Though one can transfer swiftly from the business district of Hong Kong island to the shopping mecca of Kowloon on the clean, safe MTR underground system, the seven-minute ride on the Star Ferry is infinitely more charming.

• 尽管人们可以乘坐清洁而又安全的地铁，从港岛商业区迅速到达九龙购物胜地，但乘坐历时七分钟的天星渡轮则远为令人心旷神怡。