Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong

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Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal at night
Official name Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
Coordinates 22°17′21.74″N, 114°9′7.75″E

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal or Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier (Traditional Chinese: 港澳碼頭) is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It, together with another pier, the Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, provides ferry services to Macau and other cities in China.

The pier is made up of two blocks of terminals standing at the sea with bridge links together with Shun Tak Centre on the shore.

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[edit] Heliport

Heliport, Sheung Wan
Heliport, Sheung Wan
Shun Tak Heliport
IATA: N/A - ICAO: VHST
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Hong Kong
Elevation AMSL 107 ft (33 m)
Coordinates 22°17′20.42″N, 114°9′7.06″E

The pier features the Heliport at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal (known also as Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal Heliport or Shun Tak Heliport) (ICAO: VHST), a heliport providing an alternative to TurboJET hydrofoil ferry services to Macau.[1]

[edit] Transport

Apart from ferry and helicopter, the pier is a transportation hub to various parts of Hong Kong. There is a bus terminus beside the Shun Tak Centre with routes to Aldrich Bay, Shau Kei Wan, Ap Lei Chau, Ho Man Tin, Ping Shek, Kowloon City, Shun Lee, Kowloon Bay, Sha Tin, Ngau Tau Kok and Tiu Keng Leng. Another bus stop on Connaught Road West with routes to more location. Other than bus, there are minibuses and taxis to other locations.

An entrance to MTR Sheung Wan Station is just beneath Shun Tak Centre. And a Hong Kong Tramways stop is on the opposite side of Connaught Road West.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ VHST. Karl L. Swartz. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.

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Coordinates: 22°17′21.74″N, 114°9′7.75″E

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