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Coordinates: 22°19′36″N 114°09′13″E / 22.3267°N 114.1536°E / 22.3267; 114.1536
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22°19′36″N 114°09′13″E / 22.3267°N 114.1536°E / 22.3267; 114.1536

Fu Cheong Estate in Sham Shui Po, former location of Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier

Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier (Chinese: 深水埗碼頭; Jyutping: 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

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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. [1]

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 (通州街) and Pei Ho Street. It opened in July 1931[2] and provided ferry services to and from Central, Sheung Wan and Macau.[3]

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 (威利麻街) 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.[4]

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.[5]

Bus routes

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1931
  3. ^ HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (SERVICES) ORDINANCE, 1951
  4. ^ Sham Shui Po Ferry Bus Terminus
  5. ^ Sham Shui Po Ferry Archived 10 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ West Kowloon Transport Terminus Show – Nan Cheung (1) (Chinese)
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