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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.
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The service was part of the celebration of the 83rd anniversary of Hong Kong Ferry's historic vehicular ferry service, which ceased operation in 1998. [3] [4] [5] During 2023, the Hong Kong Tourism Association launched a trial program which increased Harbour Cruise Bauhinia's services to accommodate a sudden surge of tourists from mainland ...
The Central Ferry Piers (Chinese: 中環碼頭) are situated on the northeast part of Central, Hong Kong Island. The ferries mostly depart to Outlying Islands in the New Territories , with the exception of Pier 1 serving as a government pier, and ferries from piers 7 and 8 going to Kowloon .
The ferry services between the Wan Chai Pier and Jordan Road, Kowloon was in operation as early as 12 November 1949. [2] Because the ferry line mainly catered to passengers on the Hong Kong Island to the east of Wan Chai, the China Motor Bus company rerouted its bus route no. 2 so that it passed near the Wan Chai
Blake Pier at Stanley (Chinese: 赤柱卜公碼頭) is a public pier in Stanley, Hong Kong. The name originally referred to Blake Pier, Central, a ferry pier in Central, Hong Kong. The pier was named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the twelfth governor of Hong Kong. It was originally located at the site of the Central Reclamation Phase 1 project.
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.
Subsequently, the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry expanded its services to include the vehicular ferry service in 1933. [8] The service transported motor vehicles across Victoria Harbour for many years (from 1933 to 1998) prior to the opening of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel , Eastern Harbour Tunnel and Western Harbour Tunnel in 1972, 1989 and 1997.