Everything tagged: Ferry pier

The second generation of the Sham Shui Po Ferry Piers was built at Tung Chau Street off Pei Ho Street (todays Tung Chau Street Park). It commenced service in July 1931 (see comments below).

It was operated by HYF and provided services to Central (likely Queen Victoria Street Pier and Central Vehicular Pier later) as well as Sai Ying Pun (Wilmer Street Ferry Pier).  (Wikipedia reports that the service to Sai Ying Pun stopped in 1979 when the Wilmer Street Pier was destroyed by a typhoon).

The Public Works Report for 1923 refers:

127. New Ferry Piers -- The construction of the re-inforced concrete pier at Public Square Street, Yaumati, was completed by April, and in May the Yaumati Ferry Service was transferred from the temporary pier. 

This latter pier, the property of the Contractor was purchased for the use of police launches.

The Public Works Report for 1922 refers:

(a.) Pier opposite Queen Victoria Street.

--As stated in paragraph 107 of last year's report, a contract for the construction of a reinforced concrete roof over part of the pier and the erection of offices, &c., was awarded to Mr. Chan Tai Kee. This work was completed on the 31st May, and in June, the Yaumati Ferry Service was transferred from the wooden pier opposite Jubilee Street to this new concrete pier.

In 1902, a public auction was held to obtain "the right of erecting and maintaining piers over Crown Fore-shore". This was successful for three piers including the one " End of Sutherland Street". 

Estimated start of operation is 1903, end about 1980 when the next phase of reclamation started. On the 1945 map on Gwulo the name of the pier is given as Sai Kong Wharf.

This wharf was opposite Cleverly Street on Connaught Road. It appears first on the 1901.3 map on hkmaps.hk. The Public Works Report for 1899 refers: 

The Tai On Steam-ship Company are new erecting a permanent timber wharf at the foot of Cleverly Street.

Opened probably in 1900. Although the name Pasig does not appear, quite likely this is the pier mentioned in the report.

The Government Annual Report for 1966 refers:

The Government Annual Report for 1964 refers:

The next step of reclamation started at the end of the 1890s. This work extended the seashore from DesVoeux to Connaught Road. The older pier extended further out into the sea (beyond the new praya), the new one possibly used parts of the old one; or it was built completely new. 

The Public Works Report for 1900 refers:

The new Canton steamer wharf was completed and opened for use in November, just in time to take the place of the temporary pier at the end of Wing Lok Street which was almost completely destroyed by the typhoon on the 10th November.

HongKong Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.was formed in 1865. The company operated ferry services between Hong Kong, Canton (Guangzhou) and Macao.

The first pier (or wharf) was built at the praya that existed after the 1850/60 reclamation (today's DesVoeux Road), east of today's Man Wa Lane (oppositeM.L. 22). It is easily visible on the 1889 map on hkmaps.hk.

From the Government Annual Report for 1985: