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Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier

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Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier ({{zh|t=深水埗碼頭|j=sam1 seoi2 bou4 maa5 tau4}}) was a ferry pier in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong that operated from 1919 to 1992. It was one of the important ferry piers in West Kowloon and had a bus terminus nearby.

History

Over the years the pier was situated in three different locations. The first one was located on the coast at the end of Nam Cheong Street. Starting on the 1 January 1919, the Kau Lung Sze Yeuk Kai Fong Ferry Company operated between Sham Shui Po, Kowloon and West Point/Eastern Street. In 1924, the ferry Service was transferred the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company (HYF) which served also Central. [http://commons.ln.edu.hk/his_etd/2/ Sham, W. C. (2007). The history of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company limited, 1923 to the 1970s Master's thesis, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.]

In 1929 it was decided by the Hong Kong Government to replace the old wooden pier by a reinforced concrete one. The second pier was located on the coast at the junction of Tung Chau Street ({{zh|c=通州街|labels=no}}) and Pei Ho Street. It opened in July 1931[https://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/a1931/789.pdf/ Report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1931] and provided ferry services to and from Central, Sheung Wan and Macau.[http://www.legco.gov.hk/1963/h630821.pdf HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE, 1951]

It was relocated again (third generation) to the shore next to Yen Chow Street in 1979 to cope with land reclamation work and the construction of the Nam Cheong Estate.The ferry service to and from Sheung Wan was terminated in 1979 due to the destruction of Wilmer Street Ferry Pier ({{zh|c=威利麻街|labels=no}}) in Sheung Wan by a typhoon. The service to and from Macau was terminated in 1989 and replaced by the Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui. The service between Central and Sham Shui Po was terminated in 1992 and the pier was also closed. However, the bus terminus was still in use until it was replaced by another bus terminal in Tonkin Street in 1999.[http://www.gakei.com/ssp/ssp.htm Sham Shui Po Ferry Bus Terminus]

The Fu Cheong Estate has since been built on the former site of the bus terminus. The pier has also been reclaimed and the MTR Nam Cheong station now stands in its place.[http://www.batgung.com/node/443 Sham Shui Po Ferry] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010070423/http://www.batgung.com/node/443 |date=10 October 2007 }}

Bus routes

There were several bus routes that terminated at Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier Bus Terminus before it was closed in 1999.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4C_lQyT4zI West Kowloon Transport Terminus Show – Nan Cheung (1) (Chinese)]

See also

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Category:Demolished piers in Hong Kong

Category:1924 establishments in Hong Kong

Category:1992 disestablishments in Hong Kong

Category:Sham Shui Po

Category:Victoria Harbour