Holt's Wharf
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| Traditional Chinese | 藍煙囪貨倉碼頭 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蓝烟囱货仓码头 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Làahm yīnchūng fochōng máhtàuh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | 'Blue chimney wharf' | ||||||||||||||||||
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Holt's Wharf (Chinese: 藍煙囪貨倉碼頭; lit. 'Blue chimney wharf') was a godown terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, in the 20th century. It was set up in 1910 and jointly owned by British Swire Group and Blue Funnel Line. It was located at the southeast seaside of Tsim Sha Tsui and the south of Signal Hill.[1][2] Since it was next to Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station, it acted as a railway and freight logistics hub in Hong Kong.
In 1971, Swire Group and Blue Funnel Line sold the site to New World Development. Two years later in 1973, New World Development commenced the construction of New World Centre and The Regent Hong Kong (renamed the InterContinental Hong Kong since 2001) on the site.[3][4] Construction was completed in 1982. In 2017, the site was renamed to Victoria Dockside.
References
- ^ Holt's Wharf Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine on gwulo.com
- ^ A History of Alfred Holt and Company Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Milestones of New World Development
- ^ "Paul Tsui Ka Cheung's Memoirs". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2009-02-06.