Star Ferry

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The "Star" Ferry Company Ltd.
天 星 小 輪 有限公司

logo
legal form Limited (Ltd.)
( Aktiengesellschaft )
founding 1888
Seat Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon Point,
Tsim Sha Tsui , Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
Hong KongHong Kong 
sales HKD 98 million (2017)
Branch Shipping company , transport company
Website www.starferry.com.hk

Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier.jpg
Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier , 2008
Night Star 20120919 1522.JPG
"Night Star", TST Ferry Pier 2012

The Hong Kong based "Star" Ferry Company, Ltd ( Chinese  天 星 小 輪 有限公司  /  天 星 小 轮 有限公司 , Pinyin Tiānxīng Xiǎolún Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī , Jyutping Tin 1 sing 1 Siu 2 leon 4 Jau 5 haan 6 Gung 1 si 1 ) is a service company operating passenger ferries in Hong Kong that is part of the Wharf Group. The most important routes are those of passenger transport across Victoria Harbor between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula . The company was founded in 1888 as the "Kowloon Ferry Company" ( 九龍 渡海 小 輪 公司  /  九龙 渡海 小 轮 公司 ) and took over its current name in 1898. The ferry company has a fleet of nine ferries with eight in active ferry operations, which cross the port on a total of two routes and transport over 53,000 passengers per day or 20 million people per year. (As of 2019)

Although there are now other alternative ways to get to the other bank of the port, such as by subway ( MTR ) or through one of the three port basin tunnels (e.g. CHT ), the "Star" Ferry ( 天 星 小輪  /  天 星 小 轮 ) continues to be a fast, inexpensive and popular way of crossing ports. The company's main route runs in both directions between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui (TST). This route in particular is what most people mean when they talk about the "Star" Ferry.

This route is also very popular with most tourists and has become one of the symbols of traditional Hong Kong. From the ferry you have an unforgettable view over the harbor and the skyline of Hong Kong during the crossing. A view that is particularly impressive after nightfall. The tour of Victoria Harbor was selected in 2009 by the " National Geographic of Traveler" as one of the fifty places you should have been in life ( English fifty places of a lifetime ) and by the "Society of American Travel Writers" ( SATW) into the "Top 10 of the most exciting Ferry crossing" ( English Most exciting Ferry Rides ) selected.

history

Before the invention of the first steam ferries, people were brought from Hong Kong Island to the mainland (Kowloon) in traditional sampans . In 1870 a gentleman named Grant Smith had a boat with a wooden hull fitted with two propellers transferred from England, which was then used to cross the harbor at irregular intervals.

In July 1873, the first attempt was made to operate steam-powered ferries between Hong Kong and Kowloon. However, this undertaking was stopped again at the request of the British consul in Canton. In 1888 eventually became the Parsee merchant Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala a company called "Kowloon Ferry Company" ( 九龍渡海小輪公司  /  九龙渡海小轮公司 founded). Naorojee bought Smith's boat and later acquired the steamers "Morning Star" and "Evening Star" from a certain Mr. Buxoo . It is believed that in the mid to late 1870s, following the cession of Kowloon to the British in 1860 ( Beijing Convention ), a regular public service was established.

  • Historical development

  • "Star Ferry Pier" in Central around 1912

  • " Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier" around 1920

  • A ferry of the "Star" Ferry around 1920

  • Hist. Car ferry - Man Kai 民 佳 - "Yaumati Ferry"

The popularity of this means of transport enabled Naorojee to expand its fleet by four ships within ten years, namely the "Morning Star", the "Evening Star", the "Rising Star" and the "Guiding Star". Each boat had a capacity of 100 passengers, with the ships making an average of 147 trips per day. Before retiring, he transferred the company to "Star Ferry Co Ltd" ( 天 星 小 輪 有限公司  /  天 星 小 vor 有限公司 ). The company name was inspired by his love for the poem “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred Lord Tennyson , the first line of which reads: “ Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me! "- (" Sunset and evening star and a clear request for me! "). When Naorojee retired in 1898 and went to India , he sold his company to Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf .

In 1906 a pier was opened at the western end of Salisbury Road, but it was destroyed by a typhoon in September 1906. In the early 1950s, construction began on what is now the twin-pillar terminal on both sides of Victoria Harbor, which was designed for around 55 million passenger journeys per year. The construction was completed in 1957, around the same time as the former " Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier " on the island side.

