Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd

Sea Smooth sailing at Victoria Harbour
Company type	Private company
Industry	Transportation
Founded	February 1998
Headquarters	Pier 4, New Reclamation, Central District , Hong Kong
Parent	Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Holdings Ltd.
Website	http://www.hkkf.com.hk/

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd (HKKF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. It was formed by a number of shipping and shipbuilding firms, and was incorporated in Hong Kong in February 1998.

HKKF currently provides 3 licensed scheduled passenger ferry routes to the Outlying Islands of the city. Other than regular ferry services, HKKF offers services to parties such as government departments and the US Army.

Currently HKKF operates 3 licensed ferry routes, linking the Outlying Islands of Peng Chau and Lamma Island to Central, Hong Kong.

• Central (Pier 4) to Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan)
• Central (Pier 4) to Lamma Island (Sok Kwu Wan)
• Central (Pier 6) to Peng Chau
• Peng Chau to Hei Ling Chau

• Aberdeen to Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan) (via: Pak Kok Tsuen) – currently operated by Tsui Wah Ferry
• Central to Lamma Island (Pak Kok Tsuen) (via: Kennedy Town)
• Tsuen Wan to Central (via: Tsing Yi)

HKKF also provides services to the following parties:

• Correctional Services Department
• Airport Core Projects Contractors and Hong Kong Airport Authority
• Emergency ferry services for Transport Department
• US Army during visits to Hong Kong

On 1 October 2012 at approximately 8:20 pm HKT, Sea Smooth of HKKF crashed into a Hongkong Electric-owned vessel Lamma IV off Lamma Island, causing the latter to sink. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971, with 38 killed and more than 100 injured.

• 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision, involving a HKKF vessel
• Sun Ferry, another Hong Kong ferry operator

• HKKF Home Page
• Cheoy Lee Shipyard

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