The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido (), is a type of small, motorised ferry that operates in Hong Kong. They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the territory's outlying islands.: "Cargo junks of the type still known as kai to or "local ferry" had long plied between NT ports, Hong Kong, and places in the Canton Delta: see e.g. the list of ports in the papers at GN 170 in HKGG, 17 November 1866. They were sometimes operated in the public interest and paid for from public funds."
There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes, mostly used to ferry passengers between the outlying islands of Lantau Island, Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, and Lamma Island, among others, to the west of Hong Kong, and to enclave villages in the Tolo Harbour, Double Haven, Port Shelter, etc. in eastern New Territories.
Certain routes within Victoria Harbour are still served by kai-tos, including the Sai Wan Ho to Kwun Tong route.
Operators Coral Sea Ferry () – 3 routes Peng Chau Kaito Ltd () Lum Kay Kaito () – 1 route Chuen Kee Ferry () Tsui Wah Ferry () Fortune Ferry ()
Regular kai-to ferry services Source:
Aberdeen – Ap Lei Chau Aberdeen/Stanley – Po Toi Island Cheung Chau Public Pier – Sai Wan Discovery Bay – Peng Chau/Trappist Monastery Ma Liu Shui – Lai Chi Wo Ma Liu Shui – Kat O/Ap Chau Ma Liu Shui – Tap Mun Ma Liu Shui – Tung Ping Chau Sai Wan Ho – Tung Lung Island Sam Ka Tsuen – Tung Lung Island Sai Kung – Fo Tau Fan Chau Sha Tau Kok – Ap Chau/Kat O Tap Mun – Wong Shek Pier (via Ko Lau Wan and Chek Keng) Wong Shek Pier – Wan Tsai (Nam Fung Wan)/Chek Keng Tai Shui Hang – Ma Liu Shui/Tai Mei Tuk Sam Mun Tsai – Tai Shui Hang/Lai Chi Wo/Kat O/Ap Chau
References
Other License and KaiTao Ferry Company