Officailly, the Star Ferry has been running for 112 years, since 1898, when Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala incorporated his Kowloon Ferry Company into Star Ferry Co. Ltd. However, since Kowloon Ferry Company had been operating the regular ferry service between 1888 and 1898, it can also be argued that the Star Ferry has been running for 122 years, since 1888.