1000 Reasons to Love Hong Kong: Transport

803. Taxis
Cheap, plentiful and come in red, green or blue.

804. Riding the tram from one end of the island to the other
Delightful, if you’re not in a rush to get anywhere.

805. Buses and minibuses

806. Buses with Wi-Fi

807. The MTR
Doot doot doot doot doot doot doot doot doot doot doot.

808. The Peak Tram
Expensive. But the view’s great and you get to use the word “funicular.”

809. The Star Ferry
No better way to cross the harbor on a glorious day.

810. Actually, all ferries

811. Dinky Lamma fire engines

812. Riding the bus to Stanley and scoring a seat right at the front

813. Cross-harbor taxis
And the secret “gor hoi” hand sign.

814. Minibuses that take you on 45-minute roller coaster rides for less than $20

815. That you can call to reserve a seat on red minibuses

816. Tram parties
Only if you like everyone on board. And don’t need to pee.

817. Late-night sampans to Lamma
How else are you getting home?

818. Cable cars
And how they keep breaking down.

819. The Airport Express
It takes two hours to get to town from your airport? That must suck for you.

820. Aqua Luna and the paper junk renaissance

821. Sitting outside on the slow boat to Lantau as you contemplate the world