This part highlights selected issues concerning the development of cross-harbour transport from the 1860s to the 1970s. Digitized information from archival holdings, government publications and photographs are attached to the timeline to provide further explanation.
1941-1945
Twelve of the largest ferries belonging to the HongKong and Yaumati Company Limited were scuttled in 1941 after assisting in the evacuation of the garrison from Kowloon. Most of these vessels were subsequently raised by the Japanese. None of the six ferries operated by the ‘Star’ Ferry Company Limited was found to be fit for service at the end of the Japanese occupation. The ferry piers had sustained heavy damage largely owing to the lack of maintenance.
Public Records Office, Govemment Records Service
Last Updated Date: 17 December 2012
