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 adopted its present name in 1898.
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep,sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1841 and its subsequent development as a trading centre.
Tsim Sha Tsui,often abbreviated as TST,is an urban area in southern Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon,Hong Kong,aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors,and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile,a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road,a few metres north of Victoria Harbour,and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north. Portions of the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines run underneath Nathan Road. The total length of Nathan Road is about 3.6 km (2.2 mi).
The Kowloon Southern link is a section of the MTR East Rail and Tuen Ma line linking Nam Cheong station and Hung Hom station. The rail link is fully underground,lies along the south-west coastline of Kowloon Peninsula,east of rail tracks of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express. Kowloon Southern Link has one underground intermediate station called Austin station. It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices,close to Kowloon station of Tung Chung line and Airport Express. However,the structures do not provide a direct transfer between the two stations.
Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Ocean Terminal is a passenger terminal servicing cruise ships and a shopping centre,located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Star House is a commercial building facing Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The building is located on Salisbury Road and Canton Road.
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited,or Wharf (九倉) in short,is a company founded in 1886 in Hong Kong. As its name suggests,the company's original business was in running wharfage and dockside warehousing,and it was originally known as The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,Limited and founded by Sir Paul Chater. The company adopted its current name in 1986. The current major holder of the company is Wheelock &Co.
Canton Road is a major road in Hong Kong,linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui,Jordan,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok and Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road in the Prince Edward area. The southern section of Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops,shopping centres and others business establishments,with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late at night.
China Hong Kong City is a commercial complex that includes five office towers,a shopping centre,a hotel and a ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The complex opened in 1988 on land formerly occupied in part by the Royal Naval Dockyard and the Sea Terminus. It is situated along Canton Road,next to The Gateway and the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station. The complex is managed by the Sino Group.
Star Ferry Pier,Tsim Sha Tsui,or Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier,is a pier located on reclaimed land at the southernmost tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Star Ferry Pier (天星碼頭) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Star Ferry operates the pedestrian ferry service across Victoria Harbour to Wan Chai and to Central on Hong Kong Island. The location is identified as "Kowloon Point" in the franchise held by Star Ferry.
The New World Centre was a retail-hotel-residential-office complex on Salisbury Road,Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It housed two hotels,two office towers,a shopping complex and serviced apartments. It was reported to be one of the largest commercial complexes in the world at the time. It used to house a Tokyu Department Store. It was located near the Sogo department store and the Hong Kong Space Museum,opposite the MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui station.
Shopping is a popular social activity in Hong Kong,where basic items for sale do not draw any duties,sales taxation,or import taxation. Only specific import goods such as alcohol,tobacco,perfumes,cosmetics,cars and petroleum products have associated taxes. For companies,there is a 17.5% corporate tax,which is lower than international standards. Shoppers reportedly spend over US$5.2 billion a month in Hong Kong shops.
iSQUARE is a 31-storey shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road,Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong,on the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by,and is now owned by,Associated International Hotels.
Holt's Wharf was a godown terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong,in the 20th century. It was set up in 1910 and jointly owned by British Swire Group and Blue Funnel Line. It was located at the southeast seaside of Tsim Sha Tsui and the south of Signal Hill. Since it was next to Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station,it acted as a railway and freight logistics hub in Hong Kong.
Marco Polo Hotels is a hotel management company based in Hong Kong that operates hotels in Hong Kong,Mainland China and the Philippines. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wharf (Holdings) Limited. The company's chairman is chairman and managing director of Wharf (Holdings) Limited.
The Masterpiece is a 64-floor,261 metre (856 ft) tall skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui,Hong Kong. It houses the six-storey K11 shopping centre in the lower levels and basement. The 381-room Hyatt Regency hotel,located from Level 3 to 24,opened in October 2009. 345 luxury residential apartments occupy the 27th to 67th floors with penthouse apartment units located on the top floors of the building.
Victoria Dockside is a property development on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui,Hong Kong near East Tsim Sha Tsui station. The development opened in stages between 2018 and 2019 at a cost of US$2.6 billion. First founded in 1910,the site was originally known as Holt's Wharf.
