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venues may not be accessible when they've been hired. The nearest bus stop is at the junc-
tion of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir and Pok Fu Lam Rd.
VILLAGE
POK FU LAM VILLAGE
On a sloping hillside, Pok Fu Lam Village, a settlement full of shacks and makeshift huts, is
quite a contrast to the condos behind. You can catch a glimpse of the Hong Kong of yes-
teryear when refugees from China built their temporary-turned-permanent homes here.
There's a 200-year-old pagoda on the northern side of the village, and a spectacular fire
dragon dance takes place here during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Deep Water Bay
BEACH
DEEP WATER BAY
A quiet little inlet with a beach flanked by shade trees, Deep Water Bay is a few kilometres
northwest of Repulse Bay. There are a handful of places to eat and have a drink, and some
barbecue pits at the southern end of the beach. If you want a dip in the water, this spot is
usually less crowded than Repulse Bay. Deep Water Bay beach is a centre for wakeboard-
ing.
Repulse Bay
BEACH
REPULSE BAY
The long beach with tawny sand at Repulse Bay is visited by Chinese tourist groups year-
round and, needless to say, packed on weekends in summer. It's a good place if you like
people-watching. The beach has showers and changing rooms and shade trees at the road-
side, but the water is pretty murky.
Middle Bay
and
South Bay
, about 10 and 30 minutes to the south respectively, have
beaches that are usually much less crowded.
TEMPLE
KWUN YAM SHRINE
