軍艦離港影響海上交通 當局加密巴士班次減低對通勤衝擊

05.07.2026


解放軍導彈驅逐艦「南寧艦」和導彈護衛艦「衡陽艦」結束為期五日的訪港行程,將於明日(6日)上午離開香港。配合相關海上交通特別措施,運輸署預告,多條來往中環與離島及新市鎮的渡輪航線將於明日上午約10時至10時45分期間作出短暫調整,個別班次需要延遲、提早甚至取消。當局提醒市民,尤其是離島及新市鎮居民,應預早計劃行程,預留充裕時間出行,以減低安排變動帶來的不便。

在離島服務方面,五條主要航線已公布具體調整安排。中環往長洲的班次方面,中環10時45分開出的航班將延後至11時開航;中環往梅窩航線則有兩班船延誤,梅窩10時開出的班次推遲至10時20分,中環10時30分開出的班次改為10時50分開出。同樣往返中環的坪洲航線,原定10時45分由中環開出的班次將提早至10時30分出發。至於馬灣及愉景灣來往中環的航線,部分班次需要取消:馬灣10時開出及中環10時30分開出的班次取消;愉景灣10時10分開出及中環10時40分開出的班次亦會取消。

為彌補海上運力的短暫收縮,運輸署已督導多條巴士線加強服務,以協助疏導乘客。新大嶼山巴士3M線(梅窩碼頭—東涌站)會在受影響時段加密班次,愉景灣居民巴士DB03R線(愉景灣—欣澳站)亦會加強服務,並加開由愉景灣消防局外前往中環三號碼頭的免費巴士,以方便受取消班次影響的乘客改用陸上交通。同時,馬灣居民巴士NR338S線(馬灣東灣巴士總站—中環二號碼頭,循環線)將加開特別班次,支援馬灣—中環渡輪班次取消期間的出行需求。

除了離島航線外,9條港內渡輪在軍艦離港時段亦可能需要臨時調整服務最多約30分鐘,包括灣仔—尖沙咀、中環—尖沙咀、北角—紅磡、北角—九龍城、中環—紅磡、北角—觀塘、水上的士、西灣河—觀塘及西灣河—三家村。運輸署表示,緊急事故交通協調中心會維持24小時運作,聯同各公共運輸營辦商緊貼海上實際交通情況,在可行情況下盡快恢復正常班次,並按需要加開或加強服務,同時透過政府網頁、手機應用程式、碼頭和船上通告及廣播等渠道發放最新資訊。

Hong Kong Rent Pressures Hit 45-Year Neighborhood Landmark in Fanling

05.07.2026


A 45-year-old Western restaurant in Hong Kong’s Fanling district is set to close at the end of this month, after failing to absorb a steep rent increase. Yat Sizz Restaurant, a nostalgia-steeped eatery on Wo Fung Street in Luen Wo Hui, will serve its last customers on July 31, staff confirmed in local media reports. Employees said the landlord raised the rent to a level the business could no longer afford, adding the owner "might have thought the Yat Sizz name could carry it." Attempts to negotiate reportedly fell through.

Opened in the early 1980s, Yat Sizz has long been regarded as a local landmark. The restaurant has kept its original interior largely intact, featuring white walls framed by multiple arched doorways, wood floors, black wrought-iron railings and a red-brick English-style bar. The highly distinctive décor has drawn comparisons with Amigo, a high-end French restaurant in Happy Valley, earning Yat Sizz the nickname "Fanling Amigo" and a listing on the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s website.

The menu leans heavily on classic Western fare that was once a staple of old Hong Kong dining rooms: borscht, French escargots, American Angus steaks, deep-fried prawn cutlets and seafood baked under puff pastry, alongside pasta dishes such as spicy garlic prawn angel hair. In its earlier years, the restaurant attracted foreign patrons from nearby British army barracks as well as visitors from other parts of the city who sought out its retro atmosphere and traditional dishes.

News of the impending closure circulated recently on social media, triggering a wave of nostalgic comments from long-time customers who said they were saddened by the development. Many described Yat Sizz as part of the collective memory of North District residents and a defining feature of Luen Wo Hui’s streetscape. With the rent dispute unresolved and the last day of service now set, the venue is poised to become the latest long-established neighborhood business in Hong Kong to disappear, leaving regulars to remember it as a symbol of a fading era of local dining culture.