for cruises and functions, with tables, larger sightseeing windows, an air-conditioned area, and a public address and music system. Fleet There are currently 9 diesel-electric ferries in the fleet, together with a tug. Over the years, the fleet has included: Piers Star Ferry Pier, Central at Central District First Generation (1890) Pedder Street and Chater Road Second Generation (1912) at Pedder Street, the present site of Jardine House Third Generation (1957) near Edinburgh Place Fourth Generation (2006) at Man Kwong Street Piers 7 and 8 of Central Ferry Piers until 2011. Pier 7 served Tsim Sha Tsui, while Pier 8 served Hung Hom Piers 7 of Central Ferry Piers since 2011. Pier 8 was converted into a museum in 2013. Star Ferry Pier at Tsim Sha Tsui (1957) Wan Chai Pier Second Generation (1968), closed effective 29 August 2014. Third Generation (2014), in service since 30 August 2014. Hung Hom Ferry Pier, service terminated effective 1 April 2011. Financial problems Since the Central Star Ferry Pier was moved from its old pier next to City Hall to the new location outside International Finance Centre, passenger numbers have fallen drastically to mainly tourists and a small number of commuters. This has meant the Star Ferry company has lost many millions of dollars since the relocation. Therefore, it decided not to re-tender for the loss-making Hung Hom-Central and Hung Hom-Wan Chai routes and stopped operating these routes and the relevant piers at Hung Hom Ferry Pier on 31 March 2011."Cancellation of Ferry Services between Hunghom and Central/Wanchai" Star Ferry Co. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011 Filmography The Star Ferry appears in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong. In the beginning of the film, Robert Lomax (played by William Holden) disembarks from the SS President Wilson (an old American President Lines transpacific passenger vessel) and takes the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island, and on the ferry meets Suzie Wong (played by Nancy Kwan), who scorns his attentions. Several brief scenes in the 1988 TV miniseries Noble House are set aboard the ferry. It also appears in the French films Les Anges gardiens (1995) and La Moustache (2005). See also Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry List of places in Hong Kong Transport in Hong Kong References Further reading Hong Kong: Epilogue to an Empire'', Jan Morris External links Official website Transport companies established in 1888 1888 establishments in Hong