天星小輪歷史

History
The earliest report of a ferry service appeared in a local newspaper dated 28th December 1888: “Steam launch ‘Morning Star’ runs daily as a ferry boat between Pedders Wharf and Tsim Sha Tsui at the following hours (a 40 minutes to one hour service during all hours of the day). There will be no launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling."
The ferry service was originally founded by a prominent Parsee, Dorabjee Nowrojee, under the name of the Kowloon Ferry Company. Some reports say it was about ten years later, upon acquiring the total assets from Nowrojee, that the Star Ferry Company as we know it today came into existence. Despite the lack of detailed documentation, it would seem appropriate that the new company took its name from the vessels it acquired, which all bore the name “Star”. Some of the original names like “Morning Star” and “Night Star” have indeed remained to the present day. In 1933, the company introduced the first diesel engine ferry called "Electric Star".
Plying across the heart of Victoria Harbour, the ferry service in its early days charged five cents per person. The fare is still comparatively inexpensive when considering other methods of cross-harbour transportation.
The history of the great Star Ferry has by no means been crisis-free. Its sevice was hit hard in September 1906 by an almost unexpected typhoon which took away two vessels and left the Kowloon pier beyond repair. The devastation subsequently led the company to reconstruct the ferry wharf using a new design – being parallel instead of perpendicular to the praya. The new layout allowed ferries to berth without loss of time and unnecessary wastage of coal.
The Japanese invasion in 1941 marked the longest halt of the ferry service. Despite the intense shooting and shelling, the company did manage to run the ferries up to 10am on 12th December under the control of the British Army to evacuate refugees, troops and key personnel from the Kowloon peninsula. The service was then suspended for the following forty-four months.
Liberation came at a price. In 1946, the Star Ferry found itself bereaved of three vessels with two others having to return to the dockyard. Subsequent to this, the company operated a joint inner harbour service with the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry for a period of several months.
In the years of 1966 and 1967 the first of the public services affected by Territory-wide disturbances. The political turmoil resulted in the suspension of the company’s Hunghom service, which was resumed quite some time later.
However, just like its fleet of sturdy sea ships, the Star Ferry managed to retain its stability even in the most incliement weather. From the original four single-deck vessels propelled by a single coal-fired boiler, the ferry fleet has evolved to comprise twelve diesel-electric vessels. The two newest additions in 1989, the 750-seat “Golden Star” and “World Star” can accommodate two hundred more passengers than the traditional ferries and has an air-conditioned upper deck cabin. Now, all ferries in the fleet have an air-conditioned upper deck cabin.

The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator in Hong Kong, China. Its principal routes carry passengers across the Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
The fleet of twelve ferries operates four routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers a day, or 26 million a year. Even though there are now other ways to cross the harbour (by MTR and road tunnels), the Star Ferry continues to provide an efficient, popular and inexpensive mode of crossing the harbour. The company's main route runs between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, which is what most people mean by "the Star Ferry" in common parlance. This route is also popular with tourists, and has become one of the icons of Hong Kong heritage in the eyes of tourists. From the ferry, one can take in the famous view of the harbour and the Hong Kong skyline.





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1 History
2 Ferry routes and fares
3 Fleet
4 Piers
5 Image gallery
6 Connections
7 See also
8 References
9 External links History
The company was originally founded by Parsee Dorabjee Nowrojee as the "Kowloon Ferry Company" in 1888. He renamed it to "Star Ferry" in 1898, inspired by his love of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar", of which the first line reads "Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!". In 1924 the Yaumati Ferry would monopolize the route to Kowloon in competition[1].
The Star Ferry makes a "star turn" in the 1950s film The World of Suzie Wong. In the beginning of the film, Robert Lomax (played by William Holden) debarks from the USS President Harrison (an old American President Line transpacific passenger vessel) and takes the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island, and on the ferry meets Suzie Wong (played by Nancy Kwan), who scorns his attentions as unwanted. The ferry itself is completely recognizable, and the layout of the pier where William Holden debarks in Kowloon is familiar to the resident or denizen of Tsim Sha Tsui, but missing are the giant shopping malls of today.
In 1966, a fare increase of 10 cents of the ferry sparked the 1966 Hong Kong Riots. Until the opening of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in 1972, the Star Ferry was the main means of public transportation between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon side.
On November 11, 2006, the end of an era was marked when the third generation pier in Central, the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, ended its mission, along with the big clock tower. The pier will be demolished to make way for reclamation.
Ferry routes and fares
The Star Ferry operates the following cross-harbour routes:

Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, costing HK$1.7 for the lower deck, HK$2.2 for the upper deck
Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui for HK$2.2
Central to Hung Hom for HK$5.3
Wan Chai to Hung Hom for HK$5.3
Harbour Tour: a tourist cruise, making an indirect, circular route to all the stops, namely Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Wan Chai, and Hung Hom. [2]

The earliest report of a ferry service appeared in a local newspaper dated 28th December 1888: “Steam launch ‘Morning Star’ runs daily as a ferry boat between Pedders Wharf and Tsim Sha Tsui at the following hours (a 40 minutes to one hour service during all hours of the day). There will be no launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling."






The ferry service was originally founded by a prominent Parsee, Dorabjee Nowrojee, under the name of the Kowloon Ferry Company. Some reports say it was about ten years later, upon acquiring the total assets from Nowrojee, that the Star Ferry Company as we know it today came into existence. Despite the lack of detailed documentation, it would seem appropriate that the new company took its name from the vessels it acquired, which all bore the name “Star”. Some of the original names like “Morning Star” and “Night Star” have indeed remained to the present day. In 1933, the company introduced the first diesel engine ferry called "Electric Star".






Plying across the heart of Victoria Harbour, the ferry service in its early days charged five cents per person. The fare is still comparatively inexpensive when considering other methods of cross-harbour transportation.






The history of the great Star Ferry has by no means been crisis-free. Its sevice was hit hard in September 1906 by an almost unexpected typhoon which took away two vessels and left the Kowloon pier beyond repair. The devastation subsequently led the company to reconstruct the ferry wharf using a new design – being parallel instead of perpendicular to the praya. The new layout allowed ferries to berth without loss of time and unnecessary wastage of coal.






The Japanese invasion in 1941 marked the longest halt of the ferry service. Despite the intense shooting and shelling, the company did manage to run the ferries up to 10am on 12th December under the control of the British Army to evacuate refugees, troops and key personnel from the Kowloon peninsula. The service was then suspended for the following forty-four months.






Liberation came at a price. In 1946, the Star Ferry found itself bereaved of three vessels with two others having to return to the dockyard. Subsequent to this, the company operated a joint inner harbour service with the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry for a period of several months.






In the years of 1966 and 1967 the first of the public services affected by Territory-wide disturbances. The political turmoil resulted in the suspension of the company’s Hunghom service, which was resumed quite some time later.






However, just like its fleet of sturdy sea ships, the Star Ferry managed to retain its stability even in the most incliement weather. From the original four single-deck vessels propelled by a single coal-fired boiler, the ferry fleet has evolved to comprise twelve diesel-electric vessels. The two newest additions in 1989, the 750-seat “Golden Star” and “World Star” can accommodate two hundred more passengers than the traditional ferries and has an air-conditioned upper deck cabin. Now, all ferries in the fleet have an air-conditioned upper deck cabin.

Star Ferry
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Star Ferry
Traditional Chinese: 天星小輪
Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānxīng Xiǎolún
Cantonese
IPA: [tʰɪn55 sɪŋ55 sɪʊ35 løn11]
Jyutping: tin1 sing1 siu2 leon4

Meridian Star (午星號) of Hong Kong Star FerryThe Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator in Hong Kong, China. Its principal routes carry passengers across the Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

The fleet of twelve ferries operates four routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers a day, or 26 million a year. Even though there are now other ways to cross the harbour (by MTR and road tunnels), the Star Ferry continues to provide an efficient, popular and inexpensive mode of crossing the harbour. The company's main route runs between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, which is what most people mean by "the Star Ferry" in common parlance. This route is also popular with tourists, and has become one of the icons of Hong Kong heritage in the eyes of tourists. From the ferry, one can take in the famous view of the harbour and the Hong Kong skyline.

