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HONG KONG'S RANGE OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES IS PROBABLY THE
MOST DIVERSE IN THE WORLD. VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORY TECHNICAL STANDARDS. THERE ARE
NO STATE OR MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES.
CAR RENTAL - CARS ARE AVAILABLE FROM MAJOR HOTELS. FEW
VISITORS CONSIDER SELF DRIVE CARS BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY
TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS. HONG KONG TRAFFIC DRIVES ON
THE LEFT.
BUSES - THERE ARE THREE FRANCHISED PUBLIC BUS SERVICES -
ONE EACH FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND LANTUS ISLAND.
FARE ARE FAIRLY CHEAP. THESE BUS SERVICES RUN FROM SIX IN
THE MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THERE ARE ALSO LATE AND
OVERNIGHT BUSES CONNECTING HONG KONG ISLAND WITH MAJOR
POPULATION CENTRES IN KOWLOON. ONLY A FEW BUS ROUTES ARE
OPERATED WITH AIR CONDITIONED BUSES AND RUSH HOUR BUS
TRAVEL CAN BE CROWDED. LARGE LUGGAGE AND SMOKING IS
PROHIBITED.
MINIBUSES - ARE LICENSED FOURTEEN OR SIXTEEN SEAT YELLOW
AND READ VEHICLES. FARE VARY ACCORDING TO DISTANCE TRAVEL
AND THE TIME OF DAY. VISITORS ARE RECOMMENDED TO USE THIS
TYPE OF TRAVEL WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY LOCAL HONG KONG
INHABITANTS WHO KNOW THE UNSCHEDULED MINIBUS ROUTES.
MAXICABS - ARE GREEN, PLY SCHEDULE AND NUMBERED ROUTES AND
HAVE FIXED FARES. HAVE THE EXACT COINAGE READY TO DROP IN
THE BOX AS YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CHANGE.
TAXIS - THERE ARE THREE TAXI AREAS: HONG KONG ISLAND AND
KOWLOON RED TAXIS, NEW TERRITORIES GREEN TAXIS AND LANTUA
ISLAND BLUE TAXIS. THESE TAXIS MAY CARRY UP TO FIVE
PASSENGERS. IT IS BEST TO QUEUE AT TAXI STANDS, AS THEY ARE
NOT PERMITTED TO STOP AND PICK UP OR DROP OFF PASSENGERS ON
SOME ROADS.
RICKSHAW - A MAN DRAWN TWO-WHEELED, TWO SEAT VEHICLE. SHORT
RIDES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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RAIL
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THERE ARE THREE RAIL SYSTEMS. THE 38.5KILOMETRE MASS
TRANSIT RAILWAY MTR, SERVING MAJOR POPULATION CENTRES ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR FROM 0600 - 0100
THIS IS A HIGHLY EFFICIENT URBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK,
MOSTLY RUNNING BELOW GROUND. MTR ARE NOT EXPENSIVE.
THEY ARE FAST AIR-CONDITIONED AND CLEAN.
THE 35.5 KM KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY KCR ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY
LINE CONNECTS HUNG HOM WITH 12 STATIONS IN KOWLOON AND
THE NEW TERRITORIES. TRAINS ARE AIR CONDITIONED.
STOPPING SERVICES RUN EVERY TEN MINUTES FROM EARLY MORNING
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. FARE ARE INEXPENSIVE. THE LIGHT RAIL
TRANSIT LRT SYSTEM, IS RUN BY KCR. IT IS A HIGH SPEED
SURFACE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN TERRITORIES. TRAINS ARE
AIR CONDITIONED, FREQUENT AND CHEAP.
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SEA
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AS A COASTAL COMMUNITY CONTAINING 235 ISLANDS, HONG KONG
NATURALLY HAS EXTENSIVE FERRY SERVICES.
STAR FERRY - THESE BOATS SHUTTLE ACROSS VICTORIA HARBOUR
EVERY FEW MINUTES, FROM 0600 - 2330. THESE FERRIES
ARE GREEN AND WHITE.
HONG KONG FERRY COMPANY - THESE ARE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE DECKED
FERRIES, WITH ROUTES TO OUTLYING ISLANDS, NEW TERRITORIES
TOWNS AND ACROSS VICTORIA HARBOUR. JOURNEY TIMES TO THE
FOUR MAJOR ISLANDS ARE ABOUT ONE HOUR. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH
SPEED HOVERFERRY, SERVICING THE ROUTE TO NEW TOWNS OF TSUEN
WAN AND TUEN MUN AND SOME OUTLYING ISLANDS.
KAIDO - LOCAL FERRY, PROVIDING OFFBEAT TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
IN MANY SPOTS. KAIDO SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED AND LICENSED,
BUT THE BOATS ARE NOT AIR-CONDITIONED.
SAMPAN - WATER TAXIS, USED MOSTLY BY VILLAGERS AND ARE
AVAILABLE IN MAJOR FISHING HARBOURS.
WALLAH WALLAHS - THESE ARE SMALL MOTOR-BOATS ALSO USED AS
SPEED HOVERFERRY, SERVICING THE ROUTE TO NEW TOWNS OF TSUEN
WAN AND TUEN MUN AND SOME OUTLYING ISLANDS.
KAIDO - LOCAL FERRY, PROVIDING OFFBEAT TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
IN MANY SPOTS. KAIDO SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED AND LICENSED,
BUT THE BOATS ARE NOT AIR-CONDITIONED.
SAMPAN - WATER TAXIS, USED MOSTLY BY VILLAGERS AND ARE
AVAILABLE IN MAJOR FISHING HARBOURS.
WALLAH WALLAHS - THESE ARE SMALL MOTOR-BOATS ALSO USED AS
FERRIES TO AND FROM THE ISLANDS. WALLAH WALLAHS SHOULD BE
USED ONLY IF ACCOMPANIED BY A CANTONESE SPEAKING PERSON.
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AIR
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CATHAY PACIFIC (CX) IS THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
WHICH CONNECTS ALL IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS
WITH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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