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Coordinates: 22°17′28″N 114°17′28″E / 22.29113°N 114.29107°E / 22.29113; 114.29107
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Clear Water Bay First Beach
Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Clear Water Bay First Beach is located in Hong Kong
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 / 22.29113; 114.29107
LocationClear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories
Dimensions
 • Length108 metres
Patrolled byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Clear Water Bay First Beach
Traditional Chinese清水灣第一灣泳灘
Simplified Chinese清水湾第一湾泳滩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīng Shuǐ Wān Dì Yī Wān Yǒng Tān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcing1 seoi2 waan1 dai6 jat1 waan1 wing6 taan1
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 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]

History

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On 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

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The beach tends to be smaller and is less frequently visited than the Clear Water Bay Second Beach.[2]

Features

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The beach has the following features:[1]

  • BBQ pits (15 nos.)
  • Changing rooms
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Water sports centre

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Sai Kung". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Clearwater Bay Beaches (First & Second), Sai Kung - Hong Kong Living". Hong Kong Living. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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