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Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier (Chinese:深水埗碼頭;Jyutping:sam1 seoi2 bou4 maa5 tau4) was a ferry pier inSham Shui Po,Kowloon, Hong Kong that operated from 1919 to 1992. It was one of the important ferry piers inWest Kowloon and had a bus terminus nearby.
Over the years the pier was situated in three different locations. The first one was located on the coast at the end of Nam Cheong Street. Starting on the 1 January 1919, the Kau Lung Sze Yeuk Kai Fong Ferry Company operated betweenSham Shui Po,Kowloon and West Point/Eastern Street. In 1924, the ferry Service was transferred the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company (HYF) which served alsoCentral.[1]
In 1929 it was decided by the Hong Kong Government to replace the old wooden pier by a reinforced concrete one. The second pier was located on the coast at the junction ofTung Chau Street (通州街) andPei Ho Street. It opened in July 1931[2] and provided ferry services to and fromCentral,Sheung Wan andMacau.[3]
It was relocated again (third generation) to the shore next toYen Chow Street in 1979 to cope withland reclamation work and the construction of theNam Cheong Estate.The ferry service to and from Sheung Wan was terminated in 1979 due to the destruction ofWilmer Street Ferry Pier (威利麻街) in Sheung Wan by atyphoon. The service to and from Macau was terminated in 1989 and replaced by theHong Kong China Ferry Terminal inTsim Sha Tsui. The service between Central and Sham Shui Po was terminated in 1992 and the pier was also closed. However, the bus terminus was still in use until it was replaced by another bus terminal inTonkin Street in 1999.[4]
TheFu Cheong Estate has since been built on the former site of the bus terminus. The pier has also been reclaimed and theMTRNam Cheong station now stands in its place.[5]
There were several bus routes that terminated at Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier Bus Terminus before it was closed in 1999.
