22-24 LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES AS AT END OF THE YEAR

 

单位:

Type

1990

1994

1995

1996

1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Cars

197852

279420

285467

293381

314833

 

Motor Cycles

(Including Motor Tricycles)

16628

20399

21031

22650

23511

 

Taxis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urban

14584

15247

15256

15108

15161

 

New Territories

2436

2569

2545

2641

2707

 

Lantau

40

40

40

40

50

 

Public Buses

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Motor Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

3

31

29

29

29

 

Double Deck

958

868

776

814

787

 

Kowloon Motor Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

167

294

305

277

278

 

Double Deck

2718

3047

3172

3304

3556

 

New Lantao Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

46

68

69

69

77

 

Double Deck

12

3

0

0

0

 

Citybus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

-

0

22

32

57

 

Double Deck

-

241

338

358

504

 

Long Win Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

-

-

-

-

0

 

Double Deck

-

-

-

-

22

 

Other Public Buses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

3191

3853

4225

4807

5116

 

Double Deck

214

245

242

241

233

 

Private Buses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Deck

159

221

247

294

323

 

Double Deck

21

57

66

65

81

 

Public Light Buses

4336

4322

4328

4313

4335

 

Private Light Buses

2410

2426

2422

2303

2230

 

Goods Vehicles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light

91868

85507

81313

79162

78876

 

Medium

24907

34231

34865

35611

36968

 

Heavy

758

1587

1750

2018

2435

 

Special Purpose Vehicles

212

256

277

316

370

 

Government Vehicles

(Excluding Military Vehicles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor Cycles

1259

1321

1322

1207

1308

 

Other Vehicles

5381

6157

5961

6075

6381

 

Total

370160

462410

466068

475115

500228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Motor vehicle licensing conveys the right for a vehicle to be driven on a road.The valid period is either four months

or a year. The total vehicles licensed figure refers to end of the year position.

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.

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

Starting from 1.9.1993.

Started operation from 1.6.1997.

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.

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

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

exceeding 24 tonnes.

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

exceeding 38 tonnes.

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.