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Table 34

(Chapter 13: Transport)

(a) Motor Vehicles Licensed by Type

Thousands

Type

2005

2009

2010

Private cars

351

394

415

Motor cycles (including motor tricycles)

34

38

38

Taxis

18

18

18

Buses, public and private

13

13

13

Light buses, public and private

6

6

6

Goods vehicles

111

107

109

Special purpose vehicles

1

1

Government vehicles (excluding military vehicles)

6

6

6

Total

541

584

608

(b) Public Transport: Average Daily Passenger Journeys by

Different Modes of Transport

2005

2009

Thousands

2010

Franchised Bus

3918

3 812

3 776

MTR Bus (for West Rail Line/Light Rail)

74

103

Mass Transit Railway (MTR)(1)

2 374

3 632

112

3 871

Red Minibus and Green Minibus

1 759

1 853

1 877#

Taxi

1 026

954

988#

Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCRC)(1)

1 073

Tramway and Peak Tram

241

244

241

Light Rail

373

393

423

Ferry(2)

154

140

136

Residents' Services

178

213

221#

Total

11 171

11 345

11 646#

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) Ferry includes franchised services and licensed services but exclude Kaitos.

Source: Transport Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2294 2580)