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Kennedy Town pier collision-1
Submitted by IDJ
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Kennedy Town
shipping
pier

The freighter Sunshine Island hit a pier off Kennedy Town. Fishermen on the pier were casualties. This was not during a typhoon.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, June 1, 1981
Gallery: 
1980s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Tue, 2010-10-12 12:38.

That's a great sequence of photos. Page 183 of this ebook gives the location:

"[...] the Green Island Cement Pier when struck by the MV Sunshine Island in 1981."

Does anyone know where that pier was please?

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2010-10-12 16:28.

Hi David,

As far as I could recall, it should be somewhere on New Praya, west or North Street.   I think the cement plant had been redeveloped into a residental block. 

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-10-13 10:14.

Thanks Thomas, that big pier at the top of square D-a looks like the best fit. Lte's go with that for starters.

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Wed, 2010-10-13 11:47.

Dear David,

The map I found was a bit old.   Last time when I was walking along the New Praya, which was just a few months ago, I don't recall such a pier there.  I believe it had been demolished when they redevelop the site.

Thanks & Best Regards,

T

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2011-08-15 11:25.

Hi there,

I have recently visited the New Kennedy Town Praya for the sunset view and while during the stay, I recognized despite the pier had long been demolished, there are still traces of it.  Please see if you could pick it out from this photo.

Thanks & Best Regards,

T