Clear Water Bay First Beach, Bathing beach in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Clear Water Bay First Beach is a bathing beach on the northern section of Clear Water Bay Peninsula with coarse sand and tree-lined surroundings. The shoreline extends at a moderate length and offers a quieter retreat from the busier coastal areas nearby.
On 13 June 1995, a 49-year-old woman named Wong Kui-Yong was swimming about 15 metres offshore in water 1.3 metres deep when a shark bit off her left forearm and left leg; she died before reaching hospital. The beach was not among the eight beaches in Hong Kong's shark-net trial, and her death pushed the government to speed up net installation at gazetted beaches. On 20 September 2020, a 37-year-old foreign woman lost consciousness on a yacht opposite the beach and was pronounced dead after a helicopter transfer to hospital.
The beach is gazetted as Clear Water Bay First Beach and managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Locals also call it Clear Water Bay One Beach, First Beach, and Sai Clear Water. It is separated from the Second Beach by a short rocky coast and a connecting footpath.
The beach has 15 barbecue pits, changing rooms, showers, toilets and a water sports centre. A short rocky coast and a footpath connect it to Clear Water Bay Second Beach. It is smaller and less visited than the second beach.
The first and second beaches are separated by a short stretch of rocky coast and an interconnecting footpath. The first beach is smaller and less frequently visited than the second. In 1995, a 49-year-old woman, Wong Kui-Yong, had her left forearm and left leg bitten off by a shark at the beach and died of her injuries.
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