In the fourth quarter of 2023, there were about 143 and 68 complaints and suggestions concerning the frequency or carrying capacity of public transport services for the Green Minibus and the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, respectively. The number of complaints and suggestions about public transport services in Hong Kong has increased significantly in recent years.

In 2023, approximately 11.5 million daily trips on average were completed by public transport in Hong Kong, representing an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous year. Hong Kong's public transportation system includes buses, minibuses, railways, trams, taxis and ferries.

In 2023, approximately 5.2 million passengers per day made journeys on Hong Kong's public railways, representing a rise of almost 25 percent from the previous year. Ridership numbers of most public transport services dropped significantly between 2020 and 2022, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown measures in the city.

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Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: Taxi data was reported at 908.303 Unit th in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 877.622 Unit th for Apr 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: Taxi data is updated monthly, averaging 1,035.000 Unit th from Jan 1996 (Median) to May 2018, with 269 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,347.000 Unit th in Oct 2002 and a record low of 866.223 Unit th in May 2017. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: Taxi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.

In 2023, Hong Kong's MTR service completed nearly 420 million cross-harbor passenger trips, representing an increase of more than 26 percent from the previous year. In the same year, Hong Kong's ferries carried only 17 million passenger trips across the harbor.

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The Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest presents the latest monthly statistics on passenger journeys of public transport operators, vehicle registration and licensing, driving licences, vehicle inspection and examination, road traffic accidents, traffic flows through tunnels and cross-boundary vehicular traffic. Symbols, Rounding of Figures and Abbreviations:https://www.td.gov.hk/datagovhk_td/mttd/ttfolder/resources/symbols.pdf

Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Green Minibus data was reported at 46,745.019 Unit th in Aug 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46,810.119 Unit th for Jul 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Green Minibus data is updated monthly, averaging 33,004.500 Unit th from Jul 1984 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 410 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,541.546 Unit th in Jan 2018 and a record low of 11,367.000 Unit th in Aug 1984. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Green Minibus data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, nearly 9,000 of the complaints received by the Hong Kong Transport Complaints Unit against transport services were about public transport services. After a significant reduction in the number of complaints and suggestions about Hong Kong's transport services in 2020, the number picked up significantly in 2021 and 2022.

United States Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Hong Kong was US$183 Thousand during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Hong Kong - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: MTR: Bus data was reported at 140.299 Unit th in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 133.477 Unit th for Aug 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: MTR: Bus data is updated monthly, averaging 103.000 Unit th from Jan 1996 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 273 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 147.700 Unit th in Oct 2014 and a record low of 37.000 Unit th in Aug 1999. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Daily Avg: MTR: Bus data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Hong Kong Transport Complaints Unit received 8,157 complaints about the standard of services on public transport, representing a significant rise compared to the same period of the previous year. During the same period, the number of complaints about service adequacy dropped substantially.

Thailand Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Hong Kong was US$177 during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Thailand Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Hong Kong - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Star Ferry data was reported at 1,759.689 Unit th in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,641.873 Unit th for Jul 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Star Ferry data is updated monthly, averaging 2,473.000 Unit th from Jul 1982 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 434 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,046.000 Unit th in Dec 1984 and a record low of 1,271.242 Unit th in Sep 2017. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: Star Ferry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.

Bermuda Imports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles from Hong Kong was US$289 during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Bermuda Imports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles from Hong Kong - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

In 2023, approximately 411,000 passenger journeys per day on average were completed on the Hong Kong Light Rail, representing an increase of almost 14 percent from the previous year. Daily riderships on the Hong Kong Light Rail dropped sharply between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown measures.

Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: Light Rail data was reported at 14,769.736 Unit th in Aug 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15,214.788 Unit th for Jul 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: Light Rail data is updated monthly, averaging 10,753.500 Unit th from Sep 1988 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 360 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,652.028 Unit th in Oct 2017 and a record low of 1,624.000 Unit th in Sep 1988. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: Light Rail data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.

Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: LL: Intra Kowloon or NT data was reported at 98,222.424 Person th in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 96,948.682 Person th for Jul 2018. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: LL: Intra Kowloon or NT data is updated monthly, averaging 77,790.000 Person th from Jan 2002 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 200 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100,673.000 Person th in Dec 2017 and a record low of 25,271.000 Person th in Apr 2003. Hong Kong Public Transport Passenger Journeys: MTR: LL: Intra Kowloon or NT data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Transport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.TA013: Public Transport Passenger Journeys.