| Adult | $2.3 |
| Passenger aged 65 years or above | $1.1 |
| Passenger under 12 (other than passenger under 3 accompanied by a person aged 12 or above) | $1.2 |
| Passenger under 3 (accompanied by a person aged 12 or above) | Free |
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| Vehicle kilometres operated | 6,313 | 5,959 | 5,805 | 5,887 | 6,069 | 5,816 | 5,432 | 5,154 | 5,197 | 4,739 | 4,932 | +4.1 |
| Passengers carried | 84,221 | 83,942 | 82,009 | 82,347 | 84,383 | 82,783 | 78,960 | 74,053 | 72,282 | 66,251 | 64,854 | -2.1 |
| Type(1) | Passenger Capacity(2) | Number |
| (a) Double-deck enclosed tram, 1987 series | 115 | 160 |
| (b) Double-deck enclosed tram, 1949 style | 115 | 1 |
| (c) Double-deck open balcony tram | 32 | 1 |
| (d) Double-deck semi-open-top tram | 32 | 1 |
| (e) Double-deck maintenance tram | non-applicable | 1 |
| Total | 164 | |
| Note: | (1) |
All trams were assembled by Hong Kong Tramways Limited except cars No. 28 (type c) and No. 128 (type d) which were originally built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Ltd. in 1954/55 and rebuilt by Hong Kong Tramways Limited for charter and tourist duties in 1986/87. Cars in group (a) comprise Nos. 1-27, 29-43, 45-119, 121-127, 129-143, 145-163, 165 and 166. They were built from 1987 to 1991 with underframes by W.J. Brown Engineering Ltd. and bodies by Full Arts Metal Works Ltd. (109 cars) and Leeway Engineering and Trading Co. Ltd. (51 cars). Leeway also supplied the body for car No. 120 (type b) which was built new in 1991 to the design of the previous generation of trams dating from 1949. Car No. 120 is a "heritage" tram, but is used in normal traffic. The maintenance tram was built by Hong Kong Tramways Limited in 1998.
All trams use the original or locally manufactured trucks and electro-mechanical equipment. Trucks were built variously by Peckham, Maley and Taunton, Hong Kong Tramways Limited and Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Ltd. Motors are by Dick Kerr, Metropolitan Vickers and English Electric. During 2001, all trams (except two antique trams and one heritage tram) had rotary controllers replaced by electronic speed controllers or DC chopper control system incorporating Deadmans handles and were completely rewired with LSF cabling and fitted with traction grade convertors. A total of 48 conventional trams have been converted into metal body trams to serve passengers. Octopus payment has also been introduced on all passenger trams. |
| (2) | Passenger capacities are nominal. Capacities for car types (a) and (b) are listed as 115 in the gazetted schedules. Capacities quoted for car types (c) and (d) are guidelines only. | |
| Hong Kong Tramways Limited is wholly owned by Veolia Transport China Limited since 8 March 2010. The tramway began operations in 1904 under the authority of the Tramway Ordinance, Cap. 107. | ||