The Lung Tsun Stone Bridge (the Bridge) remnants were unearthed between the period of 2008 and 2009 during the archaeological investigations for the Kai Tak Development carried out by the Civil Engineering and Development Department. The Bridge was built between 1873 and 1875 with a total length of about 200m. At the landward end of the Bridge, there was a two-storey pavilion known as the “Pavilion for Greeting Officials” (the Pavilion). A wooden extension of about 80 metres was added in 1892. The Lok Sin Tong played a leading role in raising fund for the bridge extension. In 1910, the timber extension of the Bridge was replaced by a concrete structure.
The landward portion of the Bridge, including the Pavilion was buried during the Kai Tak reclamation in 1924. The surviving seaward portion of the Bridge continued in use until 1930s providing ferry services running among Hong Kong Island, Hung Hom and Kowloon City. Subsequently both the Bridge and the Pier were demolished and buried under the new reclamation for Kai Tak Airport in 1942 during the Japanese occupation in World War II. |