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Clear Water Bay () is a bay on the eastern shore of
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Clear Water Bay Peninsula :''The Chinese name'' 清水灣半島 ''should not be confused with Oscar by the Sea, a private housing estate in Tseung Kwan O.''
Clear Water Bay Peninsula (), is a peninsula in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The peninsula separates Junk Bay f ...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, located within Clear Water Bay Country Park
Clear Water Bay Country Park is a rural country park located in the New Territories of eastern Hong Kong. The park is located near the beaches in Clear Water Bay. The 6.15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features like:
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. There are two beaches at Clear Water Bay: "Clear Water Bay First Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach is a gazetted beach located in the northern part of Clear Water Bay in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Departm ...
" and "Clear Water Bay Second Beach". The name is also used to describe the area around the bay on the peninsula.
Beaches
During the summer, both beaches have life guards on duty. Changing rooms, lockers, shower facilities, toilets and rafts are available at both beaches. A BBQ area can only be found on the first beach, but there is a kiosk selling refreshment on the second beach. There is an unavoidable flight of stairs of about 100 steps for both beaches, so strollers and wheelchairs cannot be used to access the beaches. Both beaches are protected byshark net
A shark net is a submerged section of gillnets placed at beaches designed to intercept large marine animals including sharks, with the aim to reduce the likelihood of shark attacks on swimmers. Shark nets used are gillnets which is a wall of net ...
s after three fatal shark attacks occurred in 1995. On 13 June 1995, a 49-year-old woman Wong Kui-Yong () had her left forearm and left leg bitten off by a shark at Clear Water Bay 1st beach. She died of her injuries.
Area
Features in the Clear Water Bay area include: *Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institution ...
* High Junk Peak
High Junk Peak () is a mountain inside Clear Water Bay Country Park, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong, with a height of .
Geography
High Junk Peak is the highest peak in the Clear Water Bay Peninsula region. To the north lies a mountain ...
* Religious buildings including Cham Shan Monastery and Tai Miu, Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
Famous temples
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include:
...
.
* Several villages, including Po Toi O
Po Toi O () is a small fishing village at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi (meaning a "sack").
Administration
Po Toi O is a re ...
and Tai Wan Tau
Tai Wan Tau () is a village Clear Water Bay, in the Sai Kung District of Hong Kong.
Geography
Tai Wan Tau is a small village close to the sea, in the northeast of Clear Water Bay First Beach. The Tai Leng Tung hill is located at the back of the ...
Transport
*Tai Au Mun Road
Tai Wan Tau () is a village Clear Water Bay, in the Sai Kung District of Hong Kong.
Geography
Tai Wan Tau is a small village close to the sea, in the northeast of Clear Water Bay First Beach. The Tai Leng Tung hill is located at the back of ...
(connects Clear Water Bay Road
Clear Water Bay Road () is a major road from Choi Hung Interchange in Ngau Chi Wan to Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung District. It also is a route to Sai Kung Town and Tseung Kwan O via Hiram's Highway and Hang Hau Road / Ying Yip Road respecti ...
at Tai Au Mun
Tai Wan Tau () is a village Clear Water Bay, in the Sai Kung District of Hong Kong.
Geography
Tai Wan Tau is a small village close to the sea, in the northeast of Clear Water Bay First Beach. The Tai Leng Tung hill is located at the back of ...
)
Buses
*91 -Plaza Hollywood
Plaza Hollywood () is a large shopping centre in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Galaxia, a residential estate of Wharf Holdings.
The shopping centre opened in 1997, and includes four levels surrounding a central atrium. It ha ...
in Diamond Hill
Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is p ...
to Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach
Minibuses
*Green Minibus 16 -Po Lam
Po Lam ( Chinese: 寶琳 or 寶林) is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. An MTR station with the same name, Tseung Kwan O Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, King Lam Estate, and Po Lam Estate are located there.
Name
Po ...
to Po Toi O
Po Toi O () is a small fishing village at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi (meaning a "sack").
Administration
Po Toi O is a re ...
*Green Minibus 103 - Kwun Tong Ferry Pier to Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach
*Green Minibus 103M - Tseung Kwan O station
Tseung Kwan O (; : ) is a station on the MTR located at the town centre of the Tseung Kwan O New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The previous station is and the line splits after this station to and . The entrances to the station ...
Public Transport Interchange to Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach
*Red Minibus - No Number, because only one type of bus for the red minibus trail or route. Ngau Chi Wan
Ngau Chi Wan was a bay beneath Hammer Hill in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It now refers to an area where Choi Hung Estate is situated.
Features
Amidst in an urban built-up area, the original Ngau Chi Wan Village remains. St. Joseph's Home fo ...
Minibus Terminus to Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach
Parking
Uncovered free parking is available at Clear Water Bay Second Beach. The car park is usually full on summer weekends so taking public transport is advisable.Education
Clear Water Bay is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 95. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School (將軍澳官立小學).See also
*Beaches of Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a long coastline that is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. Many of them are well sheltered by mountains nearby, as Hong Kong is a mountainous place. As a result, large waves seldom appear at the bays, making the ...
References
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