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New World First Ferry Services Limited (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF) is a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 service company in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. The company was established in November 1999, when it took over the 8 licensed ferry routes transferred from the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry
Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry

The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited , HYF, is a ferry company founded in 1897 in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Yaumati Ferry ....
. It is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited.

When the company commenced its service on the 2000-01-15, it bought 14 ferries and rented 7 hovercraft
Hovercraft

A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle , is a craft , designed to travel over any smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface below, and contained within a "skirt." Hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialized transport where ever there is the nee...
s and catamaran
Catamaran

A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hull s, or Vaka s, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of Aka s....
s from its predecessor.






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New World First Ferry Services Limited (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF) is a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 service company in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. The company was established in November 1999, when it took over the 8 licensed ferry routes transferred from the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry
Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry

The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited , HYF, is a ferry company founded in 1897 in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Yaumati Ferry ....
. It is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited.

When the company commenced its service on the 2000-01-15, it bought 14 ferries and rented 7 hovercraft
Hovercraft

A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle , is a craft , designed to travel over any smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface below, and contained within a "skirt." Hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialized transport where ever there is the nee...
s and catamaran
Catamaran

A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hull s, or Vaka s, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of Aka s....
s from its predecessor. Since then it introduced 10 fast vessels on Outlying Islands
Outlying Islands, Hong Kong

Outlying Islands is groups of islands surrounding mainland New Territories and Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island within the territories of Hong Kong....
 routes to phase out the rented vessels and to improve services.

It operates the following routes:
  • Central
    Central and Western District

    The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the city-state....
     to Cheung Chau
    Cheung Chau

    Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006....
     and Mui Wo
    Mui Wo

    Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay ....
  • Circular between Peng Chau
    Peng Chau

    Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
    , Mui Wo
    Mui Wo

    Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay ....
    , Chi Ma Wan
    Chi Ma Wan

    Chi Ma Wan is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula is where the Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located....
    , and Cheung Chau
    Cheung Chau

    Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006....
  • North Point
    North Point

    North Point is a mixed-use urban area located at Eastern District, Hong Kong. It is the most northerly point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay....
     to Hung Hom
    Hung Hom

    Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District Districts of Hong Kong, with a portion west of the MTR in the Yau Tsim Mong District....
     and Kowloon City
    Kowloon City

    Kowloon City is an list of areas of Hong Kong in Kowloon of Hong Kong. Named after the Kowloon Walled City, it is part of Kowloon City District....
  • North Point
    North Point

    North Point is a mixed-use urban area located at Eastern District, Hong Kong. It is the most northerly point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay....
     to Joss House Bay
    Joss House Bay

    Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan indigenously, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong.The Cantonese language name Tai Miu Wan means the bay of large temple after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong....
     (special service which only operates on Tin Hau-birthday-festival)


Its sister company, New World First Ferry Services (Macau) Limited, operates a fast ferry service between Kowloon
Kowloon

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
 (China Ferry Terminal
Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal

Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal is a pier, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of three cross-border ferry terminals in Hong Kong....
 in Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui by local people, is an urbanisation list of areas of Hong Kong in the Yau Tsim Mong District in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong....
) and Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
 (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier is located in Porto Exterior, Macau Peninsula, in the former Portugal Portuguese Empire of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, near the Reservoir on Avenida da Amizade....
), which was operated by the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry
Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry

The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited , HYF, is a ferry company founded in 1897 in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Yaumati Ferry ....
 until January 2000.

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See also

  • New World First Bus
    New World First Bus

    New World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's exclusive right on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus ....
  • Star Ferry
    Star Ferry

    The "Star" Ferry Company Ltd. is a passenger ferry service operator in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across the Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon....
  • Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry
    Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry

    Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong in February 1998.Other than regular ferry service, HKKF offers services to:...
  • Park Island Transport Company Limited
    Park Island Transport Company Limited

    Park Island Transport Company Limited operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It was established in 2002....
  • Transport in Hong Kong
    Transport in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transportation network, encompassing both public transport and private transport. Over 90% of the daily journeys are on public transport, making it the highest in the world....


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