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Star Ferry
Star Ferry Pier
Above: Situated in front of the Cultural Center and the century-old clock tower is Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui with Hong Kong Island in the background.


The Star Ferry, one of the must-do's in Hong Kong, has been running for about a century.

It is a leisurely 5-minute ride across the Victoria Harbor for just HK$2.20 (~US 30cents). Locals still take it routinely.

There's one just about every 5 or 10 minutes, operating from early in the morning till a bit after 11 o'clock at night.

There are three routes: one between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central, one between Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai, and one between Hung Hom and Wan Chai. They're all short routes of under 15 minutes or so.

A good thing to do will be to take it from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, and then take the one from there to Wanchai. Arriving at Wanchai, you can walk around the HK Convention and Exhibition Center where the 1997 handover ceremonies were held.

 



Above: Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui with Hong Kong Island in the background.




Above: Star Ferry at the Central ferry pier with a cruise ship in the background berthed at Ocean Terimal.

Above right : the old Star Ferry pier in Central district of Hong Kong Island,
retired as of Nov 12, 2006
The ferry has two decks. The bottom deck is cheaper, but even the upper deck only costs just less than 30 cents US to ride. The bottom deck is not as nice and if you don't like diesel fumes, upper deck is your choice. But then, for some reason, the ferries between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui only take passengers on the upper deck. (Left: passengers enjoying the view of the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center from the lower deck of Star Ferry.)
 

Above right : the new Star Ferry pier in Central district (2006.11.12)
old Star Ferry clock tower
Above left: inside a Star Ferry boat with the view of Hong Kong Island skyline outside.
Above right : the clock tower of the old Star Ferry pier in Central
 
 

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