Ferry services will be adjusted temporarily on Friday (October 3) as the Chinese naval training ship Qi Jiguang and the amphibious landing ship Yimengshan leave Hong Kong.
A total of eight outlying island ferry service routes will be adjusted gradually from 9.40am to 11.15am on October 3, according to the Transport Department.
Service details during these periods are as follows:
Central – Cheung Chau
- From Central: Sailing at 9.45am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.15am to be cancelled, scheduled sailing at 10.45am to be adjusted to depart at 11am, service to resume as normal at 11.15am.
Central – Mui Wo
- From Mui Wo: Sailing at 8.45am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 9.40am to be advanced to depart at 9.30am, scheduled sailing at 10am to be adjusted to depart at 10.20am, service to resume as normal at 10.40am
- From Central: Sailing at 9.50am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.30am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 11.10am
Central – Peng Chau
- From Peng Chau: Sailing at 9.15am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10am to be adjusted to depart at 10.30am, service to resume as normal at 10.45am
- From Central: Sailing at 10am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.45am to be adjusted to depart at 11am, service to resume as normal at 11.30am
Peng Chau – Hei Ling Chau (special sailing)
- From Peng Chau: Sailing at 9.45am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 11.15am to be adjusted to depart at 11.30am, service to resume as normal at 12.45pm
Central – Yung Shue Wan
- From Central: Sailing at 9.30am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.10am to be advanced to depart at 10am, service to resume as normal at 11am
Central – Sok Kwu Wan
- From Central: Sailing at 8.35am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.20am to be advanced to depart at 10am, service to resume as normal at 11.50am
Central – Ma Wan
- From Ma Wan: Sailing at 9.30am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at noon
- From Central: Sailing at 10am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.30am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 12.30pm
Central – Discovery Bay
- From Discovery Bay: Sailing at 9.40am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.10am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 10.40am
- From Central: Sailing at 9.40am to remain unchanged, sailings at 10.10am and 10.40am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 11.10am
During the affected periods, operators will enhance bus services in Mui Wo, Ma Wan and Discovery Bay to ease passenger flow.
The operators will enhance New Lantao Bus Route 3M between Mui Wo Ferry Pier and Tung Chung Station in Mui Wo. In Ma Wan, the bus route NR338S between Ma Wan and Central Pier No 2 will be strengthened.
In Discovery Bay, the bus route DB03R between Discovery Bay and Sunny Bay will be enhanced, and a free shuttle bus will run between Discovery Bay and Central Pier No 3.
The authority urged the public, especially residents of outlying islands, to plan their journeys early and allow sufficient time for commuting.
