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“Star Ferry” Pier in the past  “Star Ferry” Pier in the past Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, often referred as the “Star Ferry” Pier, is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong which is under demolition owing to planned land reclamation projects. It was taken out of service on November 11, 2006. Its function is now replaced by piers 7 and 8 of Central Ferry Piers approximately 300 metres away from the former site (as the crow flies), further into Victoria Harbour. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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A pier on Lake Mapourika in New Zealand illustrates the simplest form of pier Southend Pier in England is the longest pleasure pier in the world, at 1. ...
Edinburgh Place is a square in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near the Hong Kong City Hall and Star Ferry Pier. ...
The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...
Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...
November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ...
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Central Ferry Piers are the ferry piers located on Hong Kong Island. ...
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Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: ç¶å¤šåˆ©äºžæ¸¯; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: WéiduÅlìyà GÇŽng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the...
The pier incorporates a rare antique turret clock in the clock tower and its unique chimes marked every quarter-hour since its inauguration in 1957. The mechanism was manufactured by Edward John Dent, the same British company that provided the mechanical signature to the Big Ben of London. Edward John Dent (1790-1853)was a famous English watchmaker. ...
The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben (a name that correctly refers to the main bell) Big Ben redirects here. ...
History
The pier was built in 1957 in a Edwardian (1912) style, located near the City Hall and General Post Office. It was connected by various routes of NWFB and Citybus, Public light buses connecting many destinations on Hong Kong Island. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, heading towards (From the left), the City Hall, Prince of Wales Building, and across the road Hong Kong Club Building. ...
General Post Office (郵政總局) is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. ...
General New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ...
Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
A green public minibus awaiting at the station at Tsim Sha Tsui. ...
The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...
Being a principal gateway to Hong Kong Island from Kowloon Peninsula, thousands of residents passed through this pier every day from 1957 until the inauguration of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in 1972. From 1972 to 2006, it was still used by many as the shortest route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central District. The trip is featured in travel books, and is considered "a must" for foreign visitors to the city. The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...
The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ...
The area around the entrance of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in the 1970s. ...
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...
The plan to relocate the Central Star Ferry Pier dates back to July 1999, when proposed amendments to the draft Central District (Extension) Outline Zoning Plan covering the Central Reclamation III area were published. The proposal was to demolish both the third generation Star Ferry Pier and Queen's Pier, to make way for a six-lane road and a low-rise shopping centre, requiring 16 hectares of reclaimed land directly in front of the fourth generation pier. Concerns were immediately raised by the public, but the Government pressed ahead with the plan, indicating that the historial significance of the third generation pier would be recognised, and promised that the landmark would be recreated on the new waterfront. Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇åŽç¢¼é ) is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...
By relocating the new piers 300m away, it is estimated that the Star Ferry could lose perhaps 13 percent or more of passengers due to its inconvenient location[1]. The public argues that there is a risk for the Star Ferry to be marginalised to just a tourist attraction. Marginalisation or marginalization (US) refers in general to the overt or subvert acts and trends within societies whereby those perceived as lacking function or desirable traits are killed or otherwise excluded from existing systems of protectionism, thereby limiting their means for survival. ...
The SCMP (Dec 17, 2006) reports that there were some 150,000 nostalgic visitors to the Pier and harbour crossing on the night of November 11, 2006. That night, Star Ferry hosted a historic "last ride" before the pier was closed-down, with the last four ferries leaving this pier on the stroke of midnight.
Controversy  Demonstrators post various items in the pier to protest against demolition of the pier  A worker smiling to a photographer on his last day of work in the old pier November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ...
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State of the clock In a technical feasibility study to see whether the clock mechanism could be relocated to the new site, an experts had advised against relocation as there was "no guarantee the clock and chimes would continue to work after relocation, due to their age and obsolete components[2]".
Neil Brennon Wright of Thwaites & Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world, was flown in from England on December 18, 2006, to examine the clock. When asked about the "technical difficulties in moving and maintaining obsolete parts," Brennon Wright replied: "Well, that's not my assessment. We have restored far worse than that, it should pose no problems."[3] However, he added that restoration would take several months.
It was planned to put part of the clock (five bells) on display in the new pier after demolition of the third generation pier, although the final decision has not been made[1].
Public sentiment It has been revealed that the consultancy report from the Antiquities and Monuments Office had anticipated backlash and objections from the public if demolition were to be carried out[2]. Indeed, there have been local community efforts trying to save the third generation pier, to widespread media coverage. In the weeks running up to the cessation of service from the Pier, thousands of emotional Hong Kong residents arrived to post banners, and other messages in support of retention.
Architects and conservationists state that the old piers have some architectural significance and cultural value to Hong Kong: architecturally the pier is one of the last remaining examples of a Streamline Moderne public building in Hong Kong (along with the to-be-demolished Central Market and Wan Chai Market); culturally the pier is widely recognised as a part of local collective memory. The Hong Kong Institute of Architects vice-president Mr. Vincent Ng Wing-shun, for example, warned that the government was destroying Hong Kong's heritage[4]. Public opinion has resulted in alternatives put forth as to preserving the clock tower. Proposals have included moving the proposed six-lane road, or relocating the famous clock tower to the front of the new pier as a memorial. However the decision ultimately lies with the Government as the piers are Government property. Bathers building, now a Maritime Museum at San Franciscos Aquatic Park, 1937 Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, 1939 Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone, was a late branch of the Art Deco style. ...
Central Market, view from Queens Road Central Central Market (ä¸ç’°è¡—市, or ä¸å¤®è¡—市) was a fresh food market between Jubilee Street, Queen Victoria Street, Queens Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central in the Central of Hong Kong. ...
Wan Chai Market, a typical Streamline Moderne architecture The Wan Chai Market was constructed in 1937. ...
