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At the turn of the century, Hong Kong currency and Canton currency were both accepted as legal tender in Hong Kong. In the autumn of 1912, following a devaluation, the Star Ferry caused a controversy by insisting, together with the tramways, that payment had to be made in Hong Kong currency only. Canton coinage would no longer be accepted.
Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd (HKKF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. It was formed by a number of shipping and shipbuilding firms, and was incorporated in Hong Kong in February 1998. HKKF currently provides 3 licensed scheduled passenger ferry routes to the Outlying Islands of the city.
Hong Kong Tramways (exits B, C, G and K) Peak Tram (exit J2) Ferries (exit A to Central Ferry Piers) Pier 2: Park Island Ferry, to Park Island; Pier 3: Discovery Bay Ferry, to Discovery Bay; Pier 4: Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry, to Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan on Lamma Island; Piers 5 and 6: Sun Ferry, to Silvermine Bay , Peng Chau and Cheung Chau
HSC Villum Clausen On the way from the shipyard of Austal in Australia to Rønne in Denmark the ferry had a top speed of 47.7 knots and an average of 43.4 knots, and on February 16 and 17, 2000 it had reached 1,063 sea miles within 24 hours, thereby setting the world record which was then written in the Guinness Book of Records.
A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferries, cruise ships and ocean liners.Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for example) ferry terminal, cruise terminal, marine terminal or maritime passenger terminal.
Sun Ferry Services Company Limited, more widely known as Sun Ferry (Chinese: 新渡輪) and formerly New World First Ferry Services Limited (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF), is a ferry service company in Hong Kong.
The Star Ferry Public Transport Interchange is a public transport interchange and bus terminal at Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, along Salisbury Road, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. External links [ edit ]
Hai Chang catamaran at Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal.. Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. (CKPT; traditional Chinese: 珠江客運; simplified Chinese: 珠江客运) is a subsidiary of Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS) and operates ferry services between Hong Kong and cities in Guangdong province, China, as well as Macau.