[edit] History
The company was originally founded by Parsee Dorabjee Nowrojee as the "Kowloon Ferry Company" in 1888. He renamed it to "Star Ferry" in 1898, inspired by his love of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar", of which the first line reads "Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!". In 1924 the Yaumati Ferry would monopolize the route to Kowloon in competition[1].

The Star Ferry makes a "star turn" in the 1950s film The World of Suzie Wong. In the beginning of the film, Robert Lomax (played by William Holden) debarks from the USS President Harrison (an old American President Line transpacific passenger vessel) and takes the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island, and on the ferry meets Suzie Wong (played by Nancy Kwan), who scorns his attentions as unwanted. The ferry itself is completely recognizable, and the layout of the pier where William Holden debarks in Kowloon is familiar to the resident or denizen of Tsim Sha Tsui, but missing are the giant shopping malls of today.

In 1966, a fare increase of 10 cents of the ferry sparked the 1966 Hong Kong Riots. Until the opening of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in 1972, the Star Ferry was the main means of public transportation between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon side.

On November 11, 2006, the end of an era was marked when the third generation pier in Central, the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, ended its mission, along with the big clock tower. The pier will be demolished to make way for reclamation.


[edit] Ferry routes and fares
The Star Ferry operates the following cross-harbour routes:

Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, costing HK$1.7 for the lower deck, HK$2.2 for the upper deck
Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui for HK$2.2
Central to Hung Hom for HK$5.3
Wan Chai to Hung Hom for HK$5.3
Harbour Tour: a tourist cruise, making an indirect, circular route to all the stops, namely Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Wan Chai, and Hung Hom. [2]

History
The earliest report of a ferry service appeared in a local newspaper dated 28th December 1888: “Steam launch ‘Morning Star’ runs daily as a ferry boat between Pedders Wharf and Tsim Sha Tsui at the following hours (a 40 minutes to one hour service during all hours of the day). There will be no launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling."
The ferry service was originally founded by a prominent Parsee, Dorabjee Nowrojee, under the name of the Kowloon Ferry Company. Some reports say it was about ten years later, upon acquiring the total assets from Nowrojee, that the Star Ferry Company as we know it today came into existence. Despite the lack of detailed documentation, it would seem appropriate that the new company took its name from the vessels it acquired, which all bore the name “Star”. Some of the original names like “Morning Star” and “Night Star” have indeed remained to the present day. In 1933, the company introduced the first diesel engine ferry called "Electric Star".
Plying across the heart of Victoria Harbour, the ferry service in its early days charged five cents per person. The fare is still comparatively inexpensive when considering other methods of cross-harbour transportation.
The history of the great Star Ferry has by no means been crisis-free. Its sevice was hit hard in September 1906 by an almost unexpected typhoon which took away two vessels and left the Kowloon pier beyond repair. The devastation subsequently led the company to reconstruct the ferry wharf using a new design – being parallel instead of perpendicular to the praya. The new layout allowed ferries to berth without loss of time and unnecessary wastage of coal.
The Japanese invasion in 1941 marked the longest halt of the ferry service. Despite the intense shooting and shelling, the company did manage to run the ferries up to 10am on 12th December under the control of the British Army to evacuate refugees, troops and key personnel from the Kowloon peninsula. The service was then suspended for the following forty-four months.
Liberation came at a price. In 1946, the Star Ferry found itself bereaved of three vessels with two others having to return to the dockyard. Subsequent to this, the company operated a joint inner harbour service with the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry for a period of several months.
In the years of 1966 and 1967 the first of the public services affected by Territory-wide disturbances. The political turmoil resulted in the suspension of the company’s Hunghom service, which was resumed quite some time later.
However, just like its fleet of sturdy sea ships, the Star Ferry managed to retain its stability even in the most incliement weather. From the original four single-deck vessels propelled by a single coal-fired boiler, the ferry fleet has evolved to comprise twelve diesel-electric vessels. The two newest additions in 1989, the 750-seat “Golden Star” and “World Star” can accommodate two hundred more passengers than the traditional ferries and has an air-conditioned upper deck cabin. Now, all ferries in the fleet have an air-conditioned upper deck cabin.