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Table 34

(Chapter 13: Transport)

(a) Motor Vehicles Licensed by Type

Thousands

Type

2004

2008

2009

Private cars

345

383

394

Motor cycles (including motor tricycles)

33

38

38

Taxis

18

18

18

Buses, public and private

13

13

13

Light buses, public and private

6

6

6

Goods vehicles

110

109

107

Special purpose vehicles

1

1

1

Government vehicles (excluding military vehicles)

Total

6

6

6

533

575

584

(b) Public Transport: Average Daily Passenger Journeys by

Different Modes of Transport

2004

Franchised bus

4 081

MTR Bus (for West Rail Line/Light Rail)

55

Mass Transit Railway (MTR)(1)(2)

2 299

3 587

Thousands

2008

2009

3 872

95

3 632

3812

103

Red Minibus and Green Minibus

1 709

1 837

1 852#

Taxi

Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCRC)(2) Tramway and Peak Tram

Light Rail

1 032

1 070

954#

934

243

239

244

360

376

393

Ferry

Residents' Services

Total

155

147

140

177

192

213#

11 046

11 415

11 343#

Notes: (1) The operations of the MTR and KCRC were merged on 2 December 2007. Afterwards, the counting of passenger journey for passengers making railway interchanges at Kowloon Tong, Mei Foo, Nam Cheong, Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations was different. Hence, the figures after the merger are not strictly comparable with those of earlier figures.

(2) From 2 December 2007 onwards, the East Rail and West Rail of the former KCRC have been merged under MTR. East Rail of the former KCRC includes Ma On Shan Rail and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line.

Source: Transport Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2294 2580)