▁of ▁about ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁sq ▁m , ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁sq ▁m ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁pier . ▁The ▁facilities ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁Central ▁Star ▁Fer ry ▁Pier ▁( P iers ▁no . ▁ 7 ▁& ▁ 8 ). ▁The ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁pier ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁c ater ing . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁reserved ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁c ater ing ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁at ▁least ▁half ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁have ▁electric ity ▁connection ▁after ▁the ▁pier ' s ▁operation ▁comm enced . ▁Pass engers ▁question ed ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁walk way ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁pier ▁was ▁too ▁narrow ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁for ▁the ▁passenger ▁flow ▁during ▁peak ▁hours . ▁The ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Development ▁Department ▁replied ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁passenger ▁walk way ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁passenger ▁flow ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁fer ry ▁line . ▁ ▁Transport ▁inter change ▁termin us ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁bus ▁termin us ▁right ▁across ▁the ▁Convention ▁Avenue ▁from ▁the ▁W anch ai ▁Pier . ▁The ▁bus ▁termin us ▁comm enced ▁operation ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁China ▁Motor ▁Bus ▁routes ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁were ▁r er out ed ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁As ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁bus ▁termin us ▁was ▁in ▁short ▁supply ▁in ▁W anch ai , ▁the ▁bus ▁termin us ▁was ▁expanded ▁and ▁routes ▁were ▁modified ▁in ▁the