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「嘩啦嘩啦」:維港渡影下的電船傳奇


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「嘩啦嘩啦」是電船的一種,其名稱來源於其引擎運行時發出的獨特聲音。這種木制的小型客船,船身較小且沒有甲板,只能在內港(一等航區)內航行。因其獨特的營運方式和歷史背景,成為了香港海上交通的一個重要組成部分。



「嘩啦嘩啦」的乘客群體非常多樣化。它們在日間穿梭於浮泡及錨地之間,接載遠洋輪船及外國軍艦的船員往返碼頭。除了船員外,上班族在繁忙時間或夜歸時也會選擇這種便捷的交通工具。還有一些市民會乘坐「嘩啦嘩啦」趕往尖沙咀搭早班火車回鄉探親,又或報廠需要在早上趕往九龍各處分發報紙。


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過去由於通訊技術的限制,遠洋船若需召喚「嘩啦嘩啦」,除預早由代理安排外,船員亦可於船上懸掛『嘩啦』旗,以表示需要電船服務。「嘩啦」旗是代表數字「0」的國際信號旗。 國際信號是一種船隻間的旗幟溝通系統,讓船隻快速清晰地表明其需求或意圖。隨著科技的進步,七十至八十年代開始使用甚高頻無線電話(VHF),九十年代更使用流動電話,船隻調度信息不需依賴於旗幟傳達,較以前輕鬆靈活得多。



值得一提的是,「嘩啦嘩啦」雖是24小時營運,費用則只根據距離或時長計算,不會受到乘船時間影響。如果遇到惡劣天氣(如三號風球),收費則可能會以雙倍計算。


如今,木製的「嘩啦嘩啦」已經消失於人們的視線,被陸上交通及新型船隻所取代,但電召船隻的服務仍然有限度地提供。作為維港交通歷史的一部分,「嘩啦嘩啦」依然是大部分香港人的集體回憶。每當聽到「嘩啦嘩啦」的聲音,我們不禁會感嘆歲月流轉,時代變遷。

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