The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido () is a type of small, motorised

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

that operates in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the territory's outlying islands. There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes, mostly used to ferry passengers between the outlying islands of Lantau Island, Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, and Lamma Island, among others, to the west of Hong Kong, and to enclave villages in the Tolo Harbour, Double Haven, Port Shelter, etc. in eastern

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

. Certain routes within

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbor, harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. It acts as both a major trading hub and tourist attraction of Hong Kong in general. Lying in ...

are still served by Kai-tos, including the Sai Wan Ho to

Kwun Tong Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon P ...

route.

Operators

Coral Sea Ferry image:Coral Sea Kai To.jpg, 250px, Coral Sea Ferry's kai-to sailing into Kwun Tong Public Pier. Coral Sea Ferry Service Company Limited (), also known as Coral Sea Ferry (), is a ferry transport company in Hong Kong. It was established in 1992 an ...

() - 3 routes * Peng Chau Kaito Ltd () * Lum Kay Kaito () - 1 routes * Chuen Kee Ferry () * Tsui Wah Ferry () * Fortune Ferry ()

Regular Kaito Ferry Services

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Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei ...

/ Stanley - Po Toi Island * Cheung Chau Public Pier - Sai Wan * Discovery Bay - Peng Chau/Trappist Monastery *

Ma Liu Shui Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui. Name et ...

– Lai Chi Wo *

- Kat O/ Ap Chau *

- Tap Mun *

- Tung Ping Chau * Sai Wan Ho - Tung Lung Island * Sam Ka Tsuen - Tung Lung Island * Sai Kung – Fo Tau Fan Chau * Sha Tau Kok - Ap Chau/ Kat O * Tap Mun - Wong Shek Pier (via Ko Lau Wan and Chek Keng) * Wong Shek Pier -

Wan Tsai Wan Tsai () is a peninsula at the northern extremity of the north-western Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with Hoi Ha Wan to its west and Long Harbour (Hong Kong), Long Harbour on its east. Tap Mun, Grass Island lies east of the peninsula. Geog ...

(Nam Fung Wan)/ Chek Keng * Tai Shui Hang -

/ Tai Mei Tuk * Sam Mun Tsai – Tai Shui Hang/ Lai Chi Wo/ Kat O/ Ap Chau

References

Other License and KaiTao Ferry Company
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