Fake history

According to Civil Engineering & Development Department Senior Engineer Tang Kam-fai, "the Government accepted a proposal from Star Ferry to adopt a historical heritage design approach. It used the way the piers looked in 1912 as the blueprint for constructing the new piers and clock tower."

Firstly, why the hell do you want to copy an Edwardian design? Do you really think that by creating a psuedo-historical appearance, it will justify destroying real heritage and replacing it with fake history?

Secondly, if you wanted to give a historic appearance, why did you guys make such a mess of it? #1 The colours and scale are wrong. Its pink. and it looks 10 times bigger than the previous one (since it is a bigger pier) so now it looks flat and stretched.
#2 The font and colour is terrible. The words "Central Pier" are done is such a crappy font and rediculous red colour, it might as well say "Disneyland"
#3 This building is totally out of context. Are there any edwardian buildings in Hong Kong? Why don't you build it in an Egyptian Style instead smartass? Gosh..If you had made a modern building, I wouldnt feel so bad about it. But the fact that we are replacing such an iconic building with this crappy building, really pisses me off.

If we are talking about an appropriate architectural style that really captures the past, the essence and history of Hong Kong, I would definitely say the Streamline-moderne style of the 1957 pier is something is more appropriate. This marked the period when Hong Kong was beginning its post-war success story, rising from the ashes of WWII. There are only a few public buildings in this style left - Wan Chai Market, and Central Market (both soon to be demolished.)

The Edwardian pier on the otherhand, symbolised a time when Hong Kong was firmly under the control of the British Empire, where the Chinese were at the bottom of the heap.

Really, the designers should have a bit more understanding of history, and better sense of cultural value.