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Tunnel fees vary and ticket purchases can be made in advance from tunnel administration
buildings and designated outlets.
Autotoll lanesare designed to ease congestion at the toll gate.Touse theAutotoll lane youmust
purchase a pre paid electronic card from the Cross-Harbour Tunnel office, which will automatically
deduct payment when you pass themonitors at the toll gate.TheAutotoll ismonitored by video
cameras, those using the lane without anAutotoll must go to theTunnel office and pay or send
the amount due to the Tunnel administration stating date, time and car registration number.
Failure to do so can result in asmall fineand administration charge.The card isvalid foruseat
theCross-Harbour,EasternHarbour,WesternHarbour,AberdeenandLionRocktunnels.
Cross-Harbour Tunnel company
Tel: 2627 8888
Used Cars
Don’t overlook the possibility of purchasing a used car. Used cars in Hong Kong are generally in
excellent condition because they have been parked in garages and typically have low mileage.
Here are a few sources for used cars:
Car City
G/F,8CommercialTower
8SunYipStreet, ChaiWan
Tel: 2893 6126
www.carcity.com.hkOpen from10a.m.to7 p.m.(Monday to
Sunday), this car show has more than 300
cars, 30% of which are brand-new Japanese
cars imported directly from Japan.
The Automall
Urban Parking B1
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai (Next to Grand Hyatt)
Tel: 6821 1614
Hotline: 3113 2111
www.auto22.comOpen from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday to Sunday. Approximately 30 car
agencies, with 400 cars displayed, of which
about 80% are European cars.
Finding a Car
Yourbestbetmaybe tobuyacarfroman individual leavingHongKong.Usedcarsfromadealer
tend to be higher in price. Read the ads in the South China Morning Post in the “Motors and
Boats”section of the classifieds and check useful website likeAsia Expat andGeoExpat. It is
worth following these forawhile,togeta feel forprices,andwhatseemssensibleoroverpriced.
hongkong.asiaxpat.com/classifieds/direct-to-owner-used-cars/ hongkong.geoexpat.com/classifieds/cars-bikes-boats/used-cars-for-sale-by-ownersLook at the notice boards in the larger supermarkets in Stanley, Repulse Bay & HK Parkview as
they have cars advertised from departing expats.