  • Star Ferries

  • The "Star" Ferry Morning Star (special painting), Central Pier 2006

  • The Golden Star crosses the harbor , 2009

  • The "Star" Ferry Meridian Star - TST Star Ferry Pier , Kowloon 2014

  • The "Star" Ferry Night Star (special painting), Central Pier 2012

At the turn of the century, both the currency of Hong Kong and the currency of Canton were accepted as means of payment in Hong Kong. In the fall of 1912, after a devaluation, the "Star" Ferry caused a conflict when it insisted, together with the trams, only accept Hong Kong currency as a means of payment and no longer accept canton coins.

In 1924 the ferry company got competition from the "Yaumati Ferry" ( 油 麻 地 小 輪  /  油 麻 地 小 轮 ), which also operated on a route to Kowloon, creating a two-way competition ( duopoly ). The "Yaumati Ferry Co. Ltd" was a subsidiary of the 1923 "Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd" ( 香港 小 輪 有限公司  /  香港 小 轮 有限公司 ). In 1933 the "Star" Ferry finally went down in history with the construction of the Electric Star ( 電 星 號 ), the first diesel-electric passenger ferry of its kind.

By 1941 the company owned a total of six ships. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong , the continuation of the competition with the “Hong Kong Yaumati Ferry Company” ( 香港 油 蔴 地 小 輪船 公司  /  香港 油 麻 地 小 轮船 公司 , English The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co. Ltd ) was approved, with the Japanese being the “Star “But Ferry also requisitioned for their own purposes. The "Golden Star" and the "Meridian Star" were used to transport prisoners of war from Sham Shui Po to Kai Tak . In 1943 the "Golden Star" was bombed and sunk by the Americans in the Pearl River and the "Electric Star" was sunk in the harbor and later recovered and brought back into operation. After the war, the ferries were returned to passenger transport. In 1964, the company accepted the request of the colonial government at the time to set up another connection between Hung Hom in Kowloon and Central on the island , which it initially accepted willingly, but later, after more precise calculation and negotiation, finally established this unprofitable connection in 1965. Until 1972, when the Cross Harbor Tunnel (CHT) was opened, the Star Ferry Company ferries remained the main means of transport between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

The "Star" Ferry operates under government license. This was last extended in March 1998, the year of its centenary.

Public protests

  • In 1966, a five cents (or 25%) increase in the price of the ferry turned into a political crisis after a 27-year-old student went on hunger strike in protest at Edinburgh Place Terminal. His arrest sparked the 1966 Hong Kong Riots.
  • On November 11, 2006, an era ended when the third generation of Central's wharf, Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, along with its large clock tower, was relieved of its duties. The pier was demolished to make way for renovation - despite some violent protests and some sentimental objections.

Lines

The “casting off” of a Star Ferry, Central Pier 2012
The “raking in” when “mooring”, Central Pier 2013
Mooring at the former Edinburgh Place Pier, Central around 2003

The "Star" Ferry has the following routes to cross the port in its regular offer:

Regular connections
Hong Kong Island Kowloon comment image
Central Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) in operation
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Map of the moorings , 2010
Wan Chai Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) in operation
Central Hung Hom hired since March 2011 1 2
Wan Chai Hung Hom hired since March 2011 1 2

Source for the table: Star Ferry Company, Ltd., (as of 2019)

Clocking

The frequency of the ferries varies depending on the lines, time of day and on different days. In general, depending on the time of day, the rush hour on weekdays is between 7:15 and 9:55 am, depending on the connection between 6 and 8 minutes a ferry. During the rest of the day and evening, a ferry takes about 10–12 minutes. The first ferry on the route Central↔Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) leaves at 6:30 am on weekdays and on weekends and public holidays. While the first ferry on the other route, Wanchai↔Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), generally leaves a little later on working days and on weekends or public holidays - between 7:20 am and 7:40 am. The last ferry on the Central↔Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) route generally runs until 11:30 pm, while the last ferry on the Wanchai↔Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) route leaves around 10:50 p.m. - 11 p.m. (As of 2019)

Ticket prices

The ticket price for adults (18+) is:

  • Central ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui, Price: HK $ 2.2 - lower deck; HK $ 2.7 - upper deck (working days Mon-Fri)
  • Central ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui, price: HK $ 3.1 - lower deck; HK $ 3.7 - upper deck (weekends, holidays)
  • Wan Chai ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui, price: HK $ 2.2 - lower deck; HK $ 2.7 - upper deck (working days Mon-Fri)
  • Wan Chai ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui, price: HK $ 3.1 - lower deck; HK $ 3.7 - upper deck (weekends, holidays)

Source: Star Ferry Company, Ltd., (as of 2019)

Tickets and payment options

Passengers pay for the crossing with an Octopus card , a token or a monthly pass. Tokens are available from machines at the landing stages. Coins are also accepted, but there is no change. For tourists there is a four -day tourist ticket ( English 4-Day Tourist Ticket , HK $ 27.5) at the ticket sales counter at "Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier".

