Clock Tower of Star Ferry Pier in Central, Hong Kong

The Clock Tower of “Star Ferry” Pier has been a part of Central on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong since 15th December, 1957. The Clock Tower was built when the “Star Ferry” Pier was relocated beside Edinburgh Place. The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ... (Redirected from 15th December) December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meridian Star (午星號) of Hong Kong Star Ferry. ... Edinburgh Place is a square in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near the Hong Kong City Hall and Star Ferry Pier. ...

The clock chimes every 15 minutes around the clock. John Keswick of Jardine Matheson gave the clock to the Star Ferry in celebration of the new pier of 1957. It was said that the clock was a gift from a European royal house to British government and then to Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ...

The pier is going to be relocated as the result of reclamation again. Its new location is 300 metres away from current location. The Clock Tower would be preserved in its current location. Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...

See also

• Star Ferry
• Edinburgh Square, Hong Kong

Meridian Star (午星號) of Hong Kong Star Ferry. ... Edinburgh Place (愛丁堡廣場) is a square in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near the Hong Kong City Hall and Star Ferry Pier. ...

External links

• Discussion about the clock tower (in Chinese)
• Another discussion about the clock tower (in Chinese)