Tai Po Waterfront Park Aerial view 201707

Tai Po Waterfront Park () is a

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in the

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of Hong Kong. It is located along the

Tolo Harbour Tolo Harbour (), or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ), is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and T ...

, and its western end is at the northern part of the mouth of the

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.LCSD: Tai Po Waterfront Park
/ref> The Park opened in 1994 at a cost of $210-million, but was not completed until 1997 with the creation of the Tai Po Lookout Tower. Every year, the Tai Po

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Race is held in the sea off the park.

Facilities

The park has a wide range of public facilities including rest gardens, sitting-out areas, an insect house, a promenade along the harbour front, a jogging trail with fitness stations and a 600-seat amphitheatre. The park also has the only dedicated model boat pool in Hong Kong. The park is also the start of the popular cycle route to Tai Mei Tuk. Cycle hires are available in the park.

Lookout tower

The lookout tower is high and gives visitors a panoramic view over

, the Tai Po Industrial Estate and the rugged countryside stretching back to the boundary with

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. The plaques of the lookout tower depict the history of Tai Po, including the struggle with the British army when they originally entered the

, the heroic resistance against the Japanese army during the occupation and prosperity after

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.My Heart My Home: Tai Po Distrist
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Gallery

File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Central Water Feature.jpg, Central water feature File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Insect House 2017.jpg, Insect House File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Amphitheatre.jpg, Amphitheatre File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Herbs Garden 2017.jpg, Herbs Garden File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Lawn for Wedding 2017.jpg, Lawn for Wedding File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Technology Children Playground 2009.jpg, Technology Children Playground File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Model Boat Pool.jpg, Model boat pool File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Bridge 2009.jpg, Bridge File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Promenade 2016.jpg, Seaside promenade File:Tai Po Waterfront Park Entrance near industrial estate 2016.jpg, Entrance near industrial estate File:Tai Po Waterfront Park elephant rainbow Installation art.jpg, Some installation art about elephant and rainbow

Facilities

Lookout tower

Gallery

References

See also