The ferry pier complex consists of three piers: a passenger ferry pier, a vehicular ferry pier and a public pier. Parts of the ground floor and upper floor of the vehicular ferry pier were used as Kwun Tong Driving School. There is a footbridge linking Kwun Tong Ferry Pier and Manulife Financial Centre.
The passenger ferry pier used to provide services to both Shau Kei Wan and North Point, but after the Shau Kei Wan service was terminated, its half of the ferry pier was converted into a supermarket. As business declined it also closed. Today it is no longer occupied, but is sometimes used as exhibition space.
But with the opening of the MTR and the opening of the Eastern Harbour Crossing, both the car and passenger numbers dwindled and the ferry services were terminated. However, ferry services between Kwun Tong, North Point and Mui Wo are still operated by Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry, as vehicles with dangerous goods are prohibited from using any one of the cross harbour tunnels.[1]
Today, Fortune Ferry (Chinese: 富裕小輪) still provides a regular service between Kwun Tong and North Point via the Kai Tak Runway Park Pier. Foot passenger fare HK$5, bicycles $5.50; the journey time is approximately 12 minutes.[2]
Coral Sea Ferry (Chinese: 珊瑚海船務) also provides a regular Kai-to ferry service between Kwun Tong Public Pier and Sai Wan Ho every half hour, fare HK$9; the journey time is approximately 15 minutes.[3]
Gallery
Entrance of Kwun Tong Public Pier in August 2011
Side view of Kwun Tong Public Pier in August 2011
Dangerous goods vehicles were unloading on Kwun Tong Vehicular Ferry Pier in August 2011.
Parts of Kwun Tong Vehicular Ferry Pier had been leased to Kwun Tong Driving School. Taken in August 2011.
