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Hong Kong — Blake Pier at Stanley 赤柱卜公碼頭, Hong Kong

Nick Morris

Sep 4, 2015 — 2 min read

Exploring Stanley

September 2015

The history of Blake Pier 赤柱卜公碼頭 is somewhat confusing. The pier seems to have moved around Hong Kong and undergone some name changes.

The pier was called Pedder Wharf and was located on the waterfront facing Des Voeux Road Central. In 1900, the pier was renamed after Sir Henry Blake, the 12th Governor of Hong Kong (1898 to 1903).

In 1904, after the completion of the waterfront (praya) reclamation in the Central District, Blake Pier was relocated to its current location at the junction of Connaught Road and Pedder Street.

The pier provided berthing of yachts, barges, sampans, etc. Until the 1920s, it was the landing place for new Governors and visiting British Royal dignitaries until the Queen's Pier was built beside Blake Pier and Star Ferry Pier.

Photo by Author — Blake Pier at Stanley 赤柱卜公碼頭, Hong Kong

There are some pretty good views along the coast from Blake Pier 赤柱卜公碼頭.

Photo by Author — view from Blake Pier at Stanley 赤柱卜公碼頭, Hong Kong

The pier’s roof, which seemed to have had a pretty interesting history as it replaced a thatched roof, was then moved to Morse Park in Kowloon to provide cover for a pavilion before moving back in 2007.