Tsuen Wan Pier, Tsuen Wan Ferry or Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier (Chinese: 荃灣碼頭) is a public pier at the south of Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is adjacent to MTR Tsuen Wan West Station.[1] It provided ferry service to Central via Tsing Yi, but the service ceased operation in 2000 after Western Harbour Tunnel and MTR Tung Chung Line were commissioned to provide faster route between New Territories West and Hong Kong Island.[2] Now, there is a ferry route travelling between the pier and Park Island, a private housing estate in Ma Wan.[3]
The pier has been developed in four generations.
Its first generation commenced in 1935, but it was destroyed by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942 during Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Its second generation commerced in 1958 which was located near Nina Tower, Yeung Uk Road nowadays. It was demolished in 1983 due to the reclamation for the construction of Tsuen Wan Road and Clague Garden Estate.
Its third generation, located at reclamation area outside Tsuen Wan Road, commerced in 1983, together with Tsuen Wan Transport Complex and Tsuen Wan Ferry Bus Terminus. It provided four ferry routes, Tsuen Wan to Tsing Yi, Tsuen Wan to Central, Tsuen Wan to Central via Tsing Yi and Tsuen Wan to Tai O ferry services. But it was demoblished in 2000 due to the reclamation for the construction of Tsuen Wan West Station. The ferry routes also ceased operation.
Its fourth generation, i.e. the current pier, commerced in 2002 and is located at reclamation area outside Tsuen Wan West Station. [4]
Two bus terminus and one minibus terminus are located at nearby Nina Tower, Tsuen Wan West Station and Tsuen Wan Transport Complex respectively. Also, Hong Kong Immigration Department Tsuen Wan branch office (relocated to Waterside Plaza in 1999[5] and closed in 2003[6]) and a driving school (relocated to Kwun Tong Pier in 2006[7]) were located at Tsuen Wan Transport Complex.
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