Rocky Bay Beach

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Rocky Bay Beach
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Rocky Bay Beach
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Location Shek O, Hong Kong Island
Coordinates 22°13′54″N114°15′06″E / 22.231672°N 114.251734°E / 22.231672; 114.251734 Coordinates: 22°13′54″N114°15′06″E / 22.231672°N 114.251734°E / 22.231672; 114.251734
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Patrolled by Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Rocky Bay Beach
Traditional Chinese 石澳後灘泳灘
Simplified Chinese 石澳后滩泳滩

Rocky Bay Beach is a gazetted beach located behind Shek O Beach in Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. [1] The beach did not get its grading and it is currently not open for swimming as no lifeguard facilities are available. [2]

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History

In 1988, due to the discharge of sewage from the Shek O Village and squatter areas in the hinterland into the beach area, the beach had to be closed for swimming. [2]

On 16 October 2012, a 56-year-old man fell into the sea and had drowned near the beach while he was drinking alcohol. He was rescued by two police officers of the Marine Region and he was rushed by a speedboat to the Marine Regional Headquarters in Sai Wan Ho. He was then taken by an ambulance to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital where he was pronounced dead. [3]

Usage

The beach is currently not open for swimming due to the lack of facilities and lifeguard services available at the beach. [1] It also offers views of Tung Lung Chau. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Southern". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department . Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. "獨坐石灘飲酒 壯漢墮海溺斃". Wen Wei Po . 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. "Your neighbourhood guide to Shek O". Hong Kong Living. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.