Praya Reclamation Scheme
The Praya Reclamation Scheme (Chinese: 海旁填海計劃) was a large scale land reclamation project carried out by the Hong Kong Land company in 19th Century Hong Kong under Sir Catchick Paul Chater and James Johnstone Keswick.
Early proposal[edit]
The project was first proposed in 1855 but many merchants with private piers on the waterfront objected to the scheme.[1]
The first reclamation project eventually began in 1868 and was completed in 1873. It added significant land to Praya Central, which later became present-day Des Voeux Road.[1]
Second reclamation scheme[edit]
The second project was revived by the Tai-pan of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company in July 1887.[2] It did not commence until February 1890,[1] and as it was significantly larger than the first, the completion was between 1903 and 1904.[1][2] There were discrepancies in the number of acres actually gained from the entire project: some sources claimed it added 59 acres (240,000 m2) of land to Hong Kong's Central waterfront and Statue Square,[3] while some indicated that the total area was extended by 65 acres (260,000 m2) using materials with a total weight of 3.5 million tons.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-574-8.
- ^ a b "A Historical and Architectural Appraisal of Queen’s Pier, Central (Annexe B3) Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Antiquities and Monuments Office, Government of Hong Kong SAR, accessdate=2007-12-15
- ^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-563-1.