Carrying a bike

Bicycles (up to 10) can only be taken on the lower deck on the route between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) for a surcharge of HKD 14.00 (around € 1.60) since the end of September 2011 , but not during rush hour between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. or between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Bicycles have not been accepted on the route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central since 2011. On the route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Wan Chai, a maximum of ten bicycles or eight bicycles plus two wheelchair users are limited per trip, whereby wheelchair users are always served and privileged first. Further options for taking bicycles to cross the port are now only available through Star Ferry's competing ferry companies, such as "New World First Ferry" ( 新 渡輪  /  新 渡轮 ) a , "Fortune Ferry" ( 富裕小 輪  /  富裕 小 轮 ) b or “Coral Sea Ferry” ( 珊瑚海 渡輪  /  珊瑚海 渡轮 ) c . (As of 2019)

Note :
1 Source: Star Ferry Company, Ltd., (as of 2008)
2 Transport Department: Fortune Ferry Company Ltd. takes over the ferry connection between Hung Hom and Central for five years from June 28, 2020 (as of 2020)
a New World First Ferry: between Hung Hom ↔ North Point ( Eastern District ) and between Kowloon City ↔ North Point (as of 2019)
b Fortune Ferry: between Kwun Tong (via Kai Tak, Kowloon ) ↔ North Point (Eastern District), (as of 2019)
c Coral Sea Ferry: between Sai Wan Ho (Eastern District) ↔Kwun Tong (Kowloon) and between Sai Wan Ho (Eastern District) and Sam Ka Tsuen ( Junk Bay ), (as of 2019)

Round trips

  • " Harbor Tour ": A touristic harbor tour with the "Shining Star", which offers an indirect circuit to all landing stages, ie Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Wan Chai. Price: HKD 110 to 230 (Reduced price HKD 95 to 200)
  • " Water Tour ": A touristic tour of the water around Hong Kong with the luxuriously furnished "World Star" with destinations such as Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Pier, Tsing Ma Bridge or Victoria Harbor with ICC light and music show as an evening tour. Price: HKD 110 to 240 (Reduced price HKD 95 to 210)

Charter and rental option

The Star Ferry ships “World Star”, “Shining Star”, “Meridian Star” and “Classic Ferry” can be chartered for day trips . After they were renovated for cruises and their functions, they are now designed for 110 to 280 people, with tables, comfortable seating, larger viewing windows, air-conditioned rooms and a loudspeaker and music system.

fleet

The fleet now consists of ten diesel-electric ferries and a tug. Eight ferries are in use for regular ferry operations, two in the service of tourist tours in the waters of Hong Kong. All Star Ferry ferries have air-conditioned bow and stern cabins on the upper and lower deck of the ships. (As of 2019)

Over the years the following ships have belonged to the fleet:

Star Ferry Fleet
Surname 中文 IMO Reg. Model Manufacturer Seats image comment
Morning Star 曉星 號 - - 1888 - 100 - Historically the company's first “Star” ferry ferry.
Celestial Star 天 星 號 8951360 A2071 1956 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 CELESTIAL STAR.JPG oldest operational ship - sold -
Meridian Star 午 星 號 A2681 A2671 1958 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Meridian Star 20110730 1817.jpg -
Solar Star 日 星 號 5333335 A2681 1958 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Solar Star 20110730.jpg -
Northern Star 北 星 號 8951372 A2971 1959 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 HK Central Star Ferry Piers Northern Star.JPG -
Night star 夜 星 號 8891091 A3136 1963 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Starferryhkg.jpg named after the Kowloon Ferry Company ship of the same name
Day Star 晨星 號 8891120 A4041 1964 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Star Ferry Day Star.jpg -
Shining Star 輝 星 號 8891118 A3841 1964 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Shining Star, Star Ferry 1.jpg Is available today for harbor tours (the upper deck can be opened)
Twinkling Star 熒 星 號 8891132 A2961 1964 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Twinkling Star, HK Star Ferry.JPG -
Morning Star 曉星 號 8891144 A2801 1965 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Morning Star 20120919.jpg named after the Kowloon Ferry Company ship of the same name
Silver Star 銀 星 號 8891156 A4241 1965 Hong Kong & Whampoa Shipyard 576 Silver Star 20110730.jpg -
Golden Star 金星 號 8951384 A5153 1989 Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding Ltd 762 Golden Star Star Ferry.jpg - sold since 2011 -
World Star 世 星 號 8890968 A5243 1989 Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding Ltd 762 World Star, Star Ferry 1.jpg Available today for luxury tours
Glowing Star 耀 星 號 - - 1981 Hong Kong Shipyard 288 - with Royal Navy , registration P20, with Star Ferry 2000 to 2005 - sold since 2008 - (today Glenn Constitution)
Kowloon 九龍 號 - - 1900 - - - - tractor retired -
 
