Now I feel a childish enthusiasm crossing Victoria Harbour on the Star Ferry.

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The Star Ferry, which has crossed the harbor since 1880 and is one of the city's big tourist draws, docks next to the duck.

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Indeed, morning and evening, the Star Ferry is a genuinely useful and commonly used way for local people to hop from island to mainland and back again.

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The Indonesians' immediate predecessors were the armies of maids from the Philippines, who have become as recognizable a feature of Hong Kong life as the Star Ferry--especially when they gather by the thousands on the streets every Sunday, their day off.

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Some tips: hop on the scenic Star Ferry between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, instead of taking the underground MTR.

BBC: Honeymoons for urbanites

Pop star David Byrne, formerly of Talking Heads, has turned the inside of a defunct ferry terminal into a giant musical instrument, retrofitting an antique organ and wiring it to the pipes, the beams, and even the plumbing of the Battery Maritime Building.

NPR: David Byrne Plays the Building