Hong Kong has a long and jagged coastline with many bays and beaches. The shelter provided by adjacent

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keeps

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sizes generally small, and most beaches are thus suitable for swimming and recreation, if they can be reached. About half of Hong Kong's more accessible beaches are

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and thus managed by the

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(LCSD). Many that are not gazetted are also popular, and some privately owned beaches are publicly accessible. With the increasing development and urbanisation of Hong Kong, water quality has worsened resulting in the closure of several beaches previously suitable for swimming. These include Approach Beach, Ting Kau Beach, Anglers' Beach, Gemini Beaches, Hoi Mei Wan Beach, Casam Beach and Lido Beach in

Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a New towns of Hong Kong, town built on a bay in the New Territories West (constituency), western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market ...

. In 2011, Lido Beach, Casam Beach, Approach Beach and Hoi Mei Wan Beach were reopened following an improvement in water quality.

Gazetted beaches

A total of forty-two beaches in Hong Kong are gazetted and managed by LCSD. Twelve of these are located on

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...

, with the remaining 30 spread across the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

, including the Outlying Islands. Some are temporarily closed to swimmers.

Full list

;

Tuen Mun District The Tuen Mun District () is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2021, the population was 506,879, of which 64,000 were under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town (or sim ...

1. Butterfly Beach ()
2. Castle Peak Beach ()
3. Kadoorie Beach ()
4.

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()
5. Cafeteria New Beach ()
6. Golden Beach () ;

Tsuen Wan District Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60.7 km2. Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjo ...

7. Anglers' Beach ()
8.

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9.

Hoi Mei Wan Beach Hoi Mei Wan Beach is a gazetted beach located near Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre on Castle Peak Road in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ...

()
10.

Casam Beach Lido Beach () is located on Castle Peak Road in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is a gazetted beach, meaning it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which provides lifeguards during the summer months. The beach ...

()
11. Lido Beach ()
12.

Ting Kau Beach Ting Kau Beach is a gazetted beach located at the northwest end of Victoria Harbour on Castle Peak Road in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. ...

()
13.

Approach Beach Approach Beach is a gazetted beach located near Yau Kom Tau on Castle Peak Road in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. ...

()
14.

Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach is a gazetted beach near Noah's Ark on Ma Wan island, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is 140 metres long and is rated as Grade 4 by th ...

() ;

Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of land to the east of Ko ...

15.

Trio Beach Trio Beach is a gazetted beach facing the bay of Sam Sing Wan () and located on Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Go ...

()
16. Kiu Tsui Beach ()
17. Hap Mun Bay Beach ()
18. Silverstrand Beach ()
19.

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 ...

()
20.

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". ...

Second Beach () ;

21. Deep Water Bay Beach ()
22.

Repulse Bay Beach Repulse Bay Beach is a gazetted beach located in Repulse Bay, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. Rated Grade 1 by the Environm ...

()
23. Middle Bay Beach ()
24. South Bay, Hong Kong ()
25. Chung Hom Kok Beach ()
26. St. Stephen's Beach ()
27. Stanley Main Beach ()
28. Hairpin Beach ()
29. Turtle Cove Beach ()
30. Shek O Beach ()
31. Rocky Bay Beach ()
32. Big Wave Bay Beach () ;

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33.

Hung Shing Yeh Beach The Hung Shing Yeh Beach () is a beach on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It is the most popular beach on Lamma Island. The beach is equipped with toilets, showers and changing rooms. It is also protected by shark net. The beach overlooks the Lamma Powe ...

()
34. Lo So Shing Beach () ;

Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (; ) is an outlying island of Hong Kong, located southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is also called Dumbbell Island () due to its dumbbell-like shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had ...

35. Kwun Yam Beach ()
36. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach () ;

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 ...

37.

Silver Mine Bay Beach 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, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Departmen ...

()
38. Pui O Beach ()
39. Upper Cheung Sha Beach ()
40. Lower Cheung Sha Beach ()
41.

Tong Fuk Beach Tong Fuk Beach is a gazetted beach located on South Lantau Road in Tong Fuk, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is 150 metres long and is rated ...

() ;

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42.