Public protests Further spurred by the start of demolition on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 12, 2006, protesters, including legislator Leung Kwok-hung, started gathering spontaneously after workers removed the bell and the clockface from the tower, leaving a big hole. Activists rushed into and occupied part of the demolition site, chanting slogans from the roof of an excavator and demanded to meet Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands Michael Suen Ming-yeung. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ...
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The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Long Hair, Leung Kwok-hung, talking to reporter after anti-Japan protests in Hong Kong, April 17, 2005 Leung Kwok-hung (Chinese: æ¢åœ‹é›„; Cantonese in IPA: ; Pinyin: Liáng Guóxióng), also known as Long Hair (長毛) (born March 27, 1956 in Hong Kong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is...
The Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands is the head of the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, which is responsible for urban planning policy, public housing and the management and selling of public lands. ...
Michael Suen in 1999 Michael SUEN Ming-yeung GBS JP (å«æ˜Žæš, born 1944) is currently the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands and the acting Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. ...
Demonstrations initially gathered spontaneously, but the spread of the news has prompted many more to gather. For example, Civic Party legislators, and a councillor from the usually pro-government Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, showed up to lend support. Civic Party 公民黨 is a pro-democracy and social democratic political party in Hong Kong. ...
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) (民主建港å”進è¯ç›Ÿ, formerly 民主建港è¯ç›Ÿ, or æ°‘å»ºè¯ in short) is the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong SAR of the PRC. Founded in 10 July 1992, the party has been headed by Ma Lik since December 2003. ...
The demolition has drawn widespread condemnation, from the public, legislators, and conservationists, who claim the government action is contrary to the wishes of the public[5]. Legco members have tabled motions to immediately halt the demolition, pending further consultation. The Government denied a last-minute reprieve, reiterating that there has been "adequate consultation", and forged ahead with demolition. The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
As if accepting that the fate of the pier cannot now be reversed, conservationists have vowed to take the fight to Queen's Pier, and a number of other historical sites which may be threatened with a similar fate[6]. Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇åŽç¢¼é ) is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...
The replacement pier
Old Star Ferry Pier (front left) and Queen's Pier (front right). The new piers (far left) now in full operation. The mock Edwardian fourth generation pier, a product of the Government's effort to "recreate history" drew some criticism from the public and has been criticised as "an imitation of the past without capturing the spirit of the past or present', thought some regard the new pier as a new building only. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4197x1333, 360 KB) Summary en:View of Star Ferry and Queens Pier being engulfed by reclamation projects in Victoria Harbour. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4197x1333, 360 KB) Summary en:View of Star Ferry and Queens Pier being engulfed by reclamation projects in Victoria Harbour. ...
Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇åŽç¢¼é ) is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...
According to the government, the replacement pier's bells is built to mimic the sound of the bells in the old pier. However, the new bells lack sonorousness when compared to the old bells. Instead, the new bells produce thin and light chimes.
Demonstration timeline - On 12 December 2006 it was occupied by demonstrators determined to stop its demolition[7]
- On 13 December 2006, demolition resumed after all demonstrators were forcibly removed from the site by police, despite protestors remaining outside[8]
- On 14 December 2006, 200 people attended candlelight vigil to mark the pier's 49th anniversary; activists again broke through a police cordon to retake the building[9], 13 protesters were detained in the early hours of the morning
- On 15 December 2006, Government vows to get tough against protesters[10], and accelerates demolition by carrying on work overnight; the clock tower is lifted off-site in one piece and taken off-site. A group of 20 students start a 49 hour sit-in hunger strike at midnight[11]
- On 17 December 2006, 200 people marched on the Government Headquarters demanding to see the Chief Executive; violent scuffles broke out[12]; Conservationists vow to take the fight to Queen's Pier.
- On 18 December 2006, incensed at a volte-face by the demolition company who recanted on selling the remains to conservationists, and by suggestion that the clock tower may be used as landfill, legislators demanded to know the whereabouts of the remains.
- On 19 December 2006, newspapers published interviews of witnesses who claim to have seen the old clock tower being broken up at the building waste landfill in Tuen Mun.
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for protest, often political, social, or economic change. ...
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ...
Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇åŽç¢¼é ) is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...
Volte-face is a total change of position, as in policy or opinion; an about-face. ...
References - ^ Ng, Tze-wei (November 10, 2006). Not even HK's storied Star Ferry can face down developers. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ New Star Ferry Piers to open in November. Hong Kong Government (December 19, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ Asprey, Donald (December 19, 2006). Ferry clock may yet chime again. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ Kwoh, Leslie (August 30, 2006). Ferry terminal a step closer to history. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ England, Vaudine (December 4, 2006). Hong Kong wakes up to heritage. BBC. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Ng, Kang-chung, Danny Mok. "Front line in preservation battle switches to Queen's Pier.", South China Morning Post, December 18, 2006, p. 1.
- ^ Asprey, Donald (December 13, 2006). Protesters storm ferry site. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Asprey, Donald (December 14, 2006). Standoff at old ferry pier turns nasty. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Chan, Tonny (December 15, 2006). Protesters retake Star Ferry tower. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Asprey, Donald (December 16, 2006). Tough action warning on pier. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
- ^ Lai, Chloe. "Clock tower may be used as landfill for reclamation.", South China Morning Post, December 17, 2006, p. 1.
- ^ Cheng, Jonathan (December 18, 2006). Pier battle throws light on landmarks. Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
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In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ...
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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ...
See also Lower deck of a Star Ferry in the morning Old Star Ferry Pier in Central, Hong Kong. ...
Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇åŽç¢¼é ) is a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...
External links - Our Star Ferry
- Ferry terminal a step closer to history
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