Silver Mine Bay Beach or Silvermine Bay Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Silver Mine Bay on Tung Wan Tau Road in
Mui Wo
Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The 2011 Census recorded 5,485 people living in Mui Wo and its environs.
Mui Wo (English: Mui Wo), formerly known as Mei Wo or Mei Wei (Cantonese: ...
,
Lantau Island
Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the ...
, 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) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...
.
The beach is 210 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 conser ...
for its water quality in the past twenty years.
The beach offers views of
Hei Ling Chau
Hei Ling Chau (), formerly Hayling Chau or Nai Gu Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.
Geography
Hei Ling Chau is located sou ...
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History
The beach is named "Silver Mine Bay" because there was a silver mine in Mui Wo in the 19th century.
The beach previously did not have any lifeguard services available. However, on 21 November 2016, the beach had undergone improvement works and the works were completed in July 2018, which included a new barbecue pit area, a sitting-out area and a viewing deck near the beach’s entrance. The new facilities were officially opened on 22 July 2018 and lifeguard services were introduced for the first time at the beach.
Usage
The beach is enclosed in Silver Mine Bay and the sea condition is usually calm.
There were 28,150 visitors during the seven-month-long official bathing season in 2020 — an average of 348 on weekdays and 887 on weekends and public holidays. There were 1,740 visitors on the busiest day, and 15,870 during the busiest month.
Features
The beach has the following features:
* BBQ pits (24 nos.)
* Changing rooms
* Showers
* Toilets
* Fast food kiosk
* Family changing room
* Babycare room
* Beach volleyball court
See also
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Beaches of Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a long and jagged coastline with many bays and beaches. The shelter provided by adjacent mountains keeps wave sizes generally small, and most beaches are thus suitable for swimming and recreation, if they can be reached.
About h ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Gazetted beaches in Hong Kong
Mui Wo
Beaches of Hong Kong