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()

Tuen Mun

Kadoorie Beach

Kadoorie Beach () is located at 18¾ milestone,

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. The enquires of the beach are 2450 6336 and 2451 3461. There are BBQ area, changing rooms, shower facilities and toilet. Lifeguard service hours are 0900–1800 in April to May, September to October, and also on Mondays to Fridays in June to August. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in June to August, lifeguard service hours are 0800–1900. Lifeguard services are suspended during winter (November to March).

Cafeteria Old Beach

Cafeteria Old Beach () is located at 18¾ milestone, Castle Peak Road. The enquires of the beach are 2450 6306 and 2451 3461. There are refreshment kiosk, BBQ area, changing room, shower facilities, toilet and bathing shed. Lifeguard service hours are 0900–1800 in April to May, September to October, and also on Mondays to Fridays in June to August. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in June to August, lifeguard service hours are 0800–1900. Lifeguard services are suspended during winter (November to March).

Cafeteria New Beach

Cafeteria New Beach () is located at 18½ milestone, Castle Peak Road. The enquires of the beach are 2450 6440 and 2451 3461. There are refreshment kiosk and beach volleyball court. Lifeguard service hours are 0900–1800 in April to May, September to October, and also on Mondays to Fridays in June to August. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in June to August, lifeguard service hours are 0800–1900. Lifeguard services are suspended during winter (November to March).

Golden Beach

Golden Beach () is located at the 18½ milestone of Castle Peak Road,

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. It is the largest beach in Tuen Mun with a total area of 78,500 m² and a length of 545 metres. It is the first artificial beach in Hong Kong. It is classified as a Grade 2 beach, meaning that the water quality is fair. Refreshment kiosks, a hotel and a shopping mall are to be found adjacent to the beach. Golden Beach is unique amongst the beaches of Hong Kong in that it has a volleyball court. The Hong Kong Beach Volleyball Team occasionally practises on Golden Beach. Golden Beach is served by KMB bus routes 52X ( Tuen Mun Central ↔

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), 53 (

Yuen Long station Yuen Long () is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the between and . It is an interchange between the and Yuen Long stop of the system. History Yuen Long and Long Ping station wer ...

↔

), 61A ( Yau Oi South →

Tuen Mun Road Tuen Mun Road ( Chinese: 屯門公路) is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun with Tsuen Wan, within the New Territories. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 9, which circumnavigates the New Territories. Opened in 1978, it was ...

Interchange), 61M (Yau Oi South ↔

Lai King Lai King, or Lai King Hill, is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates, located on Mo Shek Shan (), east of Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Esta ...

North), 252B (Handsome Court →

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), 252X (Handsome Court/ Chi Lok Fa Yuen ↔

Lam Tin station Lam Tin () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR built as a part of the extension to . The station is linked to the nearby hillside community of Lam Tin by a series of escalators. History In the 1980s, the Eastern Harbour Crossing (EHC or EHT) ...

) and 261B ( Sam Shing → Kowloon station);
by Citybus bus routes 962/N962 (

Lung Mun Oasis The following is an overview of Public housing, public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwic ...

↔

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), 962B/962S (Chi Lok Fa Yuen ↔ Causeway Bay);
by

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bus routes A33 (

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↔ Tuen Mun Road Interchange);
by

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feeder bus routes K51 ( Fu Tai ↔

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) and K53 (

Tuen Mun station Tuen Mun is an MTR station in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the western terminus of the . The station is elevated over the Tuen Mun River, near the Town Park in the centre of Tuen Mun New Town. Tuen Mun station is an inter ...

↺

So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat, commonly pronounced So Kwun Fat, is an area on the south coast of the western mainland New Territories in Hong Kong. The proper So Kwun Wat is a populated area in the valley between Siu Lam and Sam Shing Hui. It includes So Kwun Ta ...

Tsuen Wan

Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach – Ma Wan

() is located on

Ma Wan Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of . Deep Water Bay Beach (泳灘) is located on southern Hong Kong Island. See Deep Water Bay Beach.

Repulse Bay Beach

Repulse Bay Beach (), traditionally Hong Kong's most popular because of its easy access by bus and extensive facilities, is located on southern Hong Kong Island. See

Middle Bay Beach and South Bay Beach

These two small beaches at South Bay and Middle Bay are located within walking distance of Repulse Bay Beach. However, since they are not directly accessible by public transport, they tend to be quieter and less crowded than Repulse Bay.

