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Appendix 36
(Chapter 13: Communications and Transport)
Registered Motor Vehicles
Public service vehicles
Public buses
China Motor Bus Company
Kowloon Motor Bus Company
New Lantao Bus Company
Others
Public light buses
Taxis
Public hire cars
Private vehicles
Motor cycles
Motor tricycles
Private cars
Private buses
Private light buses
Goods vehicles
Crown vehicles (excluding vehicles of HM Forces)
1975
As at end of year
1976
1977
629
1 560
42
1 186
702 1 700
44
1 208
751
1708
49
1 227
4 307
4 754
1 283
4 346 4994 1 322
4 350
6203
916
22 290
21 285
26
18
114 260
113 665
293
265
1 447
32 034
913
2994
1 245 37 108
857 2987
21 344
14 122 858 263 1 079 42 798
943 3 018
188 018
191 746
207 521
Motor cycles
Other motor vehicles
Total
Tramcars
Hongkong Tramways Limited
Tramcars
162
162
Trailers
22
22
1692323
Peak Tramways Company
Tramcars
3
3
Total
187
187
3
187
Public Transport: Passengers Carried by Undertaking
Thousand Journeys
Kowloon Motor Bus Company
1975 634 562
China Motor Bus Company
215 761
1976 716430 230 556
1977
810930
Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company
143 467
135 324
Hongkong Tramways Limited
144 011
128 163
'Star Ferry Company
53 197
50 700
239 608 133 443 134 455 50961
Kowloon-Canton Railway
13 474
12491
Peak Tramways Company
2034
1 821
13 796 1942
New Lantao Bus Company
1 373
1 685
2007
1 207 879
1 277 170
1 387 142
Total
Public Transport: Passengers Carried by Area
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
Cross Harbour
Ferry
Tunnel
New Territories
Urban
Rural
Ferry
Thousand Journeys
320 648
304 359
314 850
458 692
497 521
542 465
181 485
169 499
166 653
86 107
113 858
127 790
82 676
63 092
15 179
1 207 879
1 277 170
99 691 75714
16 528
1 387 142
126 738
90 895
17 751
Total
Public Transport: Daily Average Number of Passengers Carried by Different Modes of Transport
Bus
Public light bus*
Taxi*
Ferry
Tram
Public hire car*
Railway
Total
* Estimate.
Thousand Journeys
2333
2 592
2 884
1 434
1 595
1 615
563
591
665
539
508
505
400
350
374
46
47
33
37
34
38
5 352
5 717
6 114