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First proposed as early as 1967 [1] in a study commissioned by the Hong Kong government in 1966, [2] it was the first railway tunnel to cross the Victoria Harbour and also the first subsea railway tunnel in the territory. It was the second fixed crossing to cross the harbour, after the vehicular Cross Harbour Tunnel opened in 1972.
In comparison to harbour reclamation, redevelopment of built-up areas was not the first choice of solving the shortage of land for the government. Some critics pointed out that, harbour reclamation was not a sustainable way for the development of Hong Kong—the waterway transportation would be impeded, and the quality of water would be damaged.
Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island in the 1860s HMS Tamar anchored off the naval dockyard in Victoria Harbour in 1905 View from the Sky100. The first reference to what is now called Victoria Harbour is found in Zheng He's sailing maps of the China coast, dated c.1425, which appear in the Wubei Zhi (A Treatise on Armament Technology), a comprehensive 17th-century military book.
Map of Victoria City with location of boundary rocks marked in red. The city boundaries are defined in the laws of Hong Kong as follows: [2] On the north – The Harbour; On the west – A line running due north and south drawn through the north-west angle of Inland Lot No. 1299 and extending southwards a distance of 850 feet from the aforesaid angle;
It is a charitable, non-political and non-profit making green group. The objectives of the organisation are to protect the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong from destruction caused by Government's excessive reclamation and improper development, and to arouse public aspirations for the Harbour. To preserve the Harbour, SPH has raised a number of ...
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel opened in 1972. due to the ever increasing population in Hong Kong and improving prosperity made the construction of further tunnels a necessity. The harbour crossing ferry services continued on until 1998 when Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry ceased to operate these ferry services.
Founded in 1866 by Douglas Lapraik and Thomas Sutherland, [1] the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company (known as Hong Kong Kowloon and Whampoa Dock Company). In 1865, it was known as Kowloon Docks and located on the west Kowloon coast between Hung Hom and Tai Wan, facing Hung Hom Bay in the Victoria Harbour. It is also known as Whampoa Dock for ...
Eastern Harbour Crossing - Tseung Kwan O line - between Yau Tong and Quarry Bay stations (opened 1989 as part of Kwun Tong line between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay) Immersed tube tunnel carrying Tung Chung line and Airport Express of MTR - between Hong Kong and Kowloon stations (opened 1998)