Everything tagged: pier

Update 2025-07-32 [the pier was located more to the east than originally assumed - the new 1882 map on Gwulo shows that]

Douglas Wharf was a T-shaped pier that stood on the praya opposite Marine Lot 10. This is at (todays) Des Voeux Road south-east of the junction with Chiu Lung Street, approximately near 26 Des Voeux Road Central. Opposite the pier was the building on 28 Des Voeux Road Central, owned by Douglas Lapraik & Co shipping company.

Temporary servicemen's pier at Harcourt Road in front of Caine House. This was probably used when Fenwick Pier was damaged by typhoon Ruby (September 1964).

Wikipedia reports:

• 1964: The Pier had to be rebuilt after typhoons Wanda and Ruby dealt severe blows to the building.
• 1965: The rebuilt Pier opened in June.

Possibly this temporary pier was in service for less than a year, maybe longer.

From the Public Works Report for 1965:

At Brick Hill, Wong Chuk Hang, also on the south side of the Island, construction of a pier and an access road to it was completed. This pier will be used by Marine Police launches supervising Aberdeen harbour and neighbouring congested waters.

1920s photos show it with a semi-circular sign for the "British Canton Line". There's a good example at PH014_50-22 Gertrude Bass Warner photographs.

Maps from the 1930s / 40s, eg plates 3-5a and 3-5b in Mapping Hong Kong, label it as "Yuen On Steamship Co. Ltd, P.P. no. 17".

I believe this was the first generation of ferry pier at Hung Hom, but please let me know if there was any earlier one. It was off Winslow Street, in front of the junction with Gillies Avenue.

At the end of Ma Tau Kok Road there are the remains of an old pier.

Looking at the 1952 map, it's the nearest pier to the old cattle depot, so I wonder if it is where cattle deliveries by sea were unloaded? [Update: It was a combined refuse boat pier and livestock landing pier. See comments below.]

Ferries to Jordan Road sailed from this pier.

It isn't shown on the 1952 map, but it is shown on the 1957 map.

The first Fenwick Pier was built in 1929 during the East Praya Reclamation. In the Public Works Report for 1929 is the following entry:

Public Pier ‘A’.—This pier is situated at the end of Fenwick Street. The decking, landing steps and fendering -were constructed during the year, thus completing the pier.

In the 1930 Report the pier is specified in more detail: