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Clear Water Bay First Beach is a gazetted beach located in the northern part of
Clear Water Bay Clear Water Bay () is a bay on the eastern shore of Clear Water Bay Peninsula of Hong Kong, located within Clear Water Bay Country Park. There are two beaches at Clear Water Bay: "Clear Water Bay First Beach" and "Clear Water Bay Second Beach". ...
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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 ...
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Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of lan ...
, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the
Leisure and Cultural Services Department The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultural ...
of the
Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...
. The beach is 108 metres long and is rated as good to fair by the
Environmental Protection Department Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong.The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conserva ...
for its water quality in the past twenty years. The first and second beaches are separated by a short stretch of rocky coast and interconnecting footpath.


History

On 13 June 1995, a 49-year-old woman Wong Kui-Yong () had her left forearm and her left leg bitten off by a shark at the beach. She died of her injuries. On 20 September 2020, a 37-year-old foreign woman fell into a coma on a yacht opposite the beach. She was pronounced dead after being sent to the hospital by a helicopter.


Usage

The beach tends to be smaller and is less frequently visited than the Clear Water Bay Second Beach.


Features

The beach has the following features: * BBQ pits (15 nos.) * Changing rooms * Showers * Toilets * Water sports centre


See also

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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 ...
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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 ...
, a nearby village located in the northeast of the beach


References


External links


Official website
{{Gazetted beaches in Hong Kong Clear Water Bay Peninsula Beaches of Hong Kong