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 Edinburgh Place as viewed from the City Hall in February 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 愛丁堡廣場 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爱丁堡广场 | ||||||||||||
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Edinburgh Place is a public square in Central,Hong Kong,adjacent to the Victoria Harbour. The Hong Kong City Hall is located in the square. In addition,the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier and Queen's Pier were also located in the square before they were demolished in early 2007.
The Edinburgh Place complex,which included the City Hall and the Memorial gardens were designed by British architects Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch in 1956 for the most important civic functions of the city. [1]
The Star Ferry Pier was designed by a local architect Hung Yip Chan (born 1921). He worked in the Architectural Office (AO) of the former Public Works Department from 1952–1957 as an assistant architect. He designed the facade of the pier,and the Chief Architect,Michael Wright,added the Clock Tower to make the pier more balanced.[ citation needed ]
Queen's Pier,completed in 1954,was "an integral part" of the cluster:the entrance to the City Hall formed an axis with the Pier to lend a sense of occasion to visiting dignitaries. From the completion of City Hall in 1962,each arriving new Governor would land at Queen's Pier,and they would hold an inspection of the Guard of honour in Edinburgh Place before being sworn in nearby in the City Hall. [2] The Star Ferry Pier was completed in 1957.
Edinburgh Place was deliberately kept as open space in the overbuilt city,freely accessible to the public,as this was considered an essential contrast to the city bustle. [1]
Its openness meant that the square would occasionally be used as a rallying point for small marches and protests within earshot of legislators. For example,in July 1978,2000 people rallied to demand the re-opening of the defunct Precious Blood Golden Jubilee School. [3] Since October 1987,the Legislative Council has banned gatherings outside the principal LegCo building. [4]
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District,on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui,the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City,although that name is rarely used today.
The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour,between Hong Kong Island,and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Company,which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company,and adopted its present name in 1898.
Hong Kong City Hall is a building located at Edinburgh Place,Central,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha Tsui,Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road,it was built by the former Urban Council and,since 2000,has been administered by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. A wide variety of cultural performances are held here.
The Former Central Government Offices,now called Justice Place,is an office building complex that formerly housed most of the major offices of the Hong Kong Government. The complex is located in Central,Hong Kong,occupying the lower level of Government Hill. The offices of the government have been relocated to the Main Block of the Central Government Complex,Tamar.
Pei Ho Street is street in Sham Shui Po,New Kowloon,Hong Kong. The street is also a market and full of hawkers. The former Urban Council had built a Pei Ho Street Municipal Services Building accommodating some stalls in the old market.
Star Ferry Pier,Tsim Sha Tsui,or Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier,is a pier located on reclaimed land at the southernmost tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Star Ferry Pier (天星碼頭) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Star Ferry operates the pedestrian ferry service across Victoria Harbour to Wan Chai and to Central on Hong Kong Island. The location is identified as "Kowloon Point" in the franchise held by Star Ferry.
Star Ferry Pier,Central may refer to any of the successive generations of Central Ferry Piers in Central,Hong Kong used by the Star Ferry for its services across Victoria Harbour to Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier and until April 2011,to Hung Hom Pier. The current Star Ferry pier is the fourth to bear the name in Central. It opened for public service on 12 November 2006.
The General Post Office (GPO) is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. Built in 1976,it is located at Connaught Place,Central,Hong Kong. The office was adjacent to the former Star Ferry Pier,and it is adjacent to Jardine House and the International Finance Centre. The current building occupied a seafront location until 2007,since when reclamation works have led to it becoming inland.
Queen's Pier,named after Queen Victoria,was a public pier in front of City Hall in Edinburgh Place,Central,Hong Kong. For three generations it served not only as a public pier in day-to-day use but also as a major ceremonial arrival and departure point. The pier witnessed the official arrival in Hong Kong of all of Hong Kong's governors since 1925;Elizabeth II landed there in 1975,as did the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1989.
Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier,often referred to as the "Star Ferry" Pier,was a pier in Edinburgh Place,Central,Hong Kong,serving the Star Ferry. The pier,with its clock tower,was a prominent waterfront landmark. Built in 1957 at the height of the Modern Movement,it was the third generation of the Star Ferry Pier in Central,and was located near the City Hall and the General Post Office.
The Central Ferry Piers are situated on the northeast part of Central,Hong Kong Island. The ferries mostly depart to Outlying Islands in the New Territories,with the exception of Pier 1 serving as a government pier,and ferries from piers 7 and 8 going to Kowloon.
Central and Wan Chai Reclamation is a project launched by the government of Hong Kong since the 1990s to reclaim land for different purposes. This includes transportation improvements such as the Hong Kong MTR station,Airport Express Railway &Central-Wan Chai Bypass,as well as public recreation space such as the Central Harbourfront Event Space,Tamar Park and the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.
The Antiquities Advisory Board is a statutory body of the Government of Hong Kong created in 1976 to evaluate old buildings in Hong Kong,and to recommend those with historical or architectural merit for listing as monuments. It is under the responsibility of the Home Affairs Bureau,directly under the Leisure and Cultural Service Department. Its head office is now housed in Former Kowloon British School.
The Hongkong Hotel was Hong Kong's first luxury hotel modelled after sumptuous London hotels. It opened on Queen's Road and Pedder Street in 1868,later expanding into the Victoria Harbour waterfront of Victoria City in 1893.
City Hall Ferry Pier was a barge pier at the east of ex-Queen's Pier outside Hong Kong City Hall,Edinburgh Place,Central,Hong Kong. It had hydrofoil service to Tsim Sha Tsui East. Due to the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation,both Queen's Pier and City Hall Ferry Pier were closed and relocated to Central Piers No.7 and 8 on 11 November 2006.
Grand Waterfront is a private housing estate and a shopping mall in Ma Tau Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong,near Kowloon City Ferry Pier. Formerly a Hong Kong and China Gas towngas plant,the estate consists of five 57-storey high-rise buildings and a shopping arcade. It was jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Towngas and completed in 2007.
The Hong Kong Pride Parade is an annual march in Hong Kong in support of LGBT rights. Homosexuality has been legal in Hong Kong since 1991 but there is no legal recognition of any same-sex relationships and limited protection against discrimination.
The Legislative Council Complex is the headquarters of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The complex is located at 1 Legislative Council Road,Central,Hong Kong.
The Architectural Services Department is a department of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the design and construction of many public facilities throughout the territory. It is subordinate to the Works Branch of the Development Bureau and the current director is Ms. Ho Wing Yin,Winnie.
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