Calls to put Hong Kong’s Queen’s Pier back where it used to be
The historic monument was dismantled in 2007 for reclamation works
Restoring Queen’s Pier between two piers in Central is costly and is not the ideal way of conservation, said a group of community activists yesterday, calling on the government to consider putting the now-dismantled pier back to where it was and allow more time for public consultation.
The government is now gathering public feedback on three restoration options of Queen’s Pier until May 17.
All of them involve reassembling the pier between Pier 9 and 10 in Central, a site by the harbourfront about a ten minute walk from its original location, before coastal land reclamation, in front of Edinburgh Place. The estimated costs range from HK$230 million up to HK$303 million.
Protesting with other activists, Paul Zimmerman, of Designing Hong Kong, said he wanted the pier back where it was.
“If you put it closer to the original location, it has a much higher heritage value because Edinburgh Place will be complete,” he said. “And, you have it closer to the old waterfront for tourists, students and children to come back here and realise the waterfront used to be here.”