Lunar New Year Fireworks Display Special Arrangement for the Outlying Islands and Inner Harbour Ferry Services

21/01/2009 15:00

Hong Kong - New World First Ferry Services Limited ("First Ferry") has special arrangement in the evening of 27 January 2009 (Tuesday) in connection with Lunar New Year Fireworks Display. Due to closure of the Victoria Harbour, temporary suspension and alternation of the outlying islands and inner harbour ferry services are listed follow:

Outlying Islands Ferry Services
	Departure Time of the Last Sailing Before Harbour Closure	Departure Time of the First Sailing After Harbour Reopened	Sailings Cancelled
Central - Cheung Chau
From Central	7:00pm	9:00pm	7:30pm, 8:00pm, 8:30pm
From Cheung Chau	6:30pm	8:30pm	7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm
Central - Mui Wo
From Central	7:00pm	9:00pm	7:40pm, 8:20pm
From Mui Wo	6:40pm	8:40pm	7:20pm, 8:00pm
Departure time of the first sailing after harbour reopened is subject to the reopening time of the Victoria Harbour.

Inner Harbour Ferry Services
Departure Time of the Last Sailing
North Point - Kowloon City
From North Point	6:47pm 6:35pm
From Kowloon City
North Point - Hung Hom
From North Point	6:53pm 6:35pm
From Hung Hom

For enquiries, please call First Ferry Customer Service Hotline (852) 2131 8181.

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New World First Ferry Services Limited ("First Ferry") operates five inner harbour and outlying island ferry routes in Hong Kong, including North Point-Hung Hom and North Point- Kowloon City, as well as Central-Cheung Chau, Central-Mui Wo and Inter Islands (between Peng Chau, Mui Wo, Chi Ma Wan and Cheung Chau). First Ferry has a daily traffic footfall up to 35,000 passengers (as of 30 June, 2011).

First Ferry is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. NWS Holdings Limited ("NWS Holdings", Hong Kong stock code: 659), the infrastructure and service flagship of New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 17), embraces businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau. Its Infrastructure portfolio includes Roads, Energy, Water and Ports & Logistics projects. Its Services division comprises Facilities Management (the management of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Free Duty), Construction & Transport (Hip Hing Construction and bus and ferry services) and Strategic Investments (Newton Resources, Tricor, Haitong and securities investments).

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Lunar New Year Fireworks Display Special Arrangement for the Outlying Islands and Inner Harbour Ferry Services

North Point - Kowloon City