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Transport

Cross-Boundary Ferries

Cross-boundary ferry services to Macao and some 11 Mainland ports operate from the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan, the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui and the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal in Tuen Mun.

In 2015, 21.19 million travellers used cross-boundary ferry services to travel to and from Macao, while 4.55 million travelled to and from Mainland ports.

Local Vessels

In 2015, about 18,281 local vessels, including passenger, cargo, fishing and pleasure vessels, were licensed in Hong Kong to provide a variety of services for the port and the community.

Public Transport Fare Concessions

The government encourages public transport operators to provide fare concession schemes, taking into account their respective operating and financial conditions, the market situation. and passenger needs.

Concessions offered by the MTRCL include Monthly Passes for the East Rail, West Rail and Tung Chung lines, a Student Travel Scheme, fare concessions for children, Fare Savers discounts, and interchange discounts.

Franchised bus companies offer concessionary half fares for children under 12. Section fares are available for about 80 per cent of mid-distance and long-distance routes, involving about 440 routes. The bus companies also provide about 305 Bus-Bus Interchange concession schemes, covering about 400 bus routes, or about 72 per cent of all routes. The tramway and ferries have discount fares for the elderly and children and some GMB routes run concessionary fare schemes.

Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities

To encourage the elderly aged 65 or above and eligible persons with disabilities to participate more in community activities, the government has implemented a Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities in phases since June 2012, covering the major MTR lines, franchised buses, ferries and most GMB routes. Those eligible can travel on designated routes anytime at a fare of $2 per trip. As at the end of 2015, the average daily number of passenger trips under the scheme was about 945,700.

The Port

In 2015, Hong Kong handled a total of 20.1 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units of containers (TEUs), and was the fifth busiest port in the world. Some 376,040 vessels arrived and departed during the year, carrying 257 million tonnes of cargo and about 30.3 million cross-boundary ferry and cruise passengers.

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