Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan (), is a

harbour A harbor (American English), or harbour (Commonwealth English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be Mooring, moored. The t ...

on the south shore of

Sai Kung Peninsula The Sai Kung Peninsula () is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is administered by Sai ...

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 ...

. The harbour has one opening to

Port Shelter Port Shelter, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi (), is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The water body connects to Inner Port Shelter (known in Cantonese as Sai Kung Hoi; ), as well as Hebe Haven (), Rocky Harbour (Hong Kong) ...

in its south. The

Pak Sha Wan Peninsula Pak Sha Wan Peninsula (; ), also known as Ma Nam Wat Peninsula (), and sometimes referred to as Hebe Haven Peninsula, is a peninsula in the Sai Kung District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Pak Sha Wan Peninsula spans south from th ...

, spanning south from Tsiu Hang () hugs the Hebe Haven and separates it from

Inner Port Shelter Port Shelter, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi (), is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The water body connects to Inner Port Shelter (known in Cantonese as Sai Kung Hoi; ), as well as Hebe Haven (), Rocky Harbour () and oth ...

(

Sai Kung Hoi Port Shelter, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi (), is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The water body connects to Inner Port Shelter (known in Cantonese as Sai Kung Hoi; ), as well as Hebe Haven (), Rocky Harbour () and oth ...

). Villages are established along its shores. The haven is an excellent natural harbour for

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s and

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s and is home to a number of yacht clubs.

Geography

Two main rivers run into the haven, Ho Chung River at the west and Tai Chung River in the north west. Tides, sea currents and river drifts form alleviates and beaches in the haven, although the tidal flow is of minimal strength. A number of smaller streams run into the haven, notably one at the extreme north western edge, just north of Pak Sha Wan. The

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...

area surrounding this stream is a good place in Hong Kong to see the

black-capped kingfisher The black-capped kingfisher (''Halcyon pileata'') is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia. This most northerly of the tree kingfishers is resident over much of its ra ...

, it is not scenic, small in area and it can be accessed at high tide by dinghy only, nevertheless black-capped kingfishers are commonly sighted. The

() aka. Ma Nam Wat Peninsula () forms the eastern edge of the harbour. The white sands of a beach northwest gives the native name of Pak Sha Wan, which means "white sand bay". It is also the name of a village and became the indigenous name of Hebe Haven.

Villages and housing

Villages that are close to the Hebe Haven include Au Tsai Tsuen,

Che Keng Tuk Che Keng Tuk (), also transliterated as Tse Kang Tuk and Che Kang Tuk, is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is partly located on the northeastern coast of Pak Sha Wan Peninsula. Administration Che Keng Tuk is a ...

Heung Chung Heung Chung () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Heung Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kwu ...

Ho Chung New Village Ho Chung () is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River () runs through the village. Administration Ho Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History A Neolithic stone-working ...

Kau Sai San Tsuen Kau Sai San Tsuen () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Kau Sai San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History In 1952, Hakka farmers and shopkeepers of ...

Luk Mei Tsuen Luk or LUK may refer to: Surname Luk or Loke is the Cantonese romanization of several (but not all) Chinese surnames that are romanized as Lu in Mandarin. It may refer to: *Lu (surname 陆) *Lu (surname 禄) *Lu (surname 逯) *Lu (surname 鹿) Ot ...

Nam Wai Nam Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Nam Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Nam Wai is a village of the Cheng (surname), Shing () and Yau ( ...

Pak Sha Wan Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan (), is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour has one opening to Port Shelter in its south. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, spanning south from Tsiu Hang, Sai Kung District, ...

, Pak Wai,

Ta Ho Tun Ha Wai Ta Ho Tun () is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It comprises Ta Ho Tun Ha Wai () and Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai (). Administration Ta Ho Tun is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SH ...

Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai Ta Ho Tun () is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It comprises Ta Ho Tun Ha Wai () and Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai (). Administration Ta Ho Tun is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SH ...

, Tsiu Hang, Tsiu Hang Hau and

Wo Mei Wo Mei () is a Hakka village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Wo Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wo Mei wa ...

. The Marina Cove residential estate is also located in Hebe Haven. The 40-room Pier Hotel on the Pak Sha Wan waterfront, owned by the family of Sai Kung’s richest man Francis Choi Chee-ming, opened in September 2018. The hotel's sole restaurant is called WA Theater and serves Japanese cuisine.

Yacht clubs

The haven is home to a number of yacht clubs, including the Shelter Cove yacht club (part of the

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is a Hong Kong watersports club for sailing and rowing including paddling. History In 1849 the ''Victoria Regatta Club'' was formed and later absorbed into the ''Hong Kong Boating Clu''b which, in 1889, was in ...

), and

Hebe Haven Yacht Club Hebe Haven Yacht Club established in 1963, is a private members club located in the picturesque bay of Pak Sha Wan (Hebe Haven) in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong Objectives The Club's main objectives are to unite boat owners and promote boating a ...

. There is also a Sea Scouting activity centre situated by the haven. There are numerous moorings and many boats distributed around the area along with a clearly marked navigational channel. The channel marks are not lit at night.

References

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Geography

Villages and housing

Yacht clubs

See also

References