HK registration and licensing in 2026 up to 2026-05

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 2026-05.

Year Month
Breakdown

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Vehicle class First reg. Total licensed Total reg.
1 Combo Motor Cycles 3 82 135
2 Franchised bus: CTB: Lantau: Double 0 217 233
3 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Double 0 1,366 1,423
4 Franchised bus: CTB: Urban & NT: Single 0 20 34
5 Franchised bus: KMB: Double 10 3,675 3,797
6 Franchised bus: KMB: Single 0 125 143
7 Franchised bus: LWB: Double 4 318 319
8 Franchised bus: NLB: Double 0 69 69
9 Franchised bus: NLB: Single 0 78 93
10 Government Motor Cycles 56 713 713
11 Government Other Vehicles 162 6,418 6,418
12 Green Minibus 16 3,367 3,458
13 Heavy Goods Vehicles 122 7,418 8,054
14 Light Goods Vehicles 675 67,888 72,640
15 Medium Goods Vehicles 295 31,482 32,983
16 Motor Tricycles 2 762 1,116
17 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Double 6 161 161
18 Non-franchised public bus: MTR: Single 0 1 1
19 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Double 0 174 178
20 Non-franchised public bus: Others: Single 112 6,404 6,641
21 Private bus: Double 0 31 31
22 Private bus: Single 26 807 827
23 Private Cars 35,062 591,145 646,084
24 Private Light Buses 62 3,320 3,380
25 Red Minibus 0 680 881
26 Solo Motor Cycles 1,585 71,297 109,648
27 Special Purpose Vehicles 28 1,831 2,197
28 Taxis:Lantau 1 74 75
29 Taxis:New Territories 155 2,728 2,838
30 Taxis:Urban 574 15,058 15,250
All classes 38,956 817,709 919,820

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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