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Services resumed at 0630 on Friday 1 February 1946. The first postwar vehicular ferry left the island for Mongkok ten minutes earlier. From the book "Star Ferry " by David Johnson published in 1998 for the Star Ferry Company
I think cross harbour ferry services were maintaind during the Japanese Occupation on a limited scale. Some information on the subject can be gleaned here
A search for star ferry in the newspapers didn't turn up any mention of the service re-starting, but there was a report that "The star ferry was held up by a Police searching party at about 10pm on Thursday, [...]" on page 2 of the Hong Kong Sunday Herald, 13th Jan 1946, so it was running by then.
STAR FERRY-1945
Services resumed at 0630 on Friday 1 February 1946. The first postwar vehicular ferry left the island for Mongkok ten minutes earlier. From the book "Star Ferry " by David Johnson published in 1998 for the Star Ferry Company
Re: Cross Harbour Ferry Service
I think cross harbour ferry services were maintaind during the Japanese Occupation on a limited scale. Some information on the subject can be gleaned here
re: Star Ferry 1945
A search for star ferry in the newspapers didn't turn up any mention of the service re-starting, but there was a report that "The star ferry was held up by a Police searching party at about 10pm on Thursday, [...]" on page 2 of the Hong Kong Sunday Herald, 13th Jan 1946, so it was running by then.
Regards, David
Page 3 of the China Mail for
Page 3 of the China Mail for October 30, 1945 announces a schedule for the Star Ferry valid after October 30.