Ferry service operator Shun Tak – China Travel Ship Management Ltd, which operates under the brand of TurboJET, is soon to launch the ferry service between Macau’s Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and Tuen Mun of Hong Kong by the end of this month, a trip that would only take 35 minutes to 40 minutes, Hong Kong’s Chinese-language media reported. The reports, which cited a notice published by TurboJET at the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, noted that Macau and Tuen Mun would each see four ferry trips depart from the terminal every day. On the notice, TurboJET said it would launch the Macau-Tuen Mun scheduled ferry service between the daily time of 7:00 am to 10:00 pm in the first three months of the initial operation. The frequency of the ferry trips would then be gradually adjusted to one trip for every half hour. TurboJET has also noted that there will be a shuttling service available at the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier for passengers that are departing for Hong Kong International Airport from Macau. Business Daily has asked Shun Tak – China Travel of the proposed fares for the Macau – Tuen Mun route, but did not receive a reply by the time the story went to press. By the local regulations, ferry service operators have to announce the fares at least five days before they are selling the ferry tickets for the route, Marine and Water Bureau of Macau explained. The bureau also told Business Daily that it has already approved Shun Tak – China Travel to run the Macau – Tuen Mun route in October last year. Hongkong Macao Hydrofoil Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the shipping and property conglomerate Shun Tak Group, has signed a tenancy agreement with the Hong Kong government for the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal in October last year. The tenancy, which commenced on November 16, will last for seven years with a monthly rent of HK$4.68 million. Under the agreement, Hongkong Macao Hydrofoil will use the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal to operate a minimum of 14 round trips between the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal and Macau every week. The company can also roll out ferry services from Hong Kong to Mainland Chinese cities in the Pearl River Delta.
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