The Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On will start operating at 6 a.m. on Thursday as its three ferry operators will transfer all sailings from the adjacent Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal to the new terminal, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced yesterday.
During a press conference at the airport-sized terminal yesterday, Tong Iok Peng, who heads the bureau’s Port Control Department, said the temporary terminal would be closed for good after the last ferry leaves at 1 a.m. on Thursday. Ferries will start leaving from the new terminal at 7 a.m. on the opening day.
Construction of the terminal started in 2005 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2007. The budget for the project back in 2005 was 580 million patacas. The government had repeatedly adjusted the construction plans since it was designed over a decade ago. The construction cost so far has reached 3.8 billion patacas, government officials have said. A third construction phase is slated to start in due course, according to the officials.'
A reporter takes photos of ticket counters at the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On yesterday. Photo: Annie Cheung
