Star Ferry and Victoria Harbor

The British took HK in about 1840 as a base for trade with China. It had been a small fishing village, but it's location on an island at the mouth of the Pearl River estuary, plus it's deep and sheltered natural harbor made the location more than workable.
Victoria Harbor remains one of the busiest ports in the world. The harbor, especially the portion between HK island and Kowloon, is active with many ferries, the oldest of which is Star Ferry founded in 1888. It is also the 1st public transportation service in HK running from Central HK to Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon.
The 1st 2 pictures are of the Star Ferry itself, outside and inside respectively. These look to me to be the oldest and most traditional ships of the many ferry services plying Victoria Harbor, many of which are high speed catamarans today.
Star Ferry is also one of the best ways to get an unobstructed view of the HK and Kowloon skylines. All the rest of the pictures looking in all directions from the ferry as we crossed the harbor.
I didn't visit the commercial port. So no pictures.Read more