Central Piers
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The Central Piers (Chinese: 中環碼頭) are situated on the northeast part of Central, Hong Kong Island. The ferries mostly depart to Outlying Islands in the New Territories, with the exception of Pier 1 serving as a government pier, and ferries from Pier 7 going to Kowloon.
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[edit] Ferry Services
The destinations of the piers are as follows:
- Pier 1: Government of Hong Kong Pier
- Pier 2: Park Island
- Pier 3: Discovery Bay
- Pier 4: Lamma Island, with the Western Pier going to Sok Kwu Wan and the Eastern Pier to Yung Shue Wan.
- Pier 5: Cheung Chau[1]
- Pier 6: Western Pier: Peng Chau - Eastern Pier: Mui Wo[2]
- Pier 7: Star Ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui
- Pier 8: Disused; currently under reconstruction as the new site of Hong Kong Maritime Museum
- Pier 9: Public Pier
- Pier 10: Public Pier
Star Ferry Pier, Central is a "movable name", which now refers to the "fourth generation" Star Ferry pier, aka Pier 7 in Central.
[edit] Former piers
- Queen's Pier, Edinburgh Place, was completely demolished in February 2008
- Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier - "third generation" Star Ferry pier, abandoned in November 2006
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