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In 1903 an additional service was started by Lee Kee
Company. This consisted of three Companies Li Ki, Sam Wọ
and Hop Tick who, prior to this had been running casual
launches. The launches ran at irregular times and were
employed in irregular numbers. They ran from a pier in Hong Kong in front of the present Harbour Office which had
been built by Lee Kee some years previously for general
launch purposes to a pier at Hi Loong Street, Yau-ma-ti,
previously erected by Lee Kee for general purposes. They
also charged two cents. Neither service of launches 1.8.
Wong Lan Sang's and Lee Kee's made money and towards the end of 1903 Wong Lan Sang approached Lee Kee and it was arranged their services should be run in combination and Wong Lan Sang
bound Lee Kee to run four launches at regular times and to
have one launch in reserve. Prior to this the Lee Kee
Company had no reserve launch. All these combination
launches charged the same fares. All the launches continued
running from and to the same piers.
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The combination had the effect of putting an end to
tramp launches and ensuring that all the combination launches
engaged on the service ran at regular times to and from
regular points and charged the same fares and had reserve launches in case of accident. Each party to the combination
had one reserve launch thus ensuing continuity of service. The number of passengers availing themselves of the service was upwards of two and a half million per annum but the
service was nevertheless carried on at a loss.
The only other launches engaged in the service after
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