Trio Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Sam Sing Wan in Pak Sha Wan Peninsula,
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
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.
The beach is 131 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.
History
On 18 July 2010, a dragon boat was swamped by the wakes from two passing speedboats and all 21 paddlers who were practising for the coming dragon boat competition at the beach fell into the sea. A 26-year-old woman was treated at
Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Tseung Kwan O Hospital (), located in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a district general hospital providing secondary care services for the Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O communities.
The hospital has 667 beds.
Services Specialities
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for her leg injury and was discharged.
In September 2018, the beach had to be temporarily closed due to the sewage being leaked into the sea near the beach from the Sai Kung Sewage Treatment Works. This was due to the
Typhoon Mangkhut
Typhoon Mangkhut (), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage in Guam, the Philippines and South China in September 2018. It was the strongest typhoon to strike Lu ...
.
On 1 July 2020, a 68-year-old woman had drowned while swimming near the beach. She was unconscious when she was rescued by a lifeguard and was taken by an ambulance to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for treatment.
Usage
The beach is split in two by a rocky outcrop and a whopping lifeguard tower. The beach is also accessible by hiking for a healthier and more scenic option as well as kai-to from Hebe Haven Pier.
Features
The beach has the following features:
* BBQ pits (20 nos.)
* Changing rooms
* Showers
* Toilets
* Refreshment kiosk
* Water sports centre
* Playground
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 ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Gazetted beaches in Hong Kong
Sai Kung District
Beaches of Hong Kong