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Table 34

(Chapter 13: Transport)

(a) Motor Vehicles Licensed by Type

Thousands

Type

1999

2003

2004

Private cars

322

339

345

Motor cycles (including motor tricycles)

24

30

33

Taxis

18

18

18

Buses, public and private

12

13

13

Light buses, public and private

6

6

6

Goods vehicles

114

110

110

Special purpose vehicles

t

1

1

Government vehicles (excluding military vehicles)

7

7

6

Total

504

524

533

Note: Less than 500 vehicles.

(b) Public Transport: Average Daily Number of Passenger Journeys

by Different Modes of Transport

1999

2003

Thousands

2004

Franchised bus

3 961

4 047

KCRC Light Rail Transit Feeder Bus

60

Mass Transit Railway

2 164

2 130

71

4 081

2 299

55

Red Minibus (2) and Green Minibus

1 586

1 631

1 706#

Taxi (2)

Kowloon-Canton Railway-Heavy Rail (3)

967

975

1 030#

757

767

934

Tram

Kowloon-Canton Railway-Light Rail

Ferry

Residents' Services

Total (1)

250

232

243

314

291

360

157

146

155

115

174

178#

10 330

10 465

11 042#

Notes: (1) Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.

(2)

Estimates.

(3) KCRC West Rail was introduced on 20 December 2003. Ma On Shan Rail was introduced on 21 December 2004. Heavy Rail includes East Rail, Ma On Shan Rail and West Rail from 2003 onwards.

Source: Transport Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 3150 8212)