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 Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The beach is 108 metres long and is rated as good to fair by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality in the past twenty years.[2] The first and second beaches are separated by a short stretch of rocky coast and interconnecting footpath.[3]
Clear Water Bay First Beach | |
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 Clear Water Bay First Beach | |
  Clear Water Bay First Beach | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′28″N 114°17′28″E / 22.29113°N 114.29107°E | |
| Location | Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 108 metres |
| Patrolled by | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
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| Traditional Chinese | 清水灣第一灣泳灘 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 清水湾第一湾泳滩 | ||||||||||
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History
editOn 13 June 1995, a 49-year-old woman Wong Kui-Yong (王桂容) had her left forearm and her left leg bitten off by a shark at the beach. She died of her injuries.[4]
On 20 September 2020, a 37-year-old foreign woman fell into a coma on a yacht opposite the beach. She was pronounced dead after being sent to the hospital by a helicopter.[5]
Usage
editThe beach tends to be smaller and is less frequently visited than the Clear Water Bay Second Beach.[2]
Features
editThe beach has the following features:[1]
- BBQ pits (15 nos.)
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Toilets
- Water sports centre
See also
edit- Beaches of Hong Kong
- Tai Wan Tau, a nearby village located in the northeast of the beach
References
edit- ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Sai Kung". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Clearwater Bay Beaches (First & Second), Sai Kung - Hong Kong Living". Hong Kong Living. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "探射燈：過去鯊魚出沒及攻擊泳客事件簿". Oriental Daily News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "女子清水灣遊船河昏迷 直升機送院後不治". Oriental Daily News. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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