Kowloon Public Pier

Kowloon Public Pier (Chinese: 九龍公眾碼頭) or Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier (Chinese: 尖沙咀公眾碼頭) is a public pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It approaches Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Victoria Harbour. Any boat can freely park at the pier.^[1]

Kowloon Public Pier. The white and green pier on the left is the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier.

Western part of Kowloon Public Pier

Passengers boarding a boat at the pier

It is south of the Clock Tower and south-west of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier is north-west of it.

History

Kowloon Public Pier was a public pier outside Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station. Before the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Star Ferry were in use, residents on Hong Kong Island took walla-wallas to the pier^[2] and interchanged to take the train at Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station to travel to New Territories and Mainland China.

Olympic Torch Relay

Kowloon Public Pier was one of the stops of Olympic torch relay activities in Hong Kong during 1964 Tokyo Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[3][4]

References

1. "Duk Ling Ride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
2. "Walla - Wallas". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
3. Different torch, same flame
4. Hong Kong to greet re-visit of Olympic flame with enthusiasm

22°17′34.8″N 114°10′10.6″E