Tsing Yi Pier () or Tsing Yi Ferry Terminus () was a
ferry
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pier
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on
Tsing Yi Island
Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
, Hong Kong. It replaced
Tsing Yi Town
Tsing Yi Town is located on the eastern coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong and is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town.
See also
* Tsing Yi Hui
Tsing Yi
Populated coastal places in Hong Kong
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old pier that was buried during land reclamation. There were ferries to
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
and
Central. The service ceased to exist and the pier was free for public use thereafter.
Location
The pier is on the east seafront of reclaimed land of
Tsing Yi Bay
Tsing Yi Bay was a bay on the east side of Hong Kong's Tsing Yi Island, beside the Rambler Channel, approximately on the site of modern-day Tsing Yi Park. The whole bay was reclaimed for the development of new town. Before reclamation, it was su ...
, near
Tsing Leng Tsui
Tsing Leng Tsui () is a former cape on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong between the former Tsing Yi Bay and the Rambler Channel. After several phases of reclamation, the cape lost its shape and became the location of the Hong Kong Cement Plant belongi ...
, facing
Rambler Channel
Rambler Channel is a body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi Island from Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 metres at its widest point.
Historically, the channel was known ...
. Three
housing estate
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Popular throughout the United States ...
s
Greenfield Garden,
Grand Horizon and
Serene Garden are very close to it.
References
Tsing Yi
Piers in Hong Kong
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