in 1962. •
1887: George Fenwick established Fenwick & Co., a
shipyard in 1887. •
1953: The SGA began operation with a desk on the sidewalk next to
Fenwick Street, until the Government donated the land on which a 28 foot by 20 foot building was started. •
1964: The Pier had to be rebuilt after
typhoons Wanda and
Ruby dealt severe blows to the building. •
1965: The rebuilt Pier opened in June. •
1967: The Government decided to
reclaim the seafront for the construction of a new express highway and requested the SGA to move out. After negotiation, the Government granted about 30,000 square feet on the newly reclaimed land to the SGA. •
1970: The present Fenwick Pier building was completed. •
1974: The extension of Fenwick Pier opened. •
1994: The Fleet Arcade, a 4-storey shopping centre was launched. •
1997: The Government revised the tenancy agreement of the land at Fenwick Pier from 5-year short-term tenancy to a quarterly short-term tenancy. •
2016:
Town Planning Board approved the SGA's redevelopment plan of Fenwick Pier. •
2021: The Government notified the SGA in January 2020 that the lease for Fenwick Pier is to end, and that the SGA is to evacuate the site by the end of 2021. •
2022: Fenwick Pier was closed for good in 11 February 2022 and a new fire station is to be built in where it stood. Fenwick Pier has sustained two periods of devastation by typhoons. On 1 September 1962,
Wanda made a direct hit on Fenwick Pier causing extensive damage to the main building. Another typhoon,
Ruby, struck on 5 September 1964. On both occasions, the SGA moved their operation to the basement of the Sailor's Home and Mission to Seamen. The damaged Pier was then rebuilt and while rebuilding, the SGA continued to operate in the U.S. Servicemen's lounge across the road from the Pier for nine months. The rebuilt Pier opened on 5 June 1965. At the end 1967, the Government decided to reclaim the seafront for the construction of a new express highway and requested the SGA to relocate. After negotiation, the Government granted about 30,000 square feet on the newly reclaimed land to the SGA. The first and second phase of the new Fenwick Pier building opened in 1970. It included a restaurant, a money exchange, a film processing concession, a gift shop; lounges with typewriters, telephones and billiard tables; chaplains' offices, storerooms and the information booth. The Fenwick Pier extension was completed in 1974 with enlarged area for servicemen to relax. In 1994, the redeveloped 4-storey Fleet Arcade opened to provide more shopping facilities and services. In April 1997, the Government revised the tenancy agreement at Fenwick Pier from a 5-year short-term tenancy to a quarterly short-term tenancy. ==Land resumption==