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==Transportation== [[File:SouthLammaAerialCloudy.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of South Lamma]] There are regular ferry services to [[Yung Shue Wan]] and [[Sok Kwu Wan]] from [[Central Piers|Central]] on Hong Kong Island, as well as to Yung Shue Wan via Pak Kok, and to Sok Kwu Wan via Mo Tat Wan, from [[Aberdeen, Hong Kong|Aberdeen]]. It takes about 25 minutes by ferry between Yung Shue Wan and Central. There are no cars on Lamma Island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Alice |date=2022-03-30 |title=The joy of car-free islands |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-joy-of-car-free-islands/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Spectator |language=en-US}}</ref> [[2012 Lamma Island ferry collision|Two ferries collided]] off Yung Shue Wan on 1 October 2012 at 8:20 pm local time. With 39 killed and 92 injured, the incident was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971.<ref>{{Cite news|title=List of the 39 deceased in the Lamma ferry disaster|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125731/list-39-deceased-lamma-ferry-disaster|work=South China Morning Post|date=11 January 2013}}</ref> [[File:1 lamma island panorama 2011.jpg|600px|thumb|center|[[Sok Kwu Wan]], Lamma Island]] As the island is not connected by road to the rest of Hong Kong, the only vehicles on the island are those used by the emergency services, and [[village vehicle]]s, which are used to transport goods. The main method of getting around the island is on foot or by bicycle.
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