Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Date closed / demolished
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Pier on Connaught Road opposite Hillier Street. Likely named after TUNG ON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED
The HK Company Directory refers for this company:
Date of Incorporation: 07-OCT-1926 - Date of Dissolution: 23-DEC-1949
The pier is visible on an aerial photograph from 1924, and latest on the 1955 map The name changed to Tai Hing Wharf, and in 1951 to Tai Yip Wharf (see comments below).
This pier was at the place where the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Wharf (third generation) [c.1959-c.1985] was built on reclaimed land, it closed 1957-4-09. Likely it was demolished in 1957 or early 1958. (see comment below).
Later place(s) at this location
Photos that show this Place
1927
1945
1945
Comments
News report
News report says ships docking at Tai Yip pier moved to Custodian pier on 1957-4-09. That the pier will be demolished soon.
https://gwulo.com/media/47269
1955
On 1955 jun 28, Steamer Lee Hong left the HK-Macau shipping alliance. The alliance was established in 1950 which consisted of 7 steamers. They were Tak Shing, Tai Loy, Fatshan, Lee Hong, Kwangtung, Kwang fu cheong, Kamshing. In order to avoid cut-throat competition, Lee Hong agreed to stop operating its steamer and received a subsidy $23,000 every month from the alliance. In the first half of 1955, only 3 steamers Tak shing, Tai Loy and Fatshan were running. But Lee Hong announced it would start running starting July 1 and dock at Tai Yip pier.
name change
On 1951-2-20 Tai Hing pier located west of the HK-Macau pier changed its name to Tai Yip. Many years before that it was called Tung On and it changed the name to Tai Hing after change of ownership. In 1951, the pier was bought by the Tai Yip Co Ltd. So the name now was changed to Tai Yip.