Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong
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There are three vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong, linking the Kowloon peninsula with Hong Kong Island. These are as follows:
- Cross-Harbour Tunnel – a 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long tunnel between Hung Hom and Causeway Bay. Opened 1972. Government owned; franchise expired 1999;
- Eastern Harbour Crossing – a 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) long tunnel between Cha Kwo Ling and Quarry Bay. Opened 1989. Franchise awarded to a private consortium and expired on August 7, 2016;
- Western Harbour Crossing – a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long tunnel between West Kowloon and Sai Ying Pun. Opened 1997. Franchise awarded to a private consortium and expired August 2, 2023.