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

Name Year completed Year demolished Location Details Image
Blake Pier (first generation) 1900 1965 Central

Blake Pier (second generation) 1965 1993 Central

Chai Wan Ferry Pier 1965 1986 Chai Wan
City Hall Ferry Pier 2006 Central
Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier 1957 2006 Central

Jordan Road Ferry Pier 1924 1998 Jordan

Mei Foo Ferry Pier 1974 1984 Mei Foo
Mong Kok Ferry Pier 1924 1972 Mong Kok
Ngau Tau Kok Ferry Pier 1953 1960s Ngau Tau Kok
Queen's Pier (first generation) 1924 1955 Central

Queen's Pier (second generation) 1954 2008 Central

Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier 1924 1992 Sham Shui Po
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier 1972 1992 Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier 1980 1983 Tai Koo
Tai Po Kau Pier (former) 1983
Tsim Sha Tsui East Ferry Pier 1986 2008 Tsim Sha Tsui East

United Pier 1933 1994 Central
Wan Chai Ferry Pier 2014 Wan Chai

Wilmer Street Ferry Pier 1931 1979

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

22°17′18″N 114°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 Kong — Cheung 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 1924 1933 Yau Ma Tei

References

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  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
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