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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