History and Development of The Company Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Holdings) Co Ltd, registered and established in Hong Kong in July 1985. Its major business is to be an agent for the passenger routes plying between Hong Kong and the inland river ports and part of the coastal ports at the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province. Over these twenty years, coming along with the continuous development of the China Reformation and Open Policy, the economy of Guangdong and Hong Kong becomes more and more prosperous. The interaction of the people from these two areas in the aspects of business, family visit, tour and etc becomes more frequent and the number of Chinese and foreigners entering China via Hong Kong increases day by day. Under such situation most favorable to the development of passenger transport in waterway, the passenger transport fleet of Guangdong under the agency of our company, which relies on the powerful strength of the port companies and the competitive power of "Safety, Speediness, Comfort", has risen in the market rapidly and becomes stronger progressively and has formed a complete industrial chain in the areas of the waterway passenger transport between Guangdong and Hong Kong, the port operation and the passenger baggage processing, which is responsible to operate the Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, the Macau Ferry Terminal and the SkyPier at the Hong Kong International Airport, and manage the ferry routes plying between the Peral River Delta, the Hong Kong urban district and the Hong Kong International Airport. Fleet in Large-Scale Since the nineties, the ship owners in Guangdong Province under the agency of Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd have put large investment, the fleet has been renewed by ordering the new vessels with international advanced standard from overseas. The scale of the passenger transport fleet in waterway between Guangdong and Hong Kong has been further enlarged. Up to now, the number of passenger vessels under the agency of Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd has reached 40 with more than 12,000 seating in total. It is one of the largest high-speed passenger fleet in Hong Kong even in Asia. All the high-speed passenger ferries of the company adopt the international modern standard design and equip with advanced navigation equipment and luxury cabin facilities. It possesses the characteristics of "Safety, Speediness, Comfort". The passenger routes under the agency of the company extend to 12 ports inside Guangdong Province and it forms a complete passenger transport network in waterway diverged from Hong Kong to the Pearl River Delta area. Management and Service in High Standard At the time of performing the duties as the general agent, Chu Kong Passenger Transport has also borne part of the obligations as a management company under the support and co-ordination of the ship owners. In these years, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd insists to promote the service concept "Supreme passengers, Safe production, Excellent service" among the passenger vessels under its agency so as to provide excellent and perfect passenger transport service for all the passengers. Furthermore, the company makes every endeavor to enthusiastically enhance the management level of itself and the vessels.   In 1998, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd and the passenger vessels under its agency passed through the accreditation of safety management system, which is established by the Chu Kong fleet for fulfilling the requirements of ISM Regulation, implemented by the Safety Inspection Bureau of the Transport Department, PRC and the China Classification Society (CCS) one after another and was awarded the corresponding DOC Certificate and SMC Certificate. Selling System in a Network Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co Ltd owns a large-scale ticket-selling network in the Hong Kong district and which expands continuously. At present, there are 5 direct selling points and 48 ticket-consigning points. All the tickets are centrally arranged by the ticket office and directly sold out through the computer network and the Internet. The company has set up the on site operational department at the China Ferry Terminal and the Macau Ferry Terminal to arrange the berth of passenger ferries and guide the passengers getting on and off the ferries. The core department of the company, Passenger Service Department, is responsible for arranging the ferry operation plans, monitoring the ferry operations and handling different types of passenger complaints. Our Commitment In this new century, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Company Limited will continuously maintain the aim "Safety the First, Passenger the First, Service Quality the First" and provide more excellent and comfortable passenger transport services for the family visit, touring and business trips of the passengers.