Clear Water Bay () is a bay on the eastern shore of

Clear Water Bay Peninsula Clear Water Bay Peninsula (), is a peninsula in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The peninsula separates Junk Bay from Port Shelter. The highest accessible point is the summit of High Junk Peak. Features The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, 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: * ...

. 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 by

shark 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. The gillnets form a wall of netting that hangs in t ...

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 Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...

* The former headquarters of

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...

and

TVB City TVB City () is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The HK$2.2 billion ...

* High Junk Peak * Religious buildings including

Cham Shan Monastery Cham Shan Monastery () is a Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong. It is located at 73 Lung Ha Wan Road, Clear Water Bay Peninsula. The monastery is named after Zhanshan Temple in Qingdao and is designed based on it. History Cham Shan Monastery was bu ...

and Tai Miu, Hong Kong's oldest and largest

Tin Hau Temple Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to the Chinese goddess Tin Hau (), better known as Mazu (goddess), Mazu (). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below. Famo ...

* Several villages, including

Po Toi O Po Toi O ( zh, t=布袋澳, l=Cloth Pouch Bay) is a small fishing village and a bay at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its ...

and Tai Wan Tau

Transport

* Tai Au Mun Road (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 respective ...

at Tai Au Mun)

Buses

*91 -

Plaza Hollywood Plaza Hollywood () is a large shopping centre in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Galaxia, Hong Kong, Galaxia, a residential estate of The Wharf (Holdings), Wharf Holdings. The shopping centre opened in 1997, and includes four l ...

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 ...

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, Kowloon. 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 Lam is ...

*Green Minibus 103 -

Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Kwun Tong Ferry Pier () is a ferry pier situated on Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The pier was originally situated at Ngau Tau Kok called " Ngau Tau Kok Ferry Pier" (), but during the 1960s, due to reclamation work, the 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 a ...

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 (Chinese: 牛池灣) was a bay beneath Hammer Hill (Hong Kong), 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 Ch ...

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).

References

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