Tsui Wah Ferry Aberdeen to Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) Route is an Outlying ferry route operated by Tsui Wah Ferry Service. It runs between Aberdeen Promenade and Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier, via Pak Kok Pier.
History[]
- 15 August 1998: HKKF launched the route.[1]
- 15 August 2008 : Taken over by Tsui Wah Ferry Service.[2][3]
- 1 July 2011: Joint ticketing was introduced with the HKKF Central - Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) Route.
- 27 September 2015: Fares were increased.[4]
- 7 October 2018: Service hours were changed; holiday fares were adjusted and resident discounts for Lamma Island were introduced.[5]
- 15 August 2021: The eligible age for half-fare concession for children was changed to 3–12; free rides became limited to under 3 years old.[6]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Timetable[]
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- Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis, passengers please wait for the next sailing when the current sailing is full.
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Fare chart[]
| Ordinary Ferry | Mondays to Saturdays | Sundays and Public Holidays | |||
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| Full Journey | Pak Kok Tsuen ↔ Yung Shue Wan | Full Journey | Pak Kok Tsuen ↔ Yung Shue Wan | Holiday Return Ticket (Sold only for Aberdeen-bound trips) | |
| Adult | $19.0 | $8.0 | $21.0 | $9.5 | $39.0 |
| Child Elderly and Disabled (cash) |
$9.5 | $4.0 | $10.5 | $4.8 | $19.0 |
| Elderly & eligible disabled (JoyYou Card or Personalised Octopus with "Disabilities Status") |
$2.0 | Not applicable | |||
| Other fares | |
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| Monthly Ticket | $780 |
| Bicycle | $10 each (Mon–Sat) / $12 each (Sundays and Public Holidays) |
| Cargo | $110 per cubic metre |
| Central – Yung Shue Wan – Pak Kok Tsuen Joint Ticket | |||||||||||
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| Monday–Saturday | Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| Adult | $24.6 | $30.9 | |||||||||
| Elderly, Child, Disabled |
$12.3 | $15.4 | |||||||||
| Discounted ticket for Aberdeen–Yung Shue Wan monthly ticket holders when taking Central - Yung Shue Wan | |||||||||||
| Adult | $16.0 | $22.2 | |||||||||
| Notes: 1. The above joint and discount tickets are cash purchase only.
3. Upon arrival at Yung Shue Wan to interchange to another operator, passengers must present the joint ticket (for general passengers) / monthly ticket and discounted ticket (for monthly ticket holders). Joint or discounted tickets are not sold at Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier. | |||||||||||
Fleets[]
According to a 2019 Legislative Council document, this route operates with two ordinary ferries[7], including a steel ferry named Tsui Wah 8 (built in 1990 by Xiangzhou Fishing Vessel Factory, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province; Certificate of Ownership number: A5593). The vessel has a capacity of 186 passengers, and both the upper and lower forward cabins are equipped with air-conditioning systems.
Patronage[]
- 2009: Average daily ridership was 749.[8]
- 2015: The route recorded an average daily ridership of 845 passengers and operated at a loss.[9]
- 2020: Average daily ridership was 769.[10]
- 2021: Average daily ridership was 844.[10]
- 2022: Average daily ridership was 816.[10]
- 2023: An average of about 21 passengers per day made use of the interchange discount with the HKKF Central - Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) Route.[11]
Future developments[]
In the 2019 Policy Address, the Government announced the extension of the Special Helping Measures for Outlying Island ferry routes to include this service, with the plan to replace the two existing ordinary ferries with two high-speed vessels.[12]
Gallery[]
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Tsui Wah Ferry Aberdeen - Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) Route(Edit)
Related articles[]
- Chuen Kee Ferry Aberdeen - Lamma Island (Sok Kwu Wan) Route
- Tsui Wah Ferry Cheung Chau - Aberdeen Route (discontinued)
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Aberdeen–Yung Shue Wan Route Timetable, Hongkong & Kowloon Ferry Database (archived 14 October 2000).
- ↑ http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/archive/island_d/chinese/audio/T&TC/T&TC_4th_29_09_2008_Item_03.mp3
- ↑ http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/news/20080812/20080812023841_0000.html
- ↑ Oriental Daily, 14 September 2015: 香港仔來往榕樹灣渡輪月底加價8% (Aberdeen–Yung Shue Wan ferry fare to rise 8% by end of this month)
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/trawaytw/posts/10156632755876664
- ↑ https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_13/TA_NP_15_8_e.pdf
- ↑ https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/chinese/panels/tp/papers/tp20191115cb4-114-5-c.pdf
- ↑ Review of Outlying Island Ferry Services, Legislative Council Panel on Transport, 23 April 2010.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2023–24: Reply TLB141, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, 14 April 2023.
- ↑ Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2024–25: Reply TLB146, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, 18 April 2024.
- ↑ https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/tp/papers/tp20191115cb4-114-5-e.pdf
External links[]
- Tsui Wah Ferry Aberdeen–Yung Shue Wan Route
- Transport Department – Details of Licensed and Franchised Ferry Services
| Sun Ferry | |
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| HKKF | Central ↔ Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan)🌙 • Central ↔ Lamma Island (Sok Kwu Wan) |
| PITCL | |
| DBTPL | |
| Fortune Ferry | |
| Tsui Wah Ferry | |
| Chuen Kee Ferry | |
| Peng Chau Kaito | |
| Cross-harbour routes • Kaito routes • Cross-boundary routes Italic: service provided during specified times only; 🌙: late-night service also provided | |