Beaches of Hong Kong

Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay is a well-known beautiful bay with its long line of coast and smooth sands. The water of the bay is clear and there are seldom huge waves chasing on to the beach. As a result, Repulse Bay is an ideal place for swimming.

Near the Bay, there are fast food shops and restaurants for people to have their meals. There is also a supermarket for people to buy what they want. It is very convenient to get there as people need not worry about hunger after playing for a long time on the Bay and they need not bring too many things when travelling to the Bay.

It is very convenient for people to travel to Repulse Bay as many vehicles can reach the Bay such as bus no. 6, 6A, 6X, 260 from Central.

Besides swimming, there are some places worth sightseeing such as the large statues of two goddesses, Kwun Yum and Tin Hau.

With the above merits of Repulse Bay, many tourists and local people are attracted to get there.

Turtle Cove, Hong Kong Island

Situated east of Stanley and west of Tai Tam Reservoir is Turtle Cove. Being less than 70 meters long it can easily be considered a baby beach. Because there are no signposts, you don't know until you get there that you are already there. It is pretty quiet since it is only frequented by those in the know. Turtle Cove is very well "equipped"; with changing rooms, toilets and showers as well as a small playground, a soft drinks kiosk and a couple of barbecue pits.

To get there, take bus No.14 from exit A of the Sai Wan Ho MTR station, and once you have gone past the Tai Tam Reservoir, keep an eye open for a building called Red Hill on your left. Get off at that stop, and walk on till you see stairs leading you down the hill. Follow those and you are there.

Shek O Beach

Shek O Beach is on the south-eastern part of the Hong Kong Island. The water of the beach is clean and the sands are very small. Also, there are many restaurants and a barbecue area near the beach. So many people go to there for swimming or barbecue on holidays.

It is quite inconvenient for people to go to Shek O Beach because only buses no. 9 from Shau Kei Wan and no. 309 from Central can reach the place and bus no. 309 is only available on Sunday. However, there are quite lot car parks near the beach; so it is still convenient for people to travel to it by private cars.

Due to the isolated situation of Shek O, the environment near the Shek O Beach remains rustic. This becomes the attractive point of Shek O.

Service hours

All gazetted beaches in Southern District are provided with lifeguard service from 1st March to 30th November, except Deep Water Bay Beach which is operated throughout the year. The operating hours of the various beaches are as follows:- For March, April, May, September, October and November, it's 9:00 am - 6:00 pm daily. June, July and August, it's 9:00 am - 6:00 pm on Weekdays and 8:00 am - 7:00 pm on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday. For December, January and February , it's 8:00 am - 5:00 pm daily in Deep Water Bay only.