First Ferry makes special arrangements on local ferry services for the “2012 Lunar New Year Fireworks Display”

19/01/2012 16:00

Hong Kong - In connection with the temporal closure of Victoria Harbour during the "2012 Lunar New Year Fireworks Display", New World First Ferry Services Limited ("First Ferry") will make special arrangements on local ferry services on 24 January 2012 (Tuesday). Details are as follows:

Outlying-Islands Ferry Services:

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

Inner-Harbour Ferry Services:

Route	Last Sailing	Cancelled Sailings
North Point - Kowloon City
From North Point	6:47pm	7:17pm
From Kowloon City	6:35pm	7:05pm, 7:35pm
North Point - Hung Hom
From North Point	6:53pm	7:23pm
From Hung Hom	6:35pm	7:05pm, 7:35pm

For customer enquiries, please contact First Ferry Customer Service Hotline at (852) 2131 8181 or visit the First Ferry website at www.nwff.com.hk.

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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 (Tricor, Haitong International, Newton Resources and securities investments).

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