A large metal object was found six metres beneath the seabed near the old Wan Chai Ferry Pier, which the Civil Engineering & Development Department today said could be part of a shipwreck.

The contractor found the metal object measuring 40m in length, 20m in width and 2m in height while clearing the seabed for the Wan Chai Development Phase II reclamation and the Central-Wan Chai Bypass tunnel works.

The department said more details and the impact on related works are subject to further investigation and assessment.