Hong Kong has a highly developed transport network,encompassing both public and private transport. Based on Hong Kong Government's Travel Characteristics Survey,over 90% of daily journeys are on public transport,the highest rate in the world. However,in 2014 the Transport Advisory Committee,which advises the Government on transportation issues,issued a report on the much-worsened congestion problem in Hong Kong and pointed at the excessive growth of private cars during the past 10–15 years.
The Kowloon–Canton Railway was a railway network in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2007. Rapid transit services,a light rail system,feeder bus routes within Hong Kong,and intercity passenger and freight train services to China on the KCR network,have been operated by the MTR Corporation since 2007.
The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour,between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Company,which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company,and which adopted its present name in 1898.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes,with over 4,000 buses - mostly double deckers - and 420 routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International.
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel is a 900-metre tunnel beneath Ma Yau Tong in Hong Kong. The tunnel was opened on 9 November 1990. Part of Route 7,it links Sau Mau Ping,Kwun Tong,Kowloon and the Tseung Kwan O New Town,Sai Kung District,the New Territories. It was used by 80,385 vehicles daily in 2011.
Citybus Limited is a bus company which provides both franchised and non-franchised service in Hong Kong. The franchised route network serves Hong Kong Island,cross-harbour routes,North Lantau,Hong Kong International Airport,Kowloon,New Territories,Shenzhen Bay Port and Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port. The non-franchised routes serve mainly City One Sha Tin. It also provides bus rental services and staff bus services for some large companies,such as TVB and China Light and Power.
The Eastern Harbour Crossing,abbreviated as "EHC",is a combined road-rail tunnel that crosses beneath Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Opened on 21 September 1989,it is the second harbour-crossing tunnel built and the longest amongst the three. It connects Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island and Cha Kwo Ling in Kowloon East.
Hong Kong taxicabs provide taxi services in Hong Kong. Although a few taxis are independently owned and operated,the vast majority are owned by 17 independent taxi companies that rent out taxis on a shift basis to 40,000 self-employed drivers.
The Lion Rock Tunnel,the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong,is a twin-bored toll tunnel,connecting Hin Tin,Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes,and there are two northbound lanes in the Second Lion Rock Tunnel,with the toll booths located at the Sha Tin end. They are vital components of Route 1.
This article is a list of transport means that cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
The Cross-Harbour (Holdings) Limited (CHHL),formerly the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Company,is a Hong Kong investment holding company with emphasis on transport infrastructures.
The Western Harbour Crossing (WHC) is a dual three-lane immersed tube tunnel in Hong Kong. It is the third road tunnel to cross Victoria Harbour,linking reclaimed land in Yau Ma Tei in West Kowloon with Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island. It was constructed by the Western Harbour Tunnel Company Limited (WHTCL),which also operated the tunnel from 1993 to 2023 under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) on a 30-year franchise contract with the Hong Kong government.
Route 1 is a major artery in Hong Kong that runs in a generally north-south direction,connecting Aberdeen with Sha Tin.
Aberdeen Tunnel,part of Route 1,is a two-tube tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It shortens the travel time between Wong Chuk Hang and Causeway Bay of the Hong Kong Island. It connects the Wong Chuk Hang Road and Canal Road Flyover in the Hong Kong Island. The toll plaza is at the Wong Chuk Hang end.
Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a four-lane road tunnel in Hong Kong. Constructed as part of Route 2,it links Diamond Hill,New Kowloon with Siu Lek Yuen,Sha Tin,New Territories East. It opened on 26 June 1991.
Tai Lam Tunnel,running along Tsing Long Highway,is part of Route 3 Country Park Section (R3CPS) and is a transport link between the western New Territories in Ting Kau and Yuen Long.
The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport,centrally located in Hong Kong. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal,the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun Tak Heliport,and has an ICAO code of VHST.
Kai Tak Tunnel,formerly known as the Airport Tunnel,is a tunnel in New Kowloon,Hong Kong,which connects the Kowloon Bay and Ma Tau Kok areas by going beneath the former Hong Kong International Airport. It is part of Route 5.
There are three vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong,linking the Kowloon peninsula with Hong Kong Island. They are as follow:
The new toll scheme for Hong Kong's cross-harbour tunnel,also known as the "three-tunnel diversion," is a plan proposed by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in the 2018 Hong Kong Chief Executive's Policy Address to divert traffic from the Cross Harbour Tunnel,Eastern Harbour Crossing and Western Harbour Crossing. It is a form of congestion pricing.
