Public Light Buses,
There are 4,350 of these 14 seater mdal-buses, most of which are individually owned. In general zircusos are free to operate anywhere and drivers can decide Hole own fares and stopping places.
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Hongkong Apenway Co,
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Operates on the urban north shore od Hong Kong Island and carries 0.57m passengers a day on 31 km of brack, Consideration is being given to upgrading this to a pre-Metro surface system,
3. Peak Tramay. Used by both local passengers and tourists this funicular railway to Victoria Peak carries 5,300 passengers a day.
@erries,
9, Star Ferry Co.
Operates two routes a cross the harbour at its
narrowest point and carries 146,000 passengers a day.
10. Hong Kong and Yaumeti Ferry Co.
The largest ferry operation
in the world 1t carries 356,000 passengers a day in 83 vessels on a comprehensive network of services across the harbour and linking Hong Kong Island with the outlying districts and islands, It runs three cross harbour vehicular ferry services which were seriously affected by the opening of the cross harbour tunnel in 1972. In 1978 the company opened a "hoverferry" route between Hong Kong
and Whampoa port near Canton,
Tunnels
11. Hong Kong has two road tunnels and two more are due to be
opened in the near future. The Lion Rock Tunnel, opened in 1967 between Kowloon and the New Territories, is operated by government, Who cross harbour tunnel opened in 1972, is operated by the Cross Harbour Tunnel Co. in which government has a 25% interest, The tunnel is now operating at capacity at times of the day and government is exploring additional links between Hong Kong and Kowloon
The tunnel under the airport runway due to open
goon will roen an important link between south and north-east Kowloon,
The Aberdeen tunnel between the north and south sides of the Island
is due to open soon.
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