Pacific Princess - 8624527 A5663 1971 Fremantle Shipyard -
HKStarFerry Pacific Princess.JPG
 original "Temeraire II" ( ), "Lady Star" - 后 星 號 1988–1991; today company yacht from " Wharf (Holding) " AustraliaAustralia

Notes on the table : Beige - Former or out-of-service fleet;  Green - Sold This table does not claim to be complete.

Moorings

Hong Kong Island - Star Ferry Company, Ltd piers

  • Central Ferry Pier
    • First generation (1890) on Pedder Street and Chater Road (demolished, not preserved)
    • Second generation (1912) on Pedder Street, where the Jardine House is now (demolished, not preserved)
    • Third generation (1957) near Edinburgh Place ( demolished 2006 , not preserved)
    • Fourth Generation (2006) on Man Kwong Street (Pier 7 and 8 of Central Ferry Pier)
    • Pier 7 for the connection to Tsim Sha Tsui
    • Pier 8 for the connection to Hung Hom (out of service since April 1, 2011), converted into a museum since 2013
  • Wan Chai Ferry Pier
    • Second generation (1968), out of service since August 29, 2014
    • Third generation (2014), in use since August 30, 2014

Kowloon - Star Ferry Company, Ltd piers

  • TST Star Ferry Pier - Inside, Outside

  • Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier - Boarding, 2007

  • Landing Bridge - Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, 2011

  • Bus shelter, Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier 2015

  • TST Star Ferry Pier - outside view, 2006

References in pop culture

  • The "Star" Ferry appears at the beginning of the US film Die Welt der Suzie Wong ( English The World of Suzie Wong ) from 1960 by Richard Quine , as the protagonist Robert Lomax, played by William Holden , from the passenger ship "SS President Wilson ”of the shipping company APL ( American President Lines ) got out and went ashore in Kowloon to cross Victoria Harbor towards Hong Kong Island with a“ Star ”ferry. On the "Star" Ferry, the protagonist first met the character Suzie Wong, played by Nancy Kwan .
  • As a backdrop or location several times in the US television series Nobelhouse from 1988.
  • Also seen in the French action comedy The Guardian Angels ( French Les Anges gardiens ) from 1995
  • 2005 in the French film "La Mustache" by Emmanuel Carrère .

Incident (selection)

  • May 28, 2018 - Due to a machine failure, a Star Ferry ferry of the connection "Central↔Tsim Sha Tsui" rammed against the landing stage of the TST- Ferry Pier and is unable to maneuver against a 200-meter-long outdoor facility of the Ocean Terminal ( 海運 大廈  /  海运大厦 ). Nobody was injured in the incident except property damage to buildings and the ferry. The Star Ferry was eventually towed by a company ship and passengers were brought ashore.

Trivia

Financial loss after moving

After moving the Central Ferry Pier near Hong Kong City Hall to its new location near the International Finance Center (IFC), the company suffered a dramatic drop in passenger numbers. A large number of the passengers, the daily commuters, used alternative transport connections, so that today's passenger numbers consist almost exclusively of tourist trips. These millions in losses by the company ultimately led to the closure or non-renewal of the operator license for the less profitable connections between Hung Hom and Central or Hung Hom and Wan Chai at the end of March 2011.

New ferry connection plans

The plan of the government of Hong Kong in 2019 to reopen the former ferry connections between Hung Hom and Central or Wan Chai and to create a new circular connection as a " water taxi " between Kai Tak, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Central and West Kowloon, comes in Experts and operators are very skeptical about the future opening of the new MTR subway line “Shatin-Central Link” (SCL) and the difficult question of personnel on the job market due to the lack of suitable and willing skilled workers. In addition , the current traffic situation for local public transport is completely different than before the construction of the three port tunnels ( CHT , EHC , WHC ) and the expansion of the MTR lines, according to the operators.

