Pier near the Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan (Joss House Bay) [????- ]. Opened in early 1983 (an aerial photo from 1982-10-15 shows the pier under construction)
Serviced Saturdays and Sundays on the Sai Wan Ho < > Tung Lung Chau service.
T-shaped pier at the tip of Wellington Battery. Likely built after decommission of the battery at the end of the 1870s [1875: There are no guns mounted at Wellington Bty. (WO 78/2362)].
Was likely used for reclamation works in the early 1900s and then demolished.
Before reclamation, this point marks a small wooden pier that appears to have been built to serve the Haven of Hope Sanatorium up the hill*. It was still marked on maps in the 80s.
*any confirmation or denial that this was the reason it was built is appreciated.
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).
Double pier at reclaimed land off today's Pier Road(!).
I believe this was the Govt pier where Fireboat Alexander Grantham was based for a while. It was located at the waterfront directly opposite Wing Wo Street.
Timber landing pier on the Praya (today Hennessy Road) at the junction with Tin Lok Lane, built in 1862. It was used as a landing site for parties heading for Happy Valley.
Timber landing pier on DesVoeux Road at the junction with Ice House Street, built in 1862. Was likely demolished around 1890 during the next phase of reclamation. The next Ice House Street Pier after finishing the reclamation works opened in 1894 at Connaught Road.
Timber landing pier on DesVoeux Road at the junction with Pottinger Street, built in 1862. Was demolished around 1895 during the next phase of reclamation.
Source: Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong 1841-1930, Public Works 1862
