List of demolished piers in Hong Kong

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The following is an incomplete list of demolished piers in Hong Kong.

NameYear completedYear demolishedLocationDetailsImage
Blake Pier (first generation) 19001965 Central

Blake Pier post card c1920.jpg

Blake Pier (second generation) 19651993 Central

2nd generation Blake Pier in 1971.jpg

Chai Wan Ferry Pier 19651986 Chai Wan
City Hall Ferry Pier 2006 Central
Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier 19572006Central

Clock Tower, Star Ferry Pier in Central.jpg

Jordan Road Ferry Pier 19241998 Jordan

Jordan Ferry concourse 1930.jpg

Mei Foo Ferry Pier 19741984 Mei Foo
Mong Kok Ferry Pier 19241972 Mong Kok
Ngau Tau Kok Ferry Pier 19531960s Ngau Tau Kok
Queen's Pier (first generation) 19241955 Central

Queen's Pier in 1925.jpg

Queen's Pier (second generation) 19542008 Central

HN029 Queen's Pier.JPG

Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier 19241992 Sham Shui Po
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier 19721992 Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier 19801983 Tai Koo
Tai Po Kau Pier (former)1983
Tsim Sha Tsui East Ferry Pier 19862008 Tsim Sha Tsui East

HK Hoi You Ferry Pier TST East.JPG

United Pier 19331994 Central
Wan Chai Ferry Pier 2014 Wan Chai

Wan Chai Pier 2009.jpg

Wilmer Street Ferry Pier19311979

On Connaught Road West, east of the junction with Wilmer Street in Sheung Wan

22°17′18″N114°08′42″E / 22.28846°N 114.14498°E / 22.28846; 114.14498

The pier provided services to Sham Shui Po and from 1950 onwards also to Aberdeen, Cheung Chau and Tai O. It was constructed from reinforced concrete extending about 80 feet seaward from the shore. The space between pier and sea wall was spanned by a steel bridge. On the bridge ferry offices and a covered waiting area for passengers were built. The pier opened at the end of 1931. [1]

The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company (HYF) used the pier for the service to the Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier. [2] After the war, the ferry service between Sheung Wan and Sham Shui Po was resumed in 1950. [3]

In 1951, additional ferry services to Aberdeen, Hong KongCheung Chau and Aberdeen — Tai O started. [4]

The pier was severely damaged by Typhoon Hope in August 1979 and it was decided that expensive repairs should not be undertaken, since the Western reclamation works had started already. The Wilmer Street/Sham Shui Po service was cancelled [5] and the pier was removed in 1981.

Yaumatei Ferry Pier 19241933 Yau Ma Tei

References

  1. "Hong Kong Government Reports Online". sunzi.lib.hku.hk.
  2. SHAM, Wai Chi (January 1, 2007). "The history of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company limited, 1923 to the 1970s". Theses & Dissertations. doi:10.14793/his_etd.2.
  3. "Coverpage - MMIS" (PDF). mmis.hkpl.gov.hk.
  4. HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE, 1951
  5. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―17 December 1980