Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WORTH A DETOUR
ISLAND-HOPPING IN SAI KUNG
Exploring the islands that encircle the peninsula is a delightful way to see Sai Kung.
Most kaido(small, open-sea ferries) leave from the piers on the waterfront, just in
front of Hoi Pong Sq.
The first island to the east of Sai Kung Town is Yeuung Ch
g Chau (Sheep Island). You'll be
able to spot a horseshoe-shaped burial plot up on the slope; it's so designed for reas-
ons dictated by feng shui. Southeast of Yeung Chau, Pak Sh
ak Sha Ch
a Chau (White Sand Is-
land) has a popular beach on its northern shore.
Just beyond Pak Sha Chau is the northern tip of the much larger Kiu T
ui Chau
(Sharp Island), arguably the most popular island destination. Kiu Tsui Chau has sever-
al fine beaches: Kiu Tsui and, connected to it by a sand spit, Kiu Tau on the western
shore; and HHap Mun
iu Tsui Ch
p Mun on the island's southern tip. Both can be reached by kaido
(HK$40) directly from Sai Kung Town.
The charming island of Yim T
in Tsaii is accessible by 'scheduled' kaido(return
HK$35, 15 minutes, departs hourly 10am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday). Literally
'Little Salt Field', the island is so-called because the original fisherfolk who lived here
augmented their income by salt-panning. A few minutes' walk from the jetty up a
small flight of steps to the left is St J
im Tin T
s Chapeel, the focal point of the island. The
villagers, who all belong to the same clan, converted to Catholicism 150 years ago
after St Peter appeared on the island to chase away pirates who had been harassing
them. There's also a modest cafe open daily.
Yim Tin Tsai is connected to the much larger island of Kau Sa
St Josepph''s Ch
i Chau by a narrow spit
of land that becomes submerged at high tide. Kau Sai Chau is the site of the 36-hole
www.kscgolf.org.hk/index-e.asp
;
Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung)
, a public links course that can be
reached by the course's direct ferry from Sai Kung (adult/concession HK$60/35 re-
turn, departs every 20 minutes daily from 6.40am to 7pm). Boats dock in Sai Kung
Town at the long pier opposite the new Sai Kung Waterfront Park. The 19th-century
Hung Shing Temple at the southern tip of Kau Sai Chau won a Unesco restoration
award in 2000.
Beyond Kau Sai Chau is Leuung Sh
u Sai Ch
g Shuuen W
n Wan (High Island), a long trip from Sai Kung
Town, and the High Isla
d Reservoiir (), which is now part of the Hong Kong Geopark.
This largest reservoir of Hong Kong was built in 1978 by damming what was once a
large bay with dolooses (huge cement barriers shaped like jacks); sea water was then
siphoned out and fresh water pumped in. To the west of the dam is the newly opened
Astropark
(
High Island R
24hr)
, located in a water-sports
2792 6810;
http://astropark.hk.space.museum
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