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Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour,between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula,Hong Kong.
Since 1994,parts of the bay were reclaimed,and by 2019 it had been completely extinguished. All of present-day Tsim Sha Tsui East and Hung Hom station on the MTR as well as the Hung Hom Ferry Pier are on land reclaimed from the bay. The reclamation also buried several rocks,including Rumsey Rock. The bay once came inland as far as the present-day interchange of the West Kowloon Corridor and the Hung Hom Bypass.
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006,it is the most populous area in Hong Kong,compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about 47 km2 (18 sq mi).
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the 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.
Tsim Sha Tsui,often abbreviated as TST,is an urban area in southern Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
Hung Hom is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula,Hong Kong. Including the area of Whampoa,Tai Wan,Hok Yuen,Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District,with a portion west of Hung Hom Bay in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes,but it is mixed with some industrial buildings in the north.
Hung Hom is a passenger railway station in Hung Hom,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line domestic services of the MTR network,as well as the southern terminus of cross-border through-trains to mainland China which has been suspended since 4 February 2020. The station is one of four Hong Kong ports of entry on the MTR network;the others are Lo Wu,Lok Ma Chau,and West Kowloon. This station serves the southern terminus of the East Rail Line in early morning before the first northbound train from Admiralty arrives. As the station is located next to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel's northern portal,it is also served by many cross-harbour bus routes.
This article is a list of transport means that cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
The Kowloon Southern link is a section of the MTR East Rail and West Rail line linking Nam Cheong station and Hung Hom station. The rail link is fully underground,lies along the south-west coastline of Kowloon Peninsula,east of rail tracks of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express. Kowloon Southern Link has one underground intermediate station called Austin station. It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices,close to Kowloon station of Tung Chung line and Airport Express. However,the structures do not provide a direct transfer between the two stations.
Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The Wan Chai Pier,or Wan Chai Ferry Pier,is a pier at the coast of Wan Chai North on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. The pier is operated by Star Ferry,and provides ferry services to Tsim Sha Tsui. The pier is near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Kowloon station,colliquially Old Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal,located in Tsim Sha Tsui on the present site of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre,was the former southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR).
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong. It is located on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon station on the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Officially named Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower,it is usually referred to as the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower for its location.
Rumsey Rock was a rock in Hung Hom Bay,Victoria Harbour,Hong Kong. Administratively it belonged to the Kowloon City District.
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.
Jordan Road Ferry Pier or Ferry Point (1924–1998) is a demolished pier originally located at Jordan Road,Jordan,Hong Kong.
Hung Hom Ferry Pier is a ferry pier in Hung Hom,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is at the reclaimed Hung Hom Bay at the south of Lily Mansion,Whampoa Garden.
Kowloon Public Pier or Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier is a public pier in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It approaches Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Victoria Harbour. Any boat can freely park at the pier.
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