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Merge Hong Kong’s 2 cross-boundary ferry piers to optimise capacity: lawmakers

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Merge Hong Kong’s 2 cross-boundary ferry piers to optimise capacity, lawmakers urge Such a move could cater to rising demand from luxury yachts, they say, as ferry terminals record 6.5 per cent drop in passenger numbers in 2025 Lawmakers have urged transport…

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What happened

Merge Hong Kong’s 2 cross-boundary ferry piers to optimise capacity, lawmakers urge Such a move could cater to rising demand from luxury yachts, they say, as ferry terminals record 6.5 per cent drop in passenger numbers in 2025 Lawmakers have urged transport…

Why it matters

Their comments came on Thursday after the China Ferry Terminal and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal recorded a 6.5 per cent year-on-year drop to 7.74 million passengers in 2025, with the transport secretary stressing that “prudent examination” was needed…

Common ground

Transport sector lawmaker Lothair Lam Ming-fung said the drop in numbers could be largely attributed to the different ways in which residents could travel to the mainland, including the high-speed rail, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and the city’s other…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3355133/merge-hong…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The China Ferry Terminal has existing immigration and customs facilities”
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The Immigration Department Annual Report explicitly mentions the China Ferry Terminal handling millions of passengers and sailings between Hong Kong and Macao/Mainland, which necessitates immigration and customs facilities. Wikipedia confirms it is a cross-border ferry terminal, which by definition requires these facilities for international travel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of three cross-border ferry terminals in Hong Kong. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_China_Ferry_Terminal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport located in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal, the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong–Macau_Ferry_Terminal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victoria Harbour is a natural landform 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Harbour
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Claim 2: “Lawmakers have urged transport authorities to merge Hong Kong’s two cross-boundary ferry piers”
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Two independent web search results (dated May 27, 2026) explicitly state that the government is open to proposals to merge Hong Kong's two cross-border ferry terminals following urges/proposals.
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web search NEUTRAL — The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong and Macau with Zhuhai—a major city on the Pearl River Delta in China. Hong Kong–Zhuhai– ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong–Zhuhai–Macau_Bridge
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The government is open to proposals to merge Hong Kong's two cross-border ferry terminals, but any such move would require careful ...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/333130/Governmen…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The government is open to proposals to merge Hong Kong's two cross-border ferry terminals, but any such move would require careful ...
https://www.facebook.com/thestandardhk/posts/the-government-…
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Claim 3: “the China Ferry Terminal and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal recorded a 6.5 per cent year-on-year drop to 7.74 million passengers in 2025”
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The specific statistic (6.5% drop to 7.74 million passengers in 2025) is mentioned in one web search result. While other results discuss passenger arrivals generally, they do not confirm these specific 2025 figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of three cross-border ferry terminals in Hong Kong. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_China_Ferry_Terminal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport located in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal, the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong–Macau_Ferry_Terminal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (IATA: XZM) (Portuguese: Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior; traditional Chinese: 外港客運碼頭; simplified Chinese: 外港客运码头), also known as the Macau Maritime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Harbour_Ferry_Terminal
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