Hung Hom Ferry Piers viewed from Victoria Harbour

Hung Hom Ferry Pier () is a

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Hung Hom Hung Hom (, ) is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the areas of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of ...

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 ...

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. It is located on the reclaimed land of

Hung Hom Bay Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Since 1994, parts of the bay were reclaimed, and by 2019 it had been completely extinguished. All of present- ...

. Currently, two ferry companies operate routes to

Central Piers The Central Ferry Piers (Chinese: 中環碼頭) are situated on the northeast part of Central, Hong Kong Island. The ferries mostly depart to Outlying Islands in the New Territories, with the exception of Pier 1 serving as a governmen ...

and

North Point Ferry Pier North Point Ferry Pier () is a ferry pier in North Point, Hong Kong and it is near the site of the former North Point Estate (). It started operation in 1963. In 1979, a second passenger berth opened that is located west of the older one. Un ...

History

The original pier, opened in 1979 using

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design from the Star Ferry terminals at Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, was located near the

Hung Hom Station Hung Hom () is a passenger railway List of MTR stations, station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the and the domestic services of the MTR network. This station serves the southern terminus of the East Ra ...

, close to the current position of Metropolis Tower. In 1988, the pier was temporarily relocated to the seaside of Hunghom Bay Centre to cope with the Hung Hom Bay Reclamation Project. When the project was completed in 1991, the pier was moved to the current location. It opened in March 1991.

Ferry routes

*East berth **Hung Hom -

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(operated by

Sun Ferry Sun Ferry Services Company Limited, more widely known as Sun Ferry () and formerly New World First Ferry Services Limited (in short New World First Ferry, First Ferry or NWFF), is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. The company was establish ...

) *West berth **Hung Hom - Central (operated by

Fortune Ferry Fortune Ferry Company Ltd, more commonly known as Fortune Ferry (), is a ferry operator in Hong Kong. It is based in North Point. Routes The company operates the following ferry routes: * Tuen Mun to Tung Chung, Sha Lo Wan, and Tai O * North ...

)

Public Transport Interchange

The former Hung Hom Ferry Pier Public Transport Interchange (), a large

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outside the pier, was replaced by the Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road) Public Transport Interchange (), located inside the nearby Kerry Hotel. MTR Whampoa station exit C2.

References

External links

* Ng Yuk-hang (31 March 2011)
"End of the line for Hung Hom ferry routes"
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