Hong Kong’s historic Fenwick Pier, once the first port of call for tens of thousands of visiting US navy and other sailors, is closing down. The six decade-old pier will be demolished by early 2022 as another piece of the city’s colonial past vanishes.

Completed in 1954 and moved to its current location in 1970, Fenwick Pier welcomed over 50,000 US Navy sailors a year during its heyday. The adjoining Fleet Arcade, a three-storey mall known for housing the only McDonald’s in the city serving beer and pizza, opened in 1994.