Before Victoria Harbour was named ‘Victoria Harbour’, it was called Harbour of Hongkong or Hongkong Harbour. Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is hailed as Pearl of Orient, one of three most famous natural harbours, and one of the most stunning night scenes. The eastern boundary of the Victoria Harbour is Lei Yue Mun. In the middle it is quite narrow between Tsim Sha Tsui and Chung Wan. The Victoria Harbour was named after the Queen of Great Britain. The harbour is in the north of the Victoria City of Hongkong. Victoria Harbour is the biggest harbour in China and the third in the world, just a little smaller than San Francisco of the US and Rio de Janeiro of Brazil. The Victoria Harbour is world-famous for its stunning night view and water in the harbour is very broad. In the northwest of the harbour is Kwai Chung Container Terminal. The terminal is very busy. For over one hundred years, Victoria Harour has played a role much more important than just an ordinary harbour. It is the real center of Hongkong, not only in location, but also in people daily life. It is an very important natural resource and a part of Hongkong people’s life. Every day over a million people cross the bridge and go to another side of the harbour. The Victoria Harbour witnessed a century of change and development of trade, economy and tourism in Hongkong. As a host to so many shows, Victoria Harbour adds a great fabulous page to Hongkong’s history and culture.
Victoria Harbour Story
Built in 1925, Queen’s Pier was a public pier for small boats in front of City Hall in Edinburgh Place. The whole construction cost 200,000 HKD. The pier at that time had an arched door and a cylinder. They are concrete. During the Colonial Period, it was special used for government officials and royal family members of Great Britain. It was then rebuilt in 1953. It was the landing pier when Queen Elizabeth Il visited Hongkong in 1975, and Princess Diana visited Hongkong in 1997. Queen’s Pier is the place for the inaugurations and cessations of Governors in Hongkong. It is also where Prince Charles and Christopher Francis Patten left Hongkong in July 1st, 1997. Queen’s Pier often appears in Hongkong movies and soup operas. It is where men and women start to know each other, have a happy chat, fall in love and separate. In the government design and plan of Hongkong in 2000, Queen’s Pier and Tianxing Pier were going to tear down. This plan was disagreed with many Hongkong People. Many civil organizations and groups gathered together for a hunger strike to show there disagreement. Many Hongkong people say they had a group memory about the Queen’s Pier. At last Queen’s Pier was torn down anyway. It was replaced by No.9 Pier in Chung Wan.
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