Blake Pier, Central

It was named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the twelfth governor of Hong Kong.

The first generation of the pier was built in 1900 the end of Pedder Street for serving dignitaries and colonial governors.

But, in 1909, an Edwardian-style, structural steel pavilion was built on top, providing travellers with shelter.

It was demolished in 1993 to cope with the Central Reclamation Phase 1 project.

[2] The top structure of the First generation pier was transferred to the open-air oval theatre in Morse Park, in between Wong Tai Sin and Lok Fu, Kowloon.

View from Victoria Harbour in the 1920s. Blake Pier is visible in the centre, at the end of Pedder Street.
2nd generation Blake Pier in Central in 1971
The top structure of the First generation pier at Morse Park in the 1960s.