Turtle Cove Beach

The beach situated east of

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and west of Tai Tam Reservoir is Turtle Cove Beach () which is a Grade 1 beach of less than 70 meters in length. Turtle Cove is very well equipped; with changing rooms, toilets and showers as well as a small playground, a

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s kiosk and seven barbecue pits. Turtle Cove Beach is accessible by bus No.14 from exit A of the Sai Wan Ho MTR station or mini-bus 16X from Chai Wan; the beach is located near the Red Hill estate stop (past the Tai Tam Reservoir). From near the bus stop, stairs lead down the hill to the beach.

Big Wave Bay Beach

Big Wave Bay Beach () in Southern District is also the site of

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rock carvings similar to those found on

Island. Not to be confused with other places called '' Big Wave Bay'' or ''Tai Long Wan'' in Hong Kong.

Lamma Island

Hung Shing Yeh Beach

() is the most popular beach on

. The sand on the beach is very fine, like powder. The water of the Beach is clean and it is classified as a Grade 1 beach. Near the beach, there is a barbecue area, refreshment kiosk, and shower and changing facilities. There is no public transport on Lamma Island. To reach the beach one must travel to

Yung Shue Wan Yung Shue Wan is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It has a population of approximately 6,000. Administration Yung Shue Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Features The village is a ...

from Central by ferry, and then walk for about 20 minutes. The route is signposted.

Lo So Shing Beach

Lo So Shing Beach () is located on

between the main villages of

and

Sok Kwu Wan image:Sok Kwu Wan.jpg, 250px, Sok Kwu Wan viewed from Lamma Island walk Sok Kwu Wan () or Picnic Bay () is a bay on the east coast of Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The bay has a cluster of seafood restaurants and village houses. Administration Sok K ...

. The water of the beach is clean and it is classified as a Grade 1 beach. Some years ago the government of Hong Kong built shower and refreshment facilities there, which remain almost unused because of the beach's remote location and the absence of public transport. To reach the beach one must travel to Yung Shue Wan or Sok Kwu Wan by ferry, and then walk for about 40 minutes.

Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach and Kwun Yam Beach

There are two main beaches on

: Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach () and Kwun Yam Beach () aka. Afternoon Beach. Although they are not as big as the well-known beaches along the Hong Kong Island coast, they have much character. Kwun Yam Beach is a beautiful fine white beach situated on the east coast of Cheung Chau. The water quality is good and it is classified as Grade 1. It is popular for various water sports facilities, with two centres providing rentals of windsurfers and kayaks. Many lovers like to take leisurely walks there and to enjoy the village scene which still maintains the old traditions. Also, it is where Hong Kong's first Olympic medallist,

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, first learned and practised windsurfing. A formal monument to her achievement is erected in the children's playground on Tung Wan Beach, while an unofficial monument is to be found beside the "windsurfer" café and centre owned by her uncle and first coach, situated between the two beaches.

Lantau Island

Silver Mine Bay Beach

Hong Kong's largest island,

Lantau 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 ...

, has several beaches which are clean, uncrowded and relatively convenient to reach. For all of them, the first step is to simply take the ferry from Central to

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: ...

. Then, if necessary, one can just hop on a bus. Silver Mine Bay Beach (), which is a Grade 1 beach, is the easiest one to get to, since it is located about a 5-minute walk away from the Mui Wo ferry pier. Since there is a sandbar area, this beach is ideal for flinging frisbees or flying

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s. Further along the beach is a swimming area with several lifeguards on duty. Many visitors rent a bike for the afternoon, and stop off at the many refreshment kiosks and little restaurants along the road fronting the beach. If people do not feel like hurrying back into the city, they can also choose to stay overnight at the Silvermine Beach Hotel, located right on the waterfront. Also, there are several other hotels and guesthouses in the area where people can stay.

Pui O Beach

Cheung Sha Beaches

Cheung Sha Beach is located in

Cheung Sha Cheung Sha () is a rural area on the south coast of Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Along the South Lantau Road, Cheung Sha is located between Tong Fuk (to the southwest) and San Shek Wan (to the northeast). The most notable feature ...

