This British colonial-era pier is going to be vanish. The pier which built in 1957, has more than 50 years of history. It was traditionally where British governors and visiting royalty arrived and departed when Hong Kong was still a British colony. In recent years, it has played host to weddings, anti-war protests and city workers looking for a quiet place for a lunch break.
The government wants to tear down the pier and build a new one as part of a reclamation project to make way for a bypass to ease traffic congestion. But Hong Kongers have rejected the plan, and the campaign to save the pier has drawn hundreds over the last few months, especially after protesters failed to stop the government from relocating the famed Star Ferry pier.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Hong-Kong-Queens-Pier.php
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/lf_afp/hongkongarchitecture_070718154018
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070731-0100-hongkong-heritage-pier.html
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