Everything tagged: pier

Timeline:

Pier on Connaught Road opposite Hillier Street. 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 in February 1950, 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

The first Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier was located at Nam Cheong Street

The area was reclaimed during the mid-1910s, so the pier could have been built in 1917 (guessed only). It was made of wood. It could be the one shown on the 1920 map on Gwulo.

Sham refers: In January 1919, the Kau Lung Sze Yeuk Kai Fong Ferry Company Limited, the first licenced ferry company, started to operate three ferry routes, ..... West Point (Eastern Street) and Sham Shui Po (Nam Cheong Street).

Update 2024-02-17: I've updated the completion date to c.1861, and the demolition date to 2 Sep 1871, according to the recent comments below.

Notes by gw:

This 1866 map shows Pedder's Wharf situated directly in-line with Pedder Street.

I believe this is the pier built by the British Army between 1901 and 1924, to give access to the Gough and Pottinger batteries. Read more at:

Hidden Kowloon pier played key role in Hong Kong's Dunkirk