Reactivation of a former line connection

The ferry Fortune Ferry Company Limited - 富裕小輪有限公司 - receives "Transport Office" - English Transport Department - the Hong Kong government as a new licensee a five-year approval of the disused since 2011 Star Ferry Line connection between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. In addition, the new license obliges the company to introduce a new "water taxi" connection between Kai Tak Runway Park Pier , Hung Hom (South) Ferry Pier , Tsim Sha Tsui Landing , Central Pier and West Kowloons Marine Landing Facilities on the Southern Waterfront of the West Kowloon Cultural District starting June 28, 2020.

photos

  • Historic Star Ferry Piers

  • Historic Central Pier - first generation, 1898–1912

  • Historic Central Pier - second generation, around 1912

  • Historic Edinburgh Place Pier - third generation, 1958-2006

  • Historic Queen's Pier - third generation, 2005

  • Today's Star Ferry Piers

  • New Central Pier (Pier 7 as demolition replacement) - fourth generation, 2007

  • Today's Central Pier - fourth generation - water view, 2009

  • Today's Tsim Sha Tsui Pier - background Hong Kong Cultural Center , 2010

  • Star Ferry Pier and Shipyard, Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) 2006

literature

Web links

Commons : Star Ferry  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ The "Star" Ferry Company, Limited: The Harbor Tour ( Memento January 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). In: www.starferry.com.hk, accessed July 21, 2019. (English)
  3. ^ The Society of American Travel Writers: Travel writers select the world's top 10 ferry boat rides ( Memento of May 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). In: www.satw.org, accessed July 21, 2019. (English)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h Eric Cavaliero, Star of the harbor ( Memento from June 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), In: The Standard , February 6, 1997, accessed on July 14, 2019
  5. ^ A b c d EIA: A survey report of Historical Buildings and Structures within the Project Area of ​​the Central Reclamation Phase III , Chan Sui San Peter for the Government of Hong Kong, February 2001
  6. ↑ Steven Ribet and Amy Tse, Making the connection ( October 4, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), In: The Standard , September 1, 1999, accessed July 19, 2019
  7. ↑ a b Richard Frost, History floats aboard Star ferries ( Memento of October 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), In: The Standard , May 1, 1998, accessed on July 19, 2019
  8. ↑ Wiltshire, Trea. [First published 1987] (republished & reduced2003). Old Hong Kong - Volume One. Central, Hong Kong: Text Form Asia books Ltd. Page 71. ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
  9. ↑ MMIS Hong Kong Libraries Multimedia Information System - 工商 晚報, 1964-08-22 The Kung Sheung Evening News - 天 星 小 輪 公司 慌 蝕本 不願 開 中 環 紅 磡 磡 航綫 天 星 小 輪 輪 公司 縮 沙 交通 諮詢 委員會 態度 如何 天 星 小 輪 公司老 細 打响 算盤 之 ... - Star Ferry's boss retires after the announcement of full legal age to open the Central-Hung Hom connection. What is the attitude of the "Commission for Transport and Traffic" about ... In: mmis.hkpl.gov.hk. Retrieved July 21, 2019 (Chinese).
  10. ↑ MMIS Hong Kong Libraries Multimedia Information System - 工商 晚報, 1964-12-01 The Kung Sheung Evening News - 天 星 小 輪 公司 打通 算盤 之後 決定 開辦 紅 磡 綫 預料 明年 三月 間 可 正式 開航 ... - The Star Ferry company decides after a recalculation for the opening of the Hung Hom connection next March ... In: mmis.hkpl.gov.hk. Retrieved July 21, 2019 (Chinese).
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  12. ↑ bikehkeveryday: 香港 單車 代步 日記 有 一天, 香港 九龍 也 像 新界 有 單車 徑 - 天 星 拒絕 單車 上船 - Hong Kong bicycle diary - One day there will also be bicycle paths in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon - Star Ferry Co. Ltd. refuses to take bicycles on the ferry. In: www.starferry.com.hk. September 29, 2011, Retrieved July 20, 2019 (Chinese).
  13. ↑ bikehkeveryday: 公共 交通 攜帶 單車 指引 - 海 空 篇 - Recommendations and guidelines for taking bicycles with you in public transport - ship and aviation. In: www.15km.hk. February 5, 2013, Retrieved July 20, 2019 (Chinese).
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  25. ↑ Coral Sea Ferry Timetable - 西灣河 ↔ 觀塘, Sai Wan Ho (Eastern District) ↔Kwun Tong (Kowloon), 西灣河 ↔ 三 家村, Sai Wan Ho (Eastern District) ↔Sam Ka Tsuen (Junk Bay). In: www.fortuneferry.com.hk. Retrieved July 21, 2019 (Chinese).
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