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NAME: HKG STAR FERRY 20061111I TAPE: EF06/1075 IN_TIME: 10:26:36:13 DURATION: 00:02:19:18 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Hong Kong, 11 Nov 2006 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST ++Night Shots++ 1. Pan from buildings to pier 2. Wide of passengers walking through turnstiles 3. Mid of passengers paying fee at cashier's counter 4. Close up of coins being passed to cashier 5. Close up of boarding light turning from green to red 6. Pan of passengers getting on board 7. Wide of passengers taking pictures of pier 8. Close up of passenger taking picture of pier 9. Wide of pier against high-rise buildings seen from the moving ferry 10. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Laurel Tang, Hong Kong resident: "Although this pier will disappear soon, its spirit can be carried forward to the next generation. So I have my son with me so that he can feel how we took the ferry before to work or to school." 11. Wide of passengers onboard a ferry 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Vera Ilic, Tourist: "It doesn't matter how sentimental you are about it. Hong Kong keeps growing; it has too. Give and take, that's what it's all about, isn't it." 13. Wide of the new pier 14. Wide of ferry approaching pier with new pier in the background 15. Mid of sailor pulling in rope attached to ferry 16. Chimney of ferry passing in front of new pier 17. Wide of last ferry leaving pier 18. Long shot of sailor waving to passengers inside ferry 19. Long shot of clock tower showing 11.30 pm (1530 GMT) local time 20. Wide of last ferry leaving pier 21. Wide of clock (UPSOUND: Pier clock ringing midnight) 22. Mid of pier and clock tower lights being switched off 23. Wide of ferries (UPSOUND: Ferry horns) STORYLINE: Hong Kong's famous Star Ferry pier closed it's doors to the public on Sunday, after 48 years of service to the region. The pier is due to be demolished due to a government reclamation project to relieve traffic congestion in the area, and a newly relocated pier has already been built to replace it. However as it's end approached, residents and tourists alike grabbed their last chance to get on a ferry at the pier. For the crowds that were lucky enough to get onto the remaining ferries, the most important thing for many was to capture was the iconic view of the pier against the famous Hong Kong night skyline. For others though it was the feeling they wanted to capture. "Although this pier will disappear soon, its spirit can be carried forward to the next generation. So I have my son with me so that he can feel how we took the ferry before to work or to school," said Laurel Tang. Despite the sense of loss, one tourist thought the disappearance of the pier was just another step in the ever changing environment of Hong Kong. "Hong Kong keeps growing; it has too. Give and take, that's what it's all about, isn't it," said Vera Ilic, who was visiting from Australia. The new, three-storey pier complex that is set to take it's place, is scheduled to open for business soon. Meanwhile, the green ferries, that have been icons with a history reaching back 100 years, will remain on the water, until their new pier is ready for service. At midnight, the pier's clock chimed for the last time and the lights on the pier were turned off, leaving only the ferries to blow their horns in one last goodbye to Hong Kong's Star Ferry pier.