Blake Pier is now a name attached to a covered walkway, but in 1964 it was a working timber pier at the heart of Central — where people caught ferries to the outlying islands and where small boats tied up to unload.
What you can see in the photograph
- The timber entrance sign, painted in three parts: 碼頭 on one side, BLAKE PIER in the middle, 公卜 on the other.
- A curved steel frame carrying a timber roof, sunlight coming through the gaps in strips and falling on the deck.
- Small boats and cargo lighters tied up on both sides of the pier.
- Scaffolding on the building behind — this stretch of the waterfront was already being rebuilt.
About this print
This is a reproduction print of an old Hong Kong photograph, not the original print or negative. The source image comes from data.gov.hk open data; the photograph is published here under the DATA.GOV.HK Terms of Use, with intellectual property held by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and the relevant bodies. Printed full-bleed on cotton art paper in A4, A3 and 60 × 90 cm, with an optional solid wood frame.