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China Ferry Terminal

China Ferry Terminal (中國客運碼頭 or 中港碼頭) is a ferry terminal, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of the two cross-border ferry terminals in Hong Kong. A pier in Lillebælt, Denmark illustrates the simplest form of pier Southend Pier in England is one of the longest piers, at 1. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Kowloon (including New Kowloon) is an area bounded north by a mountain range. ...


The pier operates since 1988. It operates 6:00am-10:00pm Mon-Fri, and 6:00am-2:00am Sat, Sun and public holidays. It provides ferry services to Macau and mainland China. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù; literally The Chinese Massive Landmass or Continental China) is an informal (disputed — see talk page) geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area...


Several ferry companies operate routes that depart from the China Ferry Terminal, including:

  • Chu Kong Passenger Transport (CKS), which operates services to Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Shunde, Panyu, Jiangmen, Dongguan, Heshan, Gaoming, Kaiping, Taishan, Doumen and Zhaoqing (timetable [2]).
  • Xunlong [3], which operates a 50-minute service to Shekou, a suburb of Shenzhen (timetable [4]).
  • TurboJET, which operates a 55-minute service to Fuyong (Shenzhen Airport) (timetable [5]).

New World First Ferry (新世界第一渡輪, First Ferry) is a ferry company in Hong Kong. ... Chu Kong Passenger Transport (CKS) operate ferry services between Hong Kong and cities in Guangdong province, China. ... Shekou (蛇口) is an area at the tip of Nantau Peninsula in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, south of Nantau and facing Lau Fau Shan of Hong Kong across the Deep Bay. ... Shenzhen (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shēnzhèn; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3; Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ... Turbojets are the simplest and oldest kind of general purpose jet engine. ...

See also

  • Macau Ferry Terminal
  • Tuen Mun Ferry Pier - The third cross-border ferry terminal in Hong Kong

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