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{{short description|Pearl River Delta ferry operator}}

{{Infobox airline
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| image = CKSlogo.svg
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| IATA = 3A
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| hubs = [[Hong Kong International Airport]] (Skypier)
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| fleet_size = 27
| destinations = 9 (routes to/from Hong Kong International Airport only)
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| parent = Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Company Limited
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| founded = 1985
| commenced = 1985
| headquarters = [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]]
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| website = {{url|cksp.com.hk}}
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{{Chinese|title=Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd.|order=ts|t=珠江客運有限公司|s=珠江客运有限公司|j=zyu1 gong1 haak3 wan6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1|p=Zhūjiāng Kèyùn Yǒuxiàngōngsī|l=Pearl River Transport Co., Ltd.}}
[[File:Chu Kong Passenger Transport catamaran Hai Chang (Hong Kong).jpg|thumb|''Hai Chang'' catamaran at [[Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal]].]]
'''Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd.''' ('''CKPT'''; {{zh|first=t,j|t=珠江客運|s=珠江客运}}) is a subsidiary of '''Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises''' ('''CKS''') and operates [[ferry]] services between [[Hong Kong]] and cities in [[Guangdong]] province, [[China]], as well as [[Macau]].

It is headquartered in the Chu Kong Shipping Tower (珠江船務大廈) in [[Central, Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cksp.com.hk/en/over_view/contact_us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Chu Kong Passenger Transport|accessdate=2021-08-25|quote=Company Address: 22/F.,Chu Kong Shipping Tower, 143 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong}} - [http://www.cksp.com.hk/zh-HK/over_view/contact_us Traditional Chinese]: "香港干諾道中一四三號珠江船務大廈22字樓" ,  [http://www.cksp.com.hk/zh-CN/over_view/contact_us Simplified Chinese]: "香港干诺道中一四三号珠江船务大厦22字楼"</ref> 

CKS has been assigned the two-letter [[Airline codes|airline code]] 3A by [[IATA]], used for routes to/from [[Hong Kong International Airport]] only, where passengers must continue to other destinations (or vice versa) by air.

==History==

The company was established in Hong Kong in July 1985 and is the subsidiary of [[Hong Kong Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Holdings) Company Limited]].

==Routes and ports==
[[File:HK Sheung Wan Shun Tak Centre shop 珠江客運 Chu Kong Passenger Transport LED screen CKS April-2012.JPG|thumb|CKS counter within the [[Shun Tak Centre]].]]
[[File:Fuyong Pier -01.jpg|thumb|''Xin He Shan'' catamaran at [[Fuyong Ferry Terminal|Fuyong Pier]].]]
Terminals in Hong Kong:

* [[Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal]] (中港城碼頭)
* [[Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal]] (港澳碼頭)
* [[Skypier]] at [[Hong Kong International Airport]] (海天碼頭)

Ports and terminals have full customs and immigration desks, as well as ticket offices. The ports served by CKS outside of Hong Kong include:
* [[Macau]]:
** [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]]
** [[Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal]]
* [[Doumen District|Doumen]] (斗門), [[Zhuhai]]
* [[Fuyong Subdistrict|Fuyong]] next to [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]] - [[Fuyong Ferry Terminal]]
* [[Gaoming District|Gaoming]] (高明), [[Foshan]]
* [[Gongyi]], [[Taishan, Guangdong|Taishan]] (台山公益)
* [[Heshan, Guangdong|Heshan]] (鶴山), [[Jiangmen]]
* [[Humen (town)|Humen]] (虎門), [[Dongguan]] - [[Humen Ferry Terminal]]
* [[Jiangmen]] (江門)
* [[Lianhuashan Park|Lianhuashan]], [[Panyu District|Panyu]] (番禺蓮花山), [[Guangzhou]]
* [[Nanhai District|Nanhai]], [[Foshan]]
* [[Sanbu, Guangdong|Sanbu]], [[Kaiping]] (開平三埠), [[Jiangmen]]
* [[Shekou Industrial Zone|Shekou]] (蛇口), [[Shenzhen]] - [[Shekou Cruise Center]]
* [[Shunde District|Shunde]] (順德), [[Foshan]] - [[Shunde Port]]
* [[Xinhui District|Xinhui]], [[Jiangmen]]
* Xintang, [[Zengcheng District|Zengcheng]], [[Guangzhou]]
* [[Zhaoqing]]. Transfer by bus at the port in Gaoming
* [[Zhongshan]] (中山)
* [[Jiuzhou Port]], [[Zhuhai]] (珠海九洲港)

==Fleet==
[[File:Chu Kong - Hai Liang 5084.JPG|thumb|''Hai Liang'' catamaran.]]
[[File:CKS Lian Zhu Hu.JPG|thumb|''Lian Zhu Hu'' catamaran.]]
[[File:Chu Kong Passenger Transport catamaran Shun Shui (Hong Kong).jpg|thumb|''Shun Shui'' catamaran.]]
The CKS fleet consists of [[catamarans]] built in [[Australia]] and [[China]]. Most ships are registered in China:

* ''Hai Kun'': 352 passenger ex-Zhao-Qing delivered in 1997 by Austal Ships of [[Australia]].
* ''Hai Liang'' (海亮)
* ''Hai Chi'' (海弛)
* ''Hai Zhu'' (海珠)
* ''Hai Yang'' (海洋)
* ''Hai Bin'' (海濱)
* ''Hai Chang'' (海昌)
* ''Qi Jiang'' (岐江)
* ''Zhong Shan'' (中山)
* ''Yi Xian Hu'' (逸仙湖)
* ''Xing Zhong'' (興中)
* ''Cui Heng Hu'' (翠亨湖)
* ''Shun Dei'' (順德)
* ''Shun Feng'' (順風)
* ''Shun Shui'' (順水)
* ''Shun Jing'' (順景)
* ''Lian Shan Hu'' (蓮山湖)
* ''Lian Gang Hu'' (蓮港湖)
* ''Peng Lai Hu'' (蓬萊湖)
* ''Peng Xing'' (鵬星)
* ''Wu Yi Hu'' (五邑湖)
* ''Tai Jian'' (太建)
* ''Dong Tai An'' (東太安)
* ''Dong Fang Chun'' (東方春)
* ''Gang Zhou'' (岡州)
* ''Xin He Shan'' (新鶴山)
* ''Tai Shan'' (台山)

==See also==
* [[Transport in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of companies of China]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Chu Kong Passenger Transport|Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd}}
* [http://www.cksp.com.hk Company's website]

{{Pearl River Delta transit}}

[[Category:Ferry transport in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Shipping companies of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of China]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1985]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in Hong Kong]]