, on the southern shore of

. It is divided into two parts by a small headland: Upper Cheung Sha Beach (east) and Lower Cheung Sha Beach (west). It is 3 km long and is one of the longest beaches in Hong Kong. The beaches are accessible from

South Lantau Road South Lantau Road ( zh, t=嶼南道) is a road in Islands District, Hong Kong, running between Shek Pik and Mui Wo. It begins at the southern side of Shek Pik Reservoir in Shek Pik in the west, and passes near Shui Hau, Tong Fuk, Cheung Sh ...

. Tong Fuk Beach is located nearby, to the west of Lower Cheung Sha Beach.

Tong Fuk Beach

Non-gazetted beaches

A number of Hong Kong's larger non-gazetted beaches are popular, with the lack of official oversight and facilities often seen as part of their attraction. Other, smaller locations may be difficult to reach and likely exclusive for any visitor that finds them. However such non-maintained beaches may have accumulated significant

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of varying attractiveness. A few bays, such as Hoi Ha, lie within protected areas and swimming may be prohibited. #Chung Wan () South

Crooked Harbour Crooked Harbour or Kat O Hoi () is a harbour at the northeast of New Territories, Hong Kong. The harbour is connected to Double Haven and the bigger sea of Mirs Bay. Crooked Island, also known as Kat O, and several islands, including Ap Chau, for ...

, North District #Cheung Sha Wan () Northeast

Ping Chau Tung Ping Chau () is an island in Hong Kong, part of Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. It is also known as Ping Chau (). ''Tung'' (, meaning ''east'') is prepended to the name at times so as to avoid possible confusion with ''Peng Chau'', ...

#Crescent Bay () Crescent Island,

Mirs Bay Mirs Bay (also known as Tai Pang Wan, Dapeng Wan, Dapeng Bay or Mers Bay; ) is a bay in the northeast of Kat O and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. The north and east shores are surrounded by Yantian and Dapeng New District of Shenzhen. Ping ...

#Lo Kei Wan () Crescent Island, Mirs Bay #Tung Wan () Wong Wan Chau, Mirs Bay #Wu Kai Sha ()

Wu Kai Sha Wu Kai Sha (), formerly known as Wu Kwai Sha or U Kwai Sha (), is a place at the shore of Tolo Harbour, northwest of Ma On Shan (town), Ma On Shan in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Wu Kai Sha is within the Sha Tin District, one of the 18 di ...

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#Lung Mei ()

Plover Cove Plover Cove, also known by its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi () or Shuen Wan (), is a cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong, near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour. Geography It is encircled by the hills Pat Sin Leng and Wan Leng (), the Yim Tin T ...

, East

Tai Po Tai Po is an List of areas of Hong Kong, area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Mark ...

#Hoi Ha Wan ()

Hoi Ha Wan Hoi Ha Wan () or Jone's Cove is a bay at the north of Sai Kung Peninsula. It is part of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, a Marine parks in Hong Kong, marine park in Hong Kong. The village of Hoi Ha is located on the innermost shore of Hoi Ha Wan. The l ...

, North

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 ...

#Nam She Wan () East Sai Kung, Mirs Bay #Tung Wan () East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan #Tai Wan () East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan #Ham Tin Wan () East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan # Tai Long Sai Wan () East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan #

Long Ke Wan Long Ke Wan () is a bay in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Geography Long Ke Wan is located in the southeastern part of Sai Kung Peninsula, north of the East Dam of High Island Reservoir, and within the Sai Kung East Country Park. Village Long Ke ...

() Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung #Long Ke Tsai () Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung #Pak Sha Chau ()

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 ...

, Sai Kung #Pak Lap Wan ()

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, South Sai Kung #Ma Tau Wan () High Island, South Sai Kung #Kam Lo Wan () High Island, South Sai Kung #Nam Fung Wan () High Island, South Sai Kung #Kau Sai Wan ()

Kau Sai Chau Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with an area of 6.70 km2, making it the 6th largest island of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District. The island was formerl ...

, Sai Kung #Whiskey () Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung #Campers' Bay ()

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) ...

Clearwater 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" ...

