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Clifford Pier

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appealing to retain the name of Johnston for the new pier. Persuasion failed due to the governor refusing to reverse his decision on grounds that Clifford's name was prominent in the region. Several members of the public also showed displeasure at the renaming, believing that the memory of Johnston's
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and was opened in April 2006 to replace the existing Clifford Pier. The existing 26,000 square metre Clifford Pier site including its adjacent former Customs Harbour Branch building has been safeguarded for
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After 18 months of renovation costing S$ 6 million, the premises was leased to Calvin Yeung, a famed Hong Kong restaurateur, his upscale Chinese restaurant
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Pier would go along with its demolition. Despite the loss of the original name, locals continued to refer to the new pier in its Hokkien and Malay names.
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was opened on the former pier on 11 December 2008. Yeung's restaurant was closed in early 2014 when its lease ended.
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point for immigrants and other sea passengers. The pier was later used as a terminal for tourists and
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In May 2014, a new restaurant was reopened on the former pier under the same namesake
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decided to build a new pier. In 1929, the plans to build Clifford pier was approved.
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The facade of Clifford Pier, now part of the Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore
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Marina South New Clifford Pier to start operations in Apr 2006
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which shone over the pier at night as a warning to ships.
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was the chief landing place. By the 1920s, the pier was
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The new pier was named Clifford Pier in memory of Sir
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Collyer Quay
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
The Fullerton Heritage
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Public Works Department
Coordinates
1°17′02.10″N 103°51′12.85″E / 1.2839167°N 103.8535694°E / 1.2839167; 103.8535694
pier
Collyer Quay
Marina Bay
Downtown Core
Central Area
Johnston's Pier
Chinese
oil lamp
beacon
Tanjong Pagar
wharves
Johnston's Pier
worn out
Governor of the Straits Settlements
Cecil Clementi
Hugh Clifford
Governor of the Straits Settlements
Cecil Clementi
landing
day trippers
ferries
Southern Islands

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