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Encyclopedia > Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd

Chu Kong Passenger Transport (CKS) operates ferry services between Hong Kong and cities in Guangdong province, China. The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... China, and should not be confused with the former Kwantung Leased Territory in north-eastern China. ...

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History

The company was established in Hong Kong in July 1985 and is the subsidary of Hong Kong Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Holdings) Company Limited. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Routes

The cities served by CKS include:

Gaoming (高明, Pinyin:Gāomíng) is a county-level city in Guangdong province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Heshan is a county-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the South of the Southern province of Guangdong of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Humen is a town within the Dongguan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China. ... The Sino-British Restaurant, a renovated building along Changdi Middle road in the waterfront district. ... Panyu or Pun Yue (番禺) is a district in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. ... Nanhai (南海) is a district of Foshan prefecture-level city, in Guangdong province, southern China. ... Shunde (顺德) is a county town (and a county) in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, southeast China. ... Zhaoqing (肇庆) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China. ... Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Sunwen Memorial Park. ... Zhuhai waterfront Zhuhai Campus of Zhongshan University Zhuhai (Chinese: 珠海; Pinyin: ; lit. ... Jiuzhou (Chinese: 九州; Pinyin: , literally The Nine Provinces) is a term used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions during the Xia and Shang dynasties, and has now come to symbolically represent China. ...

Terminals/Ports

Ports and terminals have full customs and immigration desks, as well as ticket offices.


A list of ports used by CKS:

  • China Ferry Terminal / 中港城碼頭
  • Macau Ferry Terminal / 港澳碼頭
  • Zhuhai (Jiu Zhou) / 珠海(九洲)
  • Zhong Shan / 中山
  • Skypier (Hong Kong International Airport) / 海天碼頭
  • Shun De / 順德
  • Lian Hua Shan
  • Jian Men / 江門
  • He Shan / 鶴山
  • Tai Ping / 太平
  • Gao Ming / 高明
  • Dou Men / 斗門
  • Shekou/Shenzhen / 蛇口

Fleet

The CKS fleet consists of catamarans built in Australia and China. Most ships are registered in China:

  • Hai Kun: 352 passenger ex-Zhao-Qing delivered in 1997 by Austal Ships of Australia.
  • Hai Liang (海亮)
  • Hai Chi (海弛)
  • Hai Zhu (海珠)
  • Hai Yang (海洋)
  • Hai Bin (海濱)
  • Hai Chang (海昌)
  • Qi Jiang (岐江)
  • Zhong Shan (中山)
  • Yi Xian Hu (逸仙湖)
  • Xing Zhong (興中)
  • Cui Heng Hu (翠亨湖)
  • Shun Dei (順德)
  • Shun Feng (順風)
  • Shun Shui (順水)
  • Shun Jing (順景)
  • Lian Shan Hu (蓮山湖)
  • Lian Gang Hu (蓮港湖)
  • Peng Lai Hu (蓬萊湖)
  • Peng Xing (鵬星)
  • Wu Yi Hu (五邑湖)
  • Tai Jian (太建)
  • Dong Tai An (東太安)
  • Dong Fang Chun (東方春)
  • Gang Zhou (岡州)
  • Xin He Shan (新鶴山)
  • Tai Shan (台山)

See also

The territory of Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transportation network, encompassing both public and private transport. ... Chinese owned companies can be defined as enterprises within mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and the Republic of China (Taiwan): List of companies in the Peoples Republic of China List of companies in Hong Kong List of companies in Macau See also: Newspapers of China Shanghai Stock Exchange Shenzhen...

External link

  • Company's website


 

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