22-25 LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES AS AT END OF THE YEAR①
(Number of Vehicles)
Type	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998
Private Cars②	197852	285467	293381	314833	318137
Motor Cycles(Including Motor Tricycles)	16628	21031	22650	23511	23343
Taxis
Urban	14584	15256	15108	15161	15200
New Territories	2436	2545	2641	2707	2803
Lantau	40	40	40	50	50
Public Buses③
China Motor Bus(11)
Single Deck	3	29	29	29	-
Double Deck	958	776	814	787	-
Kowloon Motor Bus
Single Deck	167	305	277	278	275
Double Deck	2718	3172	3304	3556	3713
New Lantao Bus
Single Deck	46	69	69	77	82
Double Deck	12	0	0	0	0
Citybus④
Single Deck	-	22	32	57	157
Double Deck	-	338	358	504	780
Long Win Bus⑤
Single Deck	-	-	-	0	3
Double Deck	-	-	-	22	157
New World First Bus(11)
Single Deck	-	-	-	-	56
Double Deck	-	-	-	-	647
Other Public Buses
Single Deck	3191	4225	4807	5116	5295
Double Deck	214	242	241	233	231
Private Buses③
Single Deck	159	247	294	323	345
Double Deck	21	66	65	81	78
Public Light Buses⑥	4336	4328	4313	4335	4343
Private Light Buses⑥	2410	2422	2303	2230	2158
Goods Vehicles
Light⑦	91868	81313	79162	78876	75899
Medium⑧	24907	34865	35611	36968	36551
Heavy⑨	758	1750	2018	2435	2601
Special Purpose Vehicles⑩	212	277	316	370	406
Government Vehicles(Excluding Military Vehicles)
Motor Cycles	1259	1322	1207	1308	1238
Other Vehicles	5381	5961	6075	6381	6125
Total	370160	466068	475115	500228	500673
Notes: ①Motor 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.
②Private 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.
③Bus means a motor vehicle for the carriage of more than 16 passengers.
④Starting from 1.9.1993.
⑤Started operation from 1.6.1997.
⑥Light 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.
⑦Light goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5.5
tonnes.
⑧Medium goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5
tonnes but not exceeding 24 tonnes.
⑨Heavy goods vehicle means a goods vehicle having a permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes
but not exceeding 38 tonnes.
⑩Special 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.
（11）China Motor Bus Co.Ltd closed operation and New World First Bus Services Ltd started operation on
1.9. 1998.

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