GLOSSARY TERM  
  Public transportation  
 
  DESCRIPTION  
  Hong Kong has a highly developed transportation network, encompassing both public and private transport. Over 90% of daily travels (11 million) are on public transport, making it the highest percentage in the world. The city has an extensive rapid transit system, the MTR (with over 80 stations and moving 3.4 million people a day); an overland rail network, the KCR; a tramway system covering the northern parts of Hong Kong island; double-decker, single-decker buses and public light buses that run the length and breadth of Hong Kong. The Star Ferry service operates four lines across Victoria Harbour and has been in operation for over 120 years. Other ferry services are provided by operators serving outlying islands, new towns, Macau, and cities in mainland China.