List of demolished piers in Hong Kong explained

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

Name Year completed Year demolished Location Details Image
1900 1965
1965 1993
1965 1986
2006
1957 2006 Central
1924 1998
1974 1984
1924 1972
1953 1960s
Queen's Pier (first generation)1924 1955
Queen's Pier (second generation)1954 2008
1924 1992
1972 1992
1980 1983
Tai Po Kau Pier (former) 1983
1986 2008
1933 1994
Wan Chai Ferry Pier2014
Wilmer Street Ferry Pier1931 1979 On Connaught Road West, east of the junction with Wilmer Street in Sheung Wan

22.2885°N 114.145°W
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.

1924 1933

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong Government Reports Online. sunzi.lib.hku.hk.
  2. The history of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company limited, 1923 to the 1970s. Wai Chi. SHAM. January 1, 2007. Theses & Dissertations. 10.14793/his_etd.2.
  3. Web site: Coverpage - MMIS. mmis.hkpl.gov.hk.
  4. http://www.legco.gov.hk/1963/h630821.pdf HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE, 1951
  5. https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr80-81/english/lc_sitg/hansard/h801217.pdf HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL―17 December 1980