Kowloon City Ferry Pier
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Kowloon City Ferry Pier is a ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 pier
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...

 in To Kwa Wan
To Kwa Wan
To Kwa Wan is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula of Hong Kong. The area is part of urban Hong Kong, and is adjacent to Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, Ma Tau Wai and Ma Tau Kok...

, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It is at the north of Hoi Sham Park and the east of East Kowloon Corridor
East Kowloon Corridor
East Kowloon Corridor is a highway in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Route 5. It is a dual two-lane carriageway running from the exit of Kai Tak Tunnel near Sung Wong Toi Road to its junction with Ma Tau Wai Road in Hung Hom, where both roads are succeeded by Chatham Road.-Function:Since its...

.

History

The pier started operation in 1956 and was the first permanent
Permanent
The permanent of a square matrix in linear algebra, is a function of the matrix similar to the determinant. The permanent, as well as the determinant, is a polynomial in the entries of the matrix...

 pier in Hong Kong built after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. It had ferry services to Wan Chai, North Point
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 1957. The pier has two berths, the east berth and the west berth...

 and Tai Koo Shing
Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier
Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier was a small-sized barge pier in Tai Koo Shing, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Its location is now near Poyang Mansion , Tsui Woo Terrance . The pier was opened in 1980 to relieve traffic congestion problem in Queen's Road. The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company provided ferry...

 (later Sai Wan Ho
Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier
Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier is a ferry pier near Lei King Wan in Sai Wan Ho. It is near a bus terminus in Grand Promenade . It has three ferry services to Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen and Tung Lung Chau....

) and a vehicular
Vehicle
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 ferry service to North Point (ceased operation in 1998).

Current transportation

The pier currently has only one ferry service, to North Point, operated by New World First Ferry
New World First Ferry
New World First Ferry Services Limited is a ferry service company in Hong Kong. The company was established in November 1999, when it took over the 8 licensed ferry routes transferred from the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry...

. There is a bus terminus
Bus terminus
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outside the pier.
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