Everything tagged: pier

Hi there,

I have not been to Disco Bay for over 20 years.  But I remember they had such a facility before they have highway access basically for residents' moving in or out.  Yaumati Ferry used to have  special arrangements with the developer for such ferry  service.  Don't know if the pier had been demolished or not.  The marker above is just an approximate location.  Correction welcome.

Any updates concerning if the pier is still there are welcomed as well.

Best Regards,

T

Hi there,

Got a recent photo of this pier in December 2010:

Seems to be in good condition.,

Best Regards,

T

The photos below show a dramatic accident that happened here in 1981, when MV Sunshine Island collided with the pier.

In 1910, the government sold the existing pier at this site and the rights to build a new one (See S.190). It seems at least part of the reason for the change was an expectation of more traffic once the KCR was complete. Under "Special Covenants and Conditions" we see:

A map from the 1940s (Plate 3-5b, Mapping Hong Kong) shows this pier at the end of Fleming Road. I'm not sure exactly what the 'G.P.' stood for - 'General Pier' perhaps? It's where rubbish was loaded onto barges.

Any ideas what happened to the rubbish after that?

Reclamation meant it had to move here from it's previous location at Edinburgh Place.

This pier was built after reclamation put an end to the first Queen's Pier.

Recent reclamation means this pier has gone too.

Dates and further history in Wikipedia.

Hi there,

The completion date mentioned is meant for the bunker itself.  I am uncertain about the ferry pier.

Dug that up at Shell HK's website earlier.

Best Regards,

T