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The Star Ferry Pier was designed by a local architect Hung Yip Chan (born 1921). He worked in the
Architectural Office (AO) of the former Public Works Department from 1952 to 1957 as an assistant architect. He designed the facade of the pier, and the Chief Architect, Michael Wright, added the Clock
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Its openness meant that the square would occasionally be used as a rallying point for small marches and protests within earshot of legislators. For example, in July 1978, 2000 people rallied to demand the re-opening of the defunct
Precious Blood Golden Jubilee School. Since October 1987, the
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Queen's Pier, completed in 1954, was "an integral part" of the cluster: the entrance to the City Hall formed an axis with the Pier to lend a sense of occasion to visiting dignitaries. From the completion of City Hall in 1962, each arriving new
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Edinburgh Place was deliberately kept as open space in the overbuilt city, freely accessible to the public, as this was considered an essential contrast to the city bustle.
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would land at Queen's Pier, and they would hold an inspection of the
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903:Battery Path
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784:Queen's Pier
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1361: /
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1250:Swire House
789:United Pier
741:Ferry piers
437:AIA Central
1376:Categories
1346:22°16′58″N
1163:Demolished
1013:HSBC lions
938:China Club
806:Blake Pier
764:Blake Pier
757:Demolished
567:Government
558:York House
260:References
211:Alan Fitch
204:architects
1299:Education
1274:Relocated
866:EU Office
836:Hong Kong
826:Admiralty
799:Relocated
711:Peak Tram
699:Transport
574:City Hall
507:LHT Tower
375:Hong Kong
323:Andy Ho,
293:Annexe B3
173:Hong Kong
1144:Yung Kee
1139:Tai Kwun
389:Glenealy
296:Archived
248:See also
223:Governor
122:Jyutping
831:Central
409:History
371:Central
201:British
195:History
169:Central
948:Conrad
179:. The
400:Tamar
382:Areas
163:is a
63:爱丁堡广场
49:愛丁堡廣場
209:and
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167:in
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