Appendix 35
(Chapter 13: Communications and Transport)
Registered Motor Vehicles
Public service vehicles
Public buses
China Motor Bus Company Kowloon Motor Bus Company
New Lantau Bus Company
Others
Public Light buses
Taxis
Public hire cars
Private vehicles
Motor cycles Motor tricycles
Private cars
Private buses
Private light buses
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Goods vehicles
Crown vehicles (excluding vehicles of HM Forces)
Motor cycles
Other motor vehicles
Total
Tramcars
Hongkong Tramways Company
Tramcars
Trailers
Peak Tramways Company
Tramcars
Total
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249
1972
1973
1974
496
565
595
1,272
1,324
1,371
46
43
42
...
1,067
1,179
1,194
3,828
3,943
4,277
3,448
4,754
4,754
1,063
1,106
1,264
19,833
23,283
23,254
82
58
38
120,725
129,309
119,273
367
340
308
1,684
28,794
1,743 31,534
1,648 31,596
843 2,645
843 2,751
186,193
202,775
902 2,923 193,439
162 22
162 22
62
162 22
22
3
3
3
187
187
187
Public Transport: Passengers Carried by Undertaking
Kowloon Motor Bus Company China Motor Bus Company
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Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Hongkong Tramways Company "Star" Ferry Company
Kowloon-Canton Railway
Peak Tramways Company
New Lantau Bus Company Total
Thousand journeys
1972
1973
1974
501,188
493,691
564,488
166,721
150,586
181,172
179,496
155,532
150,291
148,464
145,672
147,588
58,108
52,566
50,465
10,972
11,808
12,168
2,260
1,964
2,051
1,358
1,753
1,225
1,068,567
-1,013,572
1,109,448
Public Transport: Passengers Carried by Area
Hong Kong Island Kowloon
Cross harbour
Ferry
Tunnel
New Territories
Urban
Rural Ferry
Total
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Thousand journeys
311,989
276,874
299,819
422,076
387.039
420,114
227,965
196,349
186,610
12,320
46,641
67,519
39,766
49,461
67,690
44,812
45,459
53,550
9,639
11,749
14,146
1,068,567
1,013,572
1,109,448
Bus
Public Transport: Daily Average Number of Passengers Carried by Different Modes of Transport
Public light bus*.
Ferry
Taxis*
Tram
Public hire car*
Rail
Total
H
Thousand journeys
1,829
1,770
2,046
1,050
1,202
1,202
649
570
550
637
563
563
412
404
410
59
44
45
30
32
33
4,666
4,585
4,849
* Estimate.