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Oi-Yan CHIU [c.1958- ]
1961 Hong Kong at Kowloon City Pier - child abandoned is looking for her parents
Hung Hom Ferry Pier (Northern pier of three piers off Whampoa Street) [1963-1979]
(Timeline added, based on the comments below:)
1963 - The pier opens for business. Initially it handles the Hung Hom - North Point ferry service that moved here from the pier off Gillies Avenue.
1975 - The Hung Hom - Wanchai ferry service also moved here. That service previously ran from the adjacent pier, slightly southwest of this one.
Hung Hom Ferry Pier (Southern pier of three piers off Whampoa Street) [1965-c.1971]
(Timeline added, based on the comments below:)
1965: The pier opens for business in June. It handles the Star Ferry's Hung Hom - Central ferry service.
1967: The Star Ferry suspended their Hung Hom - Central service, owing to the riots. No other ferry service used the pier after this time.
c.1971: Aerial photos of this area show the pier was demolished in around 1971.
Hung Hom Ferry Pier (Middle pier of three piers off Whampoa Street) [1963-1989]
(Timeline added, based on the comments below:)
1963: The pier opens for business. Initially it handles the Hung Hom - Wanchai ferry service operated by HYF (The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited).
1975: HYF moves the Hung Hom - Wanchai ferry service to their other pier, a short distance northeast of this one. Star Ferry then rent this pier from HYF, to use for the Star Ferry's Hung Hom - Central ferry service.
Former Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier [????- ]
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Finally found its location from page 210 of Mapping Hong Kong, at the approximation of Tai Ho Road and Yeung Uk Road.
Aberdeen Kai To (街渡) Pier to Apleichau (East) [????- ]
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Fenwick Pier [????- ]
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Before 1997, this pier is primarily being used by visiting foreign service men. I remember the Mac Yuck there is the only one serving Beer in town. I would have to go and check this out and see if the pier had already be reclaimed later.