Transport in Hong Kong Facts for Kids

Hong Kong Public Transportation

Hong Kong has a complex transport network. It includes both public and private transport. Over 90% of the daily use is on public transport. That is the highest rate in the world.

The Octopus card is an electronic money system. It became available in September 1997. Passengers can use it in every station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The card can be used to pay for public transport, parking meters, convenience stores, supermarkets, fast-food restaurants and most vending machines.

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Central-Mid-Levels escalator
Inside an MTR train compartment during peak hours
The Hong Kong Tramways
The Peak Tram
On the platform of the Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover
A low-floor double-decker bus with wheelchair accessibility
Green minibus
Red taxis serve urban areas
Bicycle parking at Kam Sheung Road Station
A Star Ferry carries passengers across Victoria Harbour. This particular one is painted with an advertisement that promotes Hong Kong as Asia's World City.
The Star Ferry Pier in Central
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan
Aerial view of the airport island in 2010
Gondola lift system in Ocean Park
[Kwai Tsing Container Terminals]]
ai Tak airport
eliport at the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
The entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, which is part of Route 1, in Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tsing Ma Bridge, part of Route 8, is the world's longest rail and road suspension bridges.
A bus lane on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai, with the words "bus lane" painted in English and "巴士綫" in Chinese
The entrance to the building of the Shenzhen Bay Control Point

Transport in Hong Kong facts for kids

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