May 29: Star Ferry offers ideal transport across Victoria Harbor for both locals and tourists – providing transport between southern Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon and Central District on Hong Kong Island. However, if you don’t have time to spare, or don’t want to sightsee, take the MTR.
The ferry has a special connection to Hong Kong history, and was the primary means Hong Kong’s cross-harbor commute from its beginnings in the early 1900s until 1972 when the first underwater tunnel spanned Victoria Harbor.
Tonight is clear, and one of my most memorable trips on the Star Ferry, which I often ride (because I have time to spare).
After arriving at the ferry pier, an elevated walkway takes us into Central, past the ongoing reclamation process. An enormous ship swings earth into piles. Land forms over Victoria Harbor in front of our eyes.
As I wonder at modern engineering at work, a black t-shirted man walks past. He mutters into a microphone. A fedora, pulled low, casts shade over his eyes.
His perfect English grumbles from a handheld speaker, crackling with static: “Kung fu is everywhere. It’s not behind you, it’s not in the bushes, Kung fu is everywhere.”
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