Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL, Chinese: 珀麗灣客運有限公司) operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It was established in 2002. Park Island is a major private housing estate on the island.
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PITCL was originally created as a joint venture company between a wholly owned subsidiary of KMB Group (operator of Kowloon Motor Bus) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Limited (HKKF). PITCL was a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport International Holdings Limited. After 2009, it became the wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties.[1]
PITCL operates five bus routes:
At the beginning, PITCL operated six second-hand Dennis Dart SLFs bought from KMB. Between 2003 and 2008, due to the rapid growth of residents in Park Island, the company bought new Dennis Dart SPDs from the UK and the very first Designline Olymbus electronic-motivated HEV bus from New Zealand which is more environmentally friendly. The three Designline buses had been withdrawn in 2008/2010.
List of PITCL buses:
PITCL operates a fleet of 6 high-speed double-deck air-conditioned catamarans. The two ferry routes are:
| Name | Type | Year Built | Seats | Speed | Builder | Notes |
| Park Island 1 | Catamaran | 2002 | 412 | 29 knots | Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard | |
| Park Island 2 | Catamaran | 2002 | 412 | 29 knots | Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard | |
| Park Island 3 | Catamaran | 2002 | 412 | 29 knots | Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard | |
| Park Island 5 | Catamaran | 2002 | 412 | 29 knots | Marintekink (Singapore) Shipyard | |
| Park Island 7 | Catamaran | 2003 | 228 | 27 knots | Choey Lee Shipyard | |
| Park Island 8 | Catamaran | 2004 | 228 | 27 knots | Choey Lee Shipyard |
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