Bus services to be enhanced amid ferry service adjustments on October 3
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(1) Outlying island ferry service adjustments
From around 9.40am to 11.15am tomorrow, a total of seven outlying island ferry service routes will be adjusted gradually. Service details during these periods are as follows:
Central – Cheung Chau
- From Central: Sailing at 9.45am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.15am to be cancelled, scheduled sailing at 10.45am to be adjusted to depart at 11am, service to resume as normal at 11.15am
Central – Mui Wo
- From Mui Wo: Sailing at 8.45am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 9.40am to be advanced to depart at 9.30am, scheduled sailing at 10am to be adjusted to depart at 10.20am, service to resume as normal at 10.40am
- From Central: Sailing at 9.50am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.30am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 11.10am
Central – Peng Chau
- From Peng Chau: Sailing at 9.15am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10am to be adjusted to depart at 10.30am, service to resume as normal at 10.45am
- From Central: Sailing at 10am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.45am to be adjusted to depart at 11am, service to resume as normal at 11.30am
Peng Chau – Hei Ling Chau (special sailing)
- From Peng Chau: Sailing at 9.45am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 11.15am to be adjusted to depart at 11.30am, service to resume as normal at 12.45pm
Central – Yung Shue Wan
- From Central: Sailing at 9.30am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.10am to be advanced to depart at 10am, service to resume as normal at 11am
Central – Sok Kwu Wan
- From Central: Sailing at 8.35am to remain unchanged, scheduled sailing at 10.20am to be advanced to depart at 10am, service to resume as normal at 11.50am
Central – Ma Wan
- From Ma Wan: Sailing at 9.30am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at noon
- From Central: Sailing at 10am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.30am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 12.30pm
Central – Discovery Bay
- From Discovery Bay: Sailing at 9.40am to remain unchanged, sailing at 10.10am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 10.40am
- From Central: Sailing at 9.40am to remain unchanged, sailings at 10.10am and 10.40am to be cancelled, service to resume as normal at 11.10am
(2) Bus services to be enhanced
During the affected period, operators will enhance bus services in Mui Wo, Ma Wan and Discovery Bay to ease passenger flow:
- Enhancing service between Mui Wo Pier and Tung Chung Station (New Lantao Bus route No. 3M);
- Enhancing service between Ma Wan (Tung Wan Bus Terminus) and Central Ferry Pier No. 2 (Circular) (Residents' Service route No. NR338S);
- Enhancing service between Discovery Bay and Sunny Bay (Residents' Service route No. DB03R); and
- Operating free bus service from Discovery Bay to Central Ferry Pier No. 3.
Details of the above outlying island ferry service adjustments and special bus service arrangements are set out in the Annex.
(3) In-harbour ferries' temporary service adjustments
Of note, from about 10.45am to 11.45am tomorrow, subject to the actual situation, there may be temporary service adjustments of up to around 30 minutes in nine in-harbour ferry routes, namely Wan Chai – Tsim Sha Tsui, Central – Tsim Sha Tsui, North Point – Hung Hom, North Point – Kowloon City, Central – Hung Hom, North Point – Kwun Tong, Water Taxi, Sai Wan Ho – Kwun Tong and Sai Wan Ho – Sam Ka Tsuen.
Members of the public are urged to pay heed to the latest traffic news and announcements through radio and television broadcasts, the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk), the HKeMobility mobile application and the ferry operators. The TD and operators will closely monitor the actual traffic situation at sea and, if practicable, resume normal services as soon as possible. Public transport services will be enhanced as needed to ease passenger flow.
The TD will work with the Islands District Office, relevant District Services and Community Care Teams of Islands District as well as ferry and road-based public transport operators to enhance information dissemination through websites, mobile applications, notices at piers and onboard as well as district networks to inform passengers of the above arrangements.
The TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre will operate round the clock to closely monitor the traffic conditions and public transport services across the territory, including in the districts concerned.
Ends/Thursday, October 2, 2025
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