Fact · transport · 2025-12
Length of public roads
公共道路長度
Figure and reference date
2,269 km
2 269 公里
Notes and definition
Public roads maintained by the Highways Department.
Other figures in this group (transport)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Transport.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily public transport passenger journeys臨時 公共交通平均每日乘客人次 | 11.712 million 1 171.2 萬 Provisional figure. | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Licensed motor vehicles 領牌車輛 | 813,000 81.3 萬輛 Year-end figure. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Licensed private cars 領牌私家車 | 585,000 58.5 萬輛 Electric 142,000; petrol 433,000; diesel and others 10,000. | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Electric private cars 電動私家車 | 142,000 14.2 萬輛 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Front-seat child passenger restraint rule 前座兒童乘客束縛設備規定 | Children under 3 in a private car’s front seat must use an approved child seat; from 1 Nov 2025 any child under 8 and under 1.35 m tall must use a suitable child restraint device in front or rear seats. 未滿 3 歲坐私家車前座必須用認可兒童座椅；2025-11-01 起擴至未滿 8 歲且身高 <1.35 米嘅兒童坐前座或後座都要用合適兒童束縛設備 Under the Road Traffic (Safety Equipment) Regulations (Cap. 374F), as amended by L.N. 179 of 2024. Scope, exemptions and penalties per the Regulations. | 2025-11-01 | Road Traffic (Safety Equipment) Regulations (Cap. 374F) |
| Passenger arrivals by all modes 抵港旅客（按交通模式合計） | 167.304 million 1.673 億人次 Land 140.294 million, air 22.945 million, sea 4.064 million. Cross-boundary passenger flow, including returning residents, not visitor arrivals. | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Inward and outward aircraft movements臨時 進出香港的飛機 | 395,000 39.5 萬架次 Provisional figure. | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Port container throughput 港口貨櫃吞吐量 | 12.995 million TEUs 1 299.5 萬個標準貨櫃單位 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| EV share of new private-car registrations 電動車新登記滲透率 | Over 70% 超過70% EEB Roadmap update Feb 2026: about 149,000 EVs by end-2025; over 7 in 10 newly registered private cars are electric. | 2025-12 | Environment and Ecology Bureau: Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (updated) 2026 |
| Public charging facilities 公共充電設施 | About 17,364 (mid-2026) 約17 364支（2026年中） EPD: 11,117 medium, 3,218 fast and 169 rapid chargers; plus about 130,000 private residential charging parking spaces. | 2026-06 | Environmental Protection Department: Promotion of Electric Vehicles and Public Charging |
| MTR heavy-rail delay incidents 港鐵重鐵延誤事故 | 2025: 133 incidents of 8+ min; 11 of 31+ min 2025年：延誤8分鐘或以上133宗，31分鐘或以上11宗 LegCo Panel paper: 2024 figures were 155 and 12. Of the 2025 31+ min incidents, 9 were equipment-related and 2 passenger/external. | 2025 | LegCo Panel on Transport: MTR service reliability and delay statistics |
| MTR network operating length 港鐵路網營運里程 | 271 km 271 公里 As reported by MTR Corporation. | 2025年6月 | MTR Corporation: 2025 Annual Report (network length & ridership) |
26 more figures in this group are listed in Transport.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition” (Census and Statistics Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population density, Hong Kong Island 香港島人口密度 | 14,540 persons per km² 每平方公里 14 540 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, Kowloon 九龍人口密度 | 47,780 persons per km² 每平方公里 47 780 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, New Territories and Islands 新界及離島人口密度 | 4,250 persons per km² 每平方公里 4 250 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Number of households 住戶數目 | 2,778,100 2 778 100 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Total land area 陸地總面積 | 1,114.6 km² 1 114.6 平方公里 Year-end figure. GovHK Fact Sheet states 1,114.57 km². | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hong Kong Island land area 香港島陸地面積 | 80.7 km² 80.7 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Kowloon land area 九龍陸地面積 | 46.9 km² 46.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| New Territories and Islands land area 新界及離島陸地面積 | 986.9 km² 986.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
74 more figures come from the same document; see Transport.
Verified questions that cite this figure
Why is fuel so expensive in Hong Kong?
Retail fuel prices are high because of fuel duty, scarce forecourt land, storage and transport costs, a concentrated market, and the currency peg that transmits dollar oil prices directly.
How many MTR stations are there?
It depends on whether you mean heavy rail, or everything including Light Rail and the high-speed rail terminus. This site lists station records for ten heavy rail lines, with interchanges counted once per line, plus the Light Rail and high-speed systems.
How many road tunnels are there in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has cross-harbour tunnels, road tunnels and tunnel tubes; the Transport Department’s tunnels and bridges map is the reference. The first cross-harbour tunnel opened in August 1972, and several more have been added since, along with many local road tunnels.
How many MTR lines are there in Hong Kong and how do I read the map?
The Mass Transit Railway network, operated by the MTR Corporation, serves Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and parts of Lantau. Urban lines, the Airport Express, Light Rail and the Hong Kong section of the Express Rail Link are shown in distinct colours on the official map and fall into two fare structures.
How fast is the Internet in Hong Kong? What is 5G and Wi-Fi coverage like?
Hong Kong’s fixed and mobile speeds consistently rank in the global top 10. Four major mobile operators offer 5G, covering urban areas, new towns, most MTR lines, public estates and shopping centres. The Government’s Wi-Fi.HK, free mall hotspots and carrier hotspots provide extensive connectivity.
Which authority approves fare increases for the MTR, franchised buses, the Star Ferry and trams?
Fare adjustments for the MTR and franchised buses are approved through statutory procedures after review by the Transport and Logistics Bureau and Transport Department, while the Star Ferry and trams follow their own procedures. All fares and patronage figures are officially published.
Why doesn’t the site offer real-time bus/MTR arrivals or a fare calculator?
The site is a static hard-data repository providing official statistics with clear years and sources; it does not run real-time life tools. Live arrivals, point-to-point routing and fare calculators need real-time data feeds and are outside its scope.
How do you get around Hong Kong?
Hong Kong’s public transport is dense, spanning the MTR, buses, minibuses, trams, ferries and taxis; public transport carries over ten million passenger journeys a day, a world-class mobility system.
How do you travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai, Macao, Chongqing and so on?
Travel from Hong Kong to Pearl River Delta cities uses various cross-boundary modes (bridge, ports, high-speed rail, flights), with port arrangements and schedules changing. This site gives official public-transport, road and port hard data as background; specific services follow the latest port and operator announcements.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Length of public roads”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/roads-2025, data as at 2025-12 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈公共道路長度〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/roads-2025，資料時點 2025-12（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition
Census and Statistics Department
Official document dated 2026-04; last checked by this site 2026-09-05.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.