HK registration and licensing in 2026 up to 2026-08

This page shows the number of vehicles newly-registered in HK by vehicle class, from Jan-2013 onwards, using data from the Transport Department. Choose simple or detailed view. The total licensed and registered are at the end of the period. If a vehicle is registered but not licensed then it is not allowed on public roads and may have already been scrapped. By law, permitted gross vehicle mass of Goods Vehicles in tonnes are: Light: 5.5, Medium: 24, Heavy: 38. Click on the vehicle class to see the history. The latest available month is 2026-08.

Year Month
Breakdown

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Vehicle class First reg. Total licensed Total reg.
1 Combo Motor Cycles 3 78 135
2 Franchised bus: CTB: Lantau: Double 0 221 233
3 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Double 9 1,368 1,430
4 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Single 0 23 34
5 Franchised bus: KMB: Double 29 3,623 3,812
6 Franchised bus: KMB: Single 0 128 142
7 Franchised bus: LWB: Double 4 306 319
8 Franchised bus: NLB: Double 18 87 87
9 Franchised bus: NLB: Single 0 74 82
10 Government Motor Cycles 92 706 706
11 Government Other Vehicles 312 6,424 6,424
12 Green Minibus 29 3,369 3,461
13 Heavy Goods Vehicles 192 7,424 8,070
14 Light Goods Vehicles 1,109 67,256 72,326
15 Medium Goods Vehicles 510 31,429 32,994
16 Motor Tricycles 2 735 1,109
17 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Double 15 170 170
18 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Single 0 1 1
19 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Double 0 157 170
20 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Single 240 6,403 6,662
21 Private bus: Double 0 28 31
22 Private bus: Single 34 801 828
23 Private Cars 43,897 594,199 650,227
24 Private Light Buses 91 3,290 3,365
25 Red Minibus 0 678 879
26 Solo Motor Cycles 2,662 70,751 110,217
27 Special Purpose Vehicles 42 1,839 2,198
28 Taxis:Lantau 2 74 75
29 Taxis:New Territories 238 2,747 2,838
30 Taxis:Urban 955 15,121 15,250
All classes 50,485 819,510 924,275

Bus operators

CTB CITYBUS LIMITED (HK) 城巴有限公司
KMB KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (1933) LIMITED (THE) 九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司
LRB MTR CORPORATION LIMITED 香港鐵路有限公司
LWB LONG WIN BUS COMPANY LIMITED 龍運巴士有限公司
NLB NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY (1973) LIMITED 新大嶼山巴士(1973)有限公司
NWFB NEW WORLD FIRST BUS SERVICES LIMITED 新世界第一巴士服務有限公司

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