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Blake Pier at Stanley ( Chinese: 赤柱卜公碼頭) is a public pier in Stanley
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Blake Pier at Stanley ( Chinese: 赤柱卜公碼頭) is a public pier in Stanley
Stanley may refer to:
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* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
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, Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. The name originally referred to Blake Pier, Central
The Blake Pier was a ferry pier in Central, Hong Kong. It was named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the twelfth governor of Hong Kong.
History First generation
The first generation of the pier was built in 1900 the end of Pedder Street fo ...
, a ferry pier in Central, Hong Kong
Central (Chinese: 中環), also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Har ...
. The pier was named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake
Sir Henry Arthur Blake ( zh, c=卜力, sl=Buk1 Lik6; 8January 184023February 1918) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator who held the governorships of six British colonies over the course of his career.
Early life, family and caree ...
, the twelfth governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the United Kingdom, British The Crown, Crown in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executiv ...
. It was originally located at the site of the Central Reclamation Phase 1 project.
The top structure of the pier was later transferred to the open-air oval theatre in Morse Park
Morse Park ( zh, t=摩士公園), occupying , is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.
It was completed in 1967.
, in between Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian () is a Chinese Taoist deity popular in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and Hong Kong with the power of healing. The name, meaning the "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)", is the divine form of Huang Chuping or Wong Cho Ping (; c. 328 ...
and Lok Fu
Lok Fu () is a place in Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located to the east of Kowloon Tsai, the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City.
History
The only village in this area in the 19th century was Ta Ku Ling o ...
, Kowloon
Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
. In 2006, the structure was once again transferred next to the Murray House
Murray House is a Victorian architecture, Victorian-era building in Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley, Hong Kong. Built in the present-day Central business district, business district of Central, Hong Kong, Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of ...
in Stanley, itself dismantled brick by brick and relocated from Central. The pier was recommissioned in Stanley on 31 July 2007.
3D Laser Scanning
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Technology in digital recording
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of structures was applied to capture the 3D images of the roof structure.
The pier has one kai-to
The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido () is a type of small, motorised ferry that operates in Hong Kong. They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the territory's outlying islands.
There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes ...
route travelling between Aberdeen
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and Po Toi Island, via the pier operated by Tsui Wah Ferry
250px, Tsui Wah Ferry's Aberdeen to Yung Shue Wan.
image:Tsui Wah Ferry Service in Tap Mun.jpg, 250px, Tsui Wah Ferry's kai-to for Wong Shek Pier to Tap Mun.
image:Tsui Wah Ferry at Aberdeen.JPG, 250px, Tsui Wah Ferry's kai-to for Aberdeen to ...
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See also
*Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
This article details the history and status of heritage conservation in Hong Kong, as well as the role of various stakeholders.
An indication of the size of the built heritage in Hong Kong is given by a territory-wide survey conducted by the Anti ...
* Queen's Pier
Queen's Pier, named after Queen Victoria, was a public pier in front of City Hall in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. For three generations it served not only as a public pier in day-to-day use but also as a major ceremonial arrival and ...
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