Back Muelle de transbordadores de Edinburgh Place Spanish Bến phà Quảng trường Edinburgh Vietnamese 愛丁堡廣場渡輪碼頭 Chinese
| Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 愛丁堡廣場渡輪碼頭 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爱丁堡广场渡轮码头 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | oi-dīng-bóu gwóng-chèuhng douh-lèunh máh-tàuh | ||||||||||||
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Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, often referred to as the "Star Ferry" Pier, was a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, serving the Star Ferry. The pier, with its clock tower, was a prominent waterfront landmark. Built in 1957 at the height of the Modern Movement, it was the third generation of the Star Ferry Pier in Central, and was located near the City Hall and the General Post Office.[1]
The pier was the central flashpoint of the Hong Kong riots in 1966,[2] and 40 years later became the focus of a confrontation between conservationists and the government, which wanted to demolish the pier to allow for reclamation.[3] The ferry service from the pier was suspended on 11 November 2006, and moved to piers 7 and 8 of Central Piers. Demolition commenced on 12 December,[4] and was completed in early 2007.
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