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Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier () (1980 - 1983) was a small-sized
barge Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels ...
pier image:Brighton Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England-2Oct2011 (1).jpg, Seaside pleasure pier in Brighton, England. The first seaside piers were built in England in the early 19th century. A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of ...
in
Tai Koo Shing Taikoo Shing or Tai Koo Shing (), is a private residential development in Quarry Bay, in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is a part of Swire's property business, along with Taikoo Place, the adjacent Cityplaza retail and offi ...
, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Its location is now near Poyang Mansion (), Tsui Woo Terrance (). The pier was opened in 1980 to relieve traffic congestion problems in
King's Road King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes the King's Road, especially when it was the king's private road until 1830, or as a colloquialism by middle/upper class London residents), is a major street stretching through Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...
. The
Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited (HYF), is a ferry company founded in 1897 in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Yaumati Ferry. After restructuring the company in 1989, it became a subsidiary of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Lim ...
provided ferry services to
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and
Kowloon City Kowloon City is an neighbourhood, area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Kowloon City District. Compared with the council area of Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is History As early as in the Qin dynasty (221 BCE ...
from there. It was closed when the
Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier () is a ferry pier near Lei King Wan () in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. It is near a bus terminus on the Grand Promenade (). It has three ferry services to Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen and Tung Lung Chau. All ferry services are oper ...
in
Sai Wan Ho Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District, and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern ...
started operation in 1983.太古城碼頭 (Chinese Version)
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