Editing Wan Chai (section)

===Reclamation===
[[Image:Wanchaireclamation.gif|thumb|left|250px|The changes of Wan Chai's coastline from {{clarify span|1842|Johnston Road, originally Praya East, was opened in the late 19th century. Wan Chai Road was on the coast.|date=May 2024}} to 1997]]
Wan Chai's coastline has been extended outwards after a series of [[Land reclamation in Hong Kong|land reclamation]] schemes. Early in 1841, the coastline was located at Queen's Road East (the area of Spring Gardens and Ship Street). The first reclamation took place and new land was sold to {{highlight|Minister of Foreign Affairs of the British Colony.|#f0f0ff}}{{who|date=May 2024}} The project was privately funded and the government did not take part. Soon after, in 1858, the Minister and his salesmen sold the land back to {{highlight|the Chinese|#f0f0ff}}{{who|date=May 2024}} after Sir Robert Brown Black {{clarify span|was named [[President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|President]] of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]].|The governor was ex-officio president of the council.|date=May 2024}}<ref name="amogov">{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/AAB_Paper129_queen_annexb_e.pdf|title=A historical and architectural appraisal of Queen's Pier central|publisher=Amo gov hk|date=1 January 2007|access-date=28 August 2007}}</ref>

The next reclamation project in Wan Chai was the [[Praya East Reclamation Scheme]]. The coastline was extended to today's Gloucester Road. The reclamation after [[World War II]] from 1965 to 1972 pushed the coastline further out to the areas around [[Convention Avenue]] and {{highlight|the [[Wan Chai Pier]].|#f0f0ff}}{{which|Which generation of Wan Chai Ferry Pier?|date=May 2024}} The 1990s [[Central and Wan Chai Reclamation#Wan Chai Development Project|Wan Chai Development project]] added additional land, on which the current [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre|HKCEC]] stands today.