Tong Fuk Beach
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 Tong Fuk Beach | |
  Tong Fuk Beach | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′41″N 113°56′07″E / 22.22808°N 113.93535°E | |
| Location | Tong Fuk, Lantau Island |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 150 metres |
| Patrolled by | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
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| Traditional Chinese | 塘福泳灘 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 塘福泳滩 | ||||||||||
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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.[1] The beach is 150 metres long and is rated as good to fair by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality in the past twenty years.[2] It is a popular holiday resort in Lantau Island.[3]
History
On 21 December 2018, a carcass of a subadult female finless porpoise was found by Ocean Park personnel at the beach that caused it to be temporarily closed. The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation had transported the finless porpoise back to Ocean Park for autopsy.[4]
On 15 January 2019, another carcass of an adult female finless porpoise was found by Ocean Park personnel at the beach that caused it to be temporarily closed. She was stranded as a third-degree moderate decay and had obvious wounds on her tail. The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation had transported the finless porpoise back to Ocean Park for further testing.[5]
Tong Fuk Beach was featured in 2018 on a list of eight hidden beaches to discover in Hong Kong by CNN, who said it offers “the best of both worlds,” as it is within walking distance of popular beach bars, while also being far enough away to enjoy some seclusion with “firm gray sand, clean water and spectacular sunsets.”[6]
Usage
The beach is a popular holiday resort in Lantau Island. It offers beautiful views of Cha Kwo Chau as well as Shek Kwu Chau.[3]
Features
The beach has the following features:[1]
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Toilets
See also
References
- ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Islands". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "路線二 | 環保基金 環抱藍大嶼". ECF Embrace Blue Lantau. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "江豚擱淺塘福泳灘 屍身嚴重腐爛". Oriental Daily News. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "【半月第5宗】成年江豚擱淺大嶼山塘福泳灘 屍身腐爛 (13:43)". Ming Pao. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Kate Springer. "8 hidden beaches in Hong Kong". CNN. Retrieved 10 October 2021.