Tong Fuk Beach, Public beach in Islands District, Hong Kong.
Tong Fuk Beach on Lantau Island stretches along the coast with sandy shores and open views of the South China Sea. The shoreline maintains a natural appearance with gentle slopes that ease into the water.
Tong Fuk Beach is a gazetted beach managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. On 21 December 2018, a subadult female finless porpoise carcass was found there by Ocean Park personnel, temporarily closing the beach; another adult female was found on 15 January 2019 with tail wounds. Both were taken to Ocean Park for autopsy and testing.
The beach's Chinese name, Tong Fuk, is written 塘福, meaning "pond fortune"; the village behind the sand is one of the settlements along South Lantau Road. The beach is gazetted and managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, so its facilities and water-quality rating are publicly listed rather than run by the village.
The beach has showers, changing rooms, and lifeguards on duty during daylight hours from April through October. Outside this period or during rough weather, visitors should take extra care when entering the water.
In 2018 CNN listed Tong Fuk among eight hidden Hong Kong beaches, noting its firm gray sand, clean water and sunsets, and that beach bars are within walking distance while the spot stays secluded. The sand is unusually dark and as fine as powder, a rarity in Hong Kong.
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