Mong Kok Ferry Pier (Chinese:

Chinese language

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 旺角碼頭) was a ferry

Ferry

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 pier

Pier

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 at the west of Shantung Street

Shantung Street

Shantung Street is a street in Mong Kok of Kowloon in Hong Kong. It spans from Ferry Street in the west to Yim Po Fong Street east.-Features:...

, Mong Kok

Mong Kok

Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong...

, Kowloon

Kowloon

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, located inside old Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter located near Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.-History:The Government of Hong Kong planned for the construction of a second typhoon shelter after Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in late 1906. In 1908 the Works Department decided to construct the typhoon...

. It started operation in 1924 when the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company took over the franchise

Government-granted monopoly

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 for the ferry services from Sham Shui Po

Sham Shui Po

Sham Shui Po, or Shamshuipo, is an area of Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei. Sham Shui Po is known for its street market for electronic devices.-History:Sham Shui Po...

, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei, also known as Waterloo , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.-Name:Yau Ma Tei is a phonetic transliteration of the name 油麻地 in Cantonese...

 to Central

Central, Hong Kong

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 at that year.

In 1960s

1960s

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, the pier had its bus terminus

Bus terminus

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, with KMB

Kowloon Motor Bus

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 routes 2B, 11C, 12B and 13D parked in there. The pier was demolished and replaced by nearby Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier

Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier

Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier was a ferry pier in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It started operation in 1972, together with its bus terminus, to replace Mong Kok Ferry Pier in Mong Kok. It provided ferry service to and from Central, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, Mainland China...

 (Chinese:

Chinese language

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 大角咀碼頭) in 1972.