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in the ten years following the first CIS, mainly through increased demand but partlyto replace the remaining hire car fleet which was phased out by 1978. Quotas fortaxis have been introduced which are currently no more than 200 new urban and100 New Territories taxi licences per year.3.2.28Buses and Minibuses (Public and Private Light Buses)The standard bus fleet almost doubled in size between 1976 and 1988, as shown inFigure 3.9. The distribution of buses by type at the end of 1988 was as follows:Kowloon Motor BusChina Motor BusNew Lantau BusOther Public BusPrivate BusSingleDeck93322751120DoubleDeck2633876131651229983699FIGURE 3.9:LICENSED BUSESThousands (Mid-Year)76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 883.2.29 Thus the great majority of double-deck buses are operated by the franchised buscompanies.3.2.30 The public light bus fleet remained fixed throughout the period at about 4350vehicles, although by 1988 nearly 30% of the fleet were converted from red to greenminibuses. The private light bus fleet declined up to 1982, but then tripled in sizebetween 1982 and 1988, probably partly as a result of the changes in vehicletaxation in 1982 which reduced the number of car-registered light vans.