor Vehicles)		552,980		565,071		575,106		584,070		607,796		630,281		653,010		680,914		699,540		728,263
B. Non-motorised Vehicles
Trailers		17,072		16,411		15,272		15,021		15,327		15,098		14,671		14,551		14,075		13,913
Rickshaws		4		5		4		4		2		2		2		3		3		3