# Edinburgh Place

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Square in Hong Kong

Edinburgh Place Edinburgh Place as viewed from the City Hall in February 2014 Traditional Chinese 愛丁堡廣場 Simplified Chinese 爱丁堡广场 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àidīngbǎo Guǎngchǎng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization (ng)oi3 ding1 bou2 gwong2 cheung4 Jyutping =(ng)oi3 ding1 bou2 gwong2 coeng4

Edinburgh Place in December 2005. The [old Star Ferry Pier](/source/Edinburgh_Place_Ferry_Pier) is in the foreground, with the under-construction [fourth-generation pier](/source/Star_Ferry_Pier%2C_Central) visible in the distance.

**Edinburgh Place** is a [public square](/source/Public_square) in [Central](/source/Central%2C_Hong_Kong), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), adjacent to the [Victoria Harbour](/source/Victoria_Harbour). The [Hong Kong City Hall](/source/Hong_Kong_City_Hall) is located in the square. In addition, the [Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier](/source/Edinburgh_Place_Ferry_Pier) and [Queen's Pier](/source/Queen's_Pier) were also located in the square before they were demolished in early 2007.

## History

The Edinburgh Place complex, which included the City Hall and the Memorial gardens were designed by [British](/source/British_people) [architects](/source/Architect) [Ron Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Phillips_(architect)&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Alan Fitch](/source/Alan_Fitch) in 1956 for the most important civic functions of the city.[1]

The Star Ferry Pier was designed by a local architect Hung Yip Chan (born 1921). He worked in the Architectural Office (AO) of the former Public Works Department from 1952 to 1957 as an assistant architect. He designed the facade of the pier, and the Chief Architect, Michael Wright, added the Clock Tower to make the pier more balanced.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Queen's Pier, completed in 1954, was "an integral part" of the cluster: the entrance to the City Hall formed an axis with the Pier to lend a sense of occasion to visiting dignitaries. From the completion of City Hall in 1962, each arriving new [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Hong_Kong) would land at Queen's Pier, and they would hold an inspection of the [Guard of honour](/source/Guard_of_honour) in Edinburgh Place before being sworn in nearby in the City Hall.[2] The Star Ferry Pier was completed in 1957.

Edinburgh Place was deliberately kept as open space in the overbuilt city, freely accessible to the public, as this was considered an essential contrast to the city bustle.[1]

Its openness meant that the square would occasionally be used as a rallying point for small marches and protests within earshot of legislators. For example, in July 1978, 2000 people rallied to demand the re-opening of the defunct Precious Blood Golden Jubilee School.[3] Since October 1987, the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) has banned gatherings outside the principal [LegCo building](/source/Court_of_Final_Appeal_Building).[4]

## See also

- [Central and Western Heritage Trail](/source/Central_and_Western_Heritage_Trail)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Edinburgh Place](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edinburgh_Place).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Phillips_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Phillips_1-1) Heron, Liz (2007-05-13). "Save Queen's Pier, says architect of City Hall complex". *[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)*. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EIA1_2-0)** [Annexe B3](http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/AAB_Paper129_queen_annexb_e.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927132425/http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/AAB_Paper129_queen_annexb_e.pdf) 2007-09-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), EIA: A survey report of Historical Buildings and Structures within the Project Area of the Central Reclamation Phase III, Chan Sui San Peter for the HK Government, February 2001

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Mass march on school row](https://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/11_02.01/81159.pdf), The Gist, 10-Jul-1978

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Andy Ho, [Legco clamps down on violent protests](https://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/09_06.02/86096.pdf), *[The Standard](/source/The_Standard_(Hong_Kong))*, 17-Oct-1987

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