Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier
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Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier () (1980 - 1983) was a small-sized
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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 offic ...
, 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 and Fulham, both ...
. The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company provided ferry services to
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Kowloon City Kowloon City is an 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 – 206 BCE), ...
from there. It was closed when the Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier in Sai Wan Ho started operation in 1983.太古城碼頭 (Chinese Version)
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{{coord, 22.2848, 114.2208, display=title Demolished piers in Hong Kong Quarry Bay Victoria Harbour Buildings and structures completed in 1980 1983 disestablishments in Hong Kong 1980 establishments in Hong Kong