OBSERVATION: Water crossings across Hong Kong’s busy Victoria Harbour are primarily restricted to a handful of ferry piers, while lateral travel along the coastline is limited to land-based public transportation options.
SOLUTION: Could a new water taxi system be provided along the length of both sides of Victoria Harbour to provide more flexible water transportation options?
Travel along the edges of Victoria Harbour is largely limited to land-based public transportation options; however, could Hong Kong emulate Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River water taxi system, which provides convenient water transport for millions?
If Hong Kong Island ‘s waterfront were to be improved with a continuous pedestrian promenade, this promenade could be punctuated by water taxi stops at various intervals to provide efficient lateral transport along the coastline without reliance on land-based transportation systems. Could these relatively small watercraft be electric-powered and non-polluting to reduce the net amount of pollution ordinarily associated with vehicular public transportation?
Select cross-harbour water taxis could also supplement the widely-used current Star Ferry routes by running between less frequented piers.