How ferries work in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's ferries are run by licensed private operators, and each publishes its own timetable and fares. The same island can be served by more than one operator from different piers.
The Star Ferry Company runs the harbour crossings from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central and Wan Chai. Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry serves Yung Shue Wan on Lamma and Peng Chau from Central, Discovery Bay Transportation Services runs the Central–Discovery Bay ferry, and smaller operators such as Tsui Wah Ferry Service and Best Sonic Industrial run kaito services to Po Toi, Tung Ping Chau, Kat O and Lai Chi Wo.
Fares are set per route. Some routes charge different fares on Sundays and public holidays, and concessions for children, seniors and people with disabilities follow each operator's rules. Each page lists the fares as the operator publishes them.
Many timetables differ between Monday to Saturday and Sundays and public holidays, and some kaito services do not sail every day. Where the next timetable is already published, the page switches to it on its first day; where it is not, the page says so. All times are Hong Kong time in 24-hour format.
Typhoon signals, strong winds and rainstorm warnings can suspend sailings. Operators announce these suspensions, and they appear here as a dated note when they were known at the time of checking.