Clear Water Bay Second Beach, Bathing beach in Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Clear Water Bay Second Beach lies in the southwest of Clear Water Bay in Sai Kung District, with Clear Water Bay First Beach to its north. The sandy bathing beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and has floating platforms, toilets, lifeguard posts and shark nets.
Clear Water Bay Second Beach was gazetted by the government in 1987 and has drawn large crowds since. On 26 September 2012 its water quality dropped sharply to the "very bad" grade. On 19 August 2007 a swimmer outside the shark net was struck by a speedboat and died; the District Court sentenced the defendant to 180 hours of community service, with both parties bearing part of the responsibility.
The beach's official name is Clear Water Bay Second Beach, but swimmers commonly call it Clear Water Bay Two Beach, Second Beach or Tai Tsing Shui. It has been a popular spot since the area's development began in the 1980s, and photographers still come to shoot along the shore.
The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and has changing rooms, showers, toilets, lifeguard posts, floating platforms and shark nets. It sits next to the Clear Water Bay bus and minibus terminus, and metered parking spaces fill up on summer weekends and public holidays, especially from 11am to 7pm.
On 19 August 2007 a swimmer outside the shark net was struck by a speedboat and died after hospital examination; the District Court found both parties partly responsible and sentenced the defendