A single-decker bus serves Route 7 between United Pier of Central and Aberdeen in the early 1960s. The China Motor Bus Company introduced its first double-decker buses in 1962.
At the junction of Austin Road and Nathan Road in the 1960s. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company operated a double-decker fleet as early as 1949. In the 1960s, passengers could board buses at the front or at the back, and it was common for passengers to fight their way on.
Before the 1970s, bus fares were collected by on-board conductors (second from right). This screenshot from Enjoy Yourself Tonight, a very popular TV variety show in the 1970s, features the upper deck of a bus.
The new station in Tsim Sha Tsui. In December 1979, the Mass Transit Railway extended its line from Shek Kip Mei to Tsim Sha Tsui and then across the harbour to Central.
The Macau Ferry Wharf in Rumsey Street, Sheung Wan, in 1970. A number of public mini buses, which had been licensed for operation just a year previously, can also be seen by the pier.
The Kowloon-Canton Railway resumed services on 14 April 1979 after a 30-year break. Hong Kong governor Murray MacLehose returns to Hong Kong on the first through train from Canton.
Rickshaws at the Star Ferry Pier in Central, 1970. The Hong Kong government stopped issuing rickshaw licences in 1962, and by 1970 only 170 rickshaws remained.