#Pak Shui Wun () Port Shelter, Clearwater Bay #Bayside () Port Shelter, Clearwater Bay #Little Palm () Port Shelter, Clearwater Bay #Lung Ha Wan () Port Shelter, Clearwater Bay #Ung Kong Wan () Bluff Island, Clearwater Bay #Lung Kwu Upper () Lung Kwu Tan, west

#Lung Kwu Lower () Lung Kwu Tan, Tuen Mun #Dragon Bay ()

Tsing Lung Tau Tsing Lung Tau () is a coastal residential area in the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Geography Tsing Lung Tau is located on the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong, between Sham Tseng and Tai Lam; west fro ...

#To Tei Wan ()

Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refer to Shek O village, Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name ''Shek O'' litera ...

Cape D'Aguilar Cape D'Aguilar () is a cape on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The cape is on the southeastern end of D'Aguilar Peninsula. To its north are Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak. Name It is named after Major-General George Charles d'Aguilar. Histo ...

#Tai Pak Wan ()

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, East

# Tai Long Wan ()

Chi Ma Wan Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau, Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Long Wan, Chi Ma Wan, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung ...

, South Lantau Island #Yi Long Wan () Chi Ma Wan, South Lantau Island #Sha Lo Wan () West

Tung Chung Tung Chung ( " eastern stream") is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung C ...

, North Lantau Island # Tai Long Wan ()

Shek Pik Shek Pik () is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built, villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsuen ...

, South Lantau Island #Lo Kei Wan () Shui Hau, South Lantau Island #Kau Ling Chung ()

Fan Lau Fan Lau () is a Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, peninsula and area in the southwest tip of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is also the southwest end the territory of Hong Kong. The very end of the tip is Fan Lau Kok (). The peninsula se ...

, Southwest Lantau Island #Fan Lau Tung Wan () Fan Lau, Southwest Lantau Island #Fan Lan Sai Wan () Fan Lau,Jules Brown and Dinah Gardner, ''Hong Kong and Macau'', page 187 Southwest Lantau Island #Luk Keng Wan ()

Yam O Yam O () is a bay located on the northeast shore of Lantau Island, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is part of the Ma Wan (constituency), Ma Wan constituency of the Tsuen Wan District Council. Yam O was the only natural lumber preservation ...

, Northeast Lantau Island #Tai Kwai Wan () Northwest

#Po Yue Wan () Southwest Cheung Chau #Pak Tso Wan () Southwest Cheung Chau #Shek Pai Wan () Southeast Lamma Island #Mo Tat Wan () East Lamma Island #Kwo Chau Wan () Tai Chau,

Ninepin Group The Ninepin Group () or Kwo Chau Islands () is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. The Ninepin Group falls under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong. Islands The islands of the group include: * East ...

#Siu A Chau Wan ()

Siu A Chau Siu A Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. Geography Siu A Chau is the northernmost and the second largest of the Soko Islands, after Tai A Chau. It is dumbbell-shaped ...

Soko Islands The Soko Islands () are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the southwesternmost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island. An older name for ...

Water quality grading system

Gazetted beaches in Hong Kong are classified into four grades (Grades 1 – 4) according to the level of

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in the water of the beaches. This is done by the

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. Every week, water samples of each beach are collected for analysis to determine their bacterial level. Grade 1 means that the water quality of the beaches is good, with an E. coli count of no more than 24 per 100 mL of beach water and no known cases of skin or gastrointestinal illnesses among swimmers there. Grade 2 means that the water quality of the beaches is fair, with an E. coli count of 25–180 per 100 mL of beach water and no more than 10 reported cases of skin and gastrointestinal illnesses per 1000 swimmers. Grade 3 means that the water quality of the beaches is poor, with an E. coli count of 181–610 per 100 mL of beach water and 11–15 reported cases of skin and gastrointestinal illnesses per 1000 swimmers. Grade 4 means that the water quality is very poor, with an E. coli count greater than 610 per 100 mL of beach water. Also the rate of skin and gastrointestinal illnesses is greater than 15 cases per 1000 swimmers. As a result, swimming is not advised at Grade 4 beaches.

References

External links

Public Beaches on Hong Kong Island
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