Cheung Chau Ferry Pier
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 Ferry berthed at Cheung Chau Ferry Pier | |
| Type | Passenger ferry pier |
|---|---|
| Locale | Cheung Chau, Hong Kong |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government |
| Characteristics | |
| ID number | IP063 |
| History | |
| Designer | Public Works Department |
| Inaugurated | 28 April 1960 |
Cheung Chau Ferry Pier (Chinese: 長洲渡輪碼頭; Jyutping: coeng4 zau1 dou6 leon4 maa5 tau4) serves the island of Cheung Chau, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located on Praya Street within the Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter.
History
[edit]The pier, designed by the Port Works Division of the former Public Works Department, was officially opened on 28 April 1960.[1] It was substantially expanded in 1986 and 1987.[2] Renovation and improvement works in 2015 saw the passenger waiting area expanded, ventilation improved, and a new canopy constructed at the pier entrance.[3]
Services
[edit]Sun Ferry operates a regularly scheduled route to Central Pier No. 5 in Central. The service runs "ordinary" (slower) ferries, as well as faster catamaran vessels. The average daily patronage of this route was 26,315 in 2015.[4]
Future development
[edit]In 2019, the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) commissioned a private consultant to study the feasibility of reconstructing the pier. The department outlined various objectives for this project including increasing the pier's passenger handling capacity and addressing the ageing of the pier structure. The preliminary proposal is to build a new pier to the north of the current one.[5]
See also
[edit]- Cheung Chau Public Pier – a separate pier to the south
References
[edit]
- ^ "Cheung Chau has new ferry pier, link road". South China Morning Post. 29 April 1960. p. 7.
- ^ "Pier extended". South China Morning Post. 6 June 1986. p. 27.
- ^ "LCQ12: "Central - Cheung Chau" ferry services". Hong Kong Government. 16 November 2016.
- ^ Transport and Housing Bureau (November 2016). "Special Helping Measures for six major outlying island ferry routes for the next three year licence period 2017-20" (PDF). Legislative Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "Study Background". Proposed Reconstruction of Cheung Chau Ferry Pier. Civil Engineering and Development Department. Retrieved 9 March 2021.