22-23 NEW REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICILES① Continued TableⅠ
Number of vehicle
Type	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997
Special Purpose Vehicles	70	27	26	53	71
Government Vehicles
(Excluding Military Vehicles)
Motor Cycles	439	368	218	181	297
Other Vehicles	1112	673	418	492	917
Total	53496	56299	38520	37469	62807

Notes:

① Motor vehicle registration, which is normally a one-off matter, means giving the vehicle a registration mark and putting

it into its appropriate class by the Transport Department, the Government of HKSAR. Figures on new registrations

refer to registrations during the year.

② Private car means a motor vehicle for use solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 7 passengers, but does not

include motor cycle or taxi.

③ Bus means a motor vehicle for the carriage of more than 16 passengers.

④ Starting from 1.9.1993.

⑤ Started operation from 1.6.1997.

⑥ Light bus means a motor vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle not exceeding 4 tonnes for use solely for the carriage

of a driver and not more than 16 passengers.

⑦ Light goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5.5 tonnes.

⑧ Medium goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes but not

exceeding 24 tonnes.

⑨ Heavy goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes but not

exceeding 38 tonnes.

⑩ Special purpose vehicle means a motor vehicle primarily for a use other than the carriage on a road of goods, the driver

or passengers, e.g. road sweeper.