HK registration and licensing in 2026 up to 2026-01

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 2026-01.

Year Month
Breakdown

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Vehicle class First reg. Total licensed Total reg.
1 Combo Motor Cycles 1 78 134
2 Franchised bus: CTB: Lantau: Double 0 214 233
3 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Double 0 1,359 1,420
4 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Single 0 17 34
5 Franchised bus: KMB: Double 0 3,639 3,811
6 Franchised bus: KMB: Single 0 137 143
7 Franchised bus: LWB: Double 0 310 313
8 Franchised bus: NLB: Double 0 69 69
9 Franchised bus: NLB: Single 0 79 93
10 Government Motor Cycles 21 724 724
11 Government Other Vehicles 41 6,474 6,474
12 Green Minibus 7 3,367 3,454
13 Heavy Goods Vehicles 26 7,429 8,031
14 Light Goods Vehicles 157 68,537 72,888
15 Medium Goods Vehicles 37 31,533 32,966
16 Motor Tricycles 0 801 1,124
17 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Double 0 155 156
18 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Single 0 2 2
19 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Double 0 182 184
20 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Single 32 6,402 6,631
21 Private bus: Double 0 31 31
22 Private bus: Single 0 796 819
23 Private Cars 4,991 585,203 635,950
24 Private Light Buses 8 3,324 3,379
25 Red Minibus 0 700 886
26 Solo Motor Cycles 275 71,992 109,070
27 Special Purpose Vehicles 9 1,851 2,196
28 Taxis:Lantau 0 75 75
29 Taxis:New Territories 43 2,696 2,838
30 Taxis:Urban 91 14,959 15,250
All classes 5,739 813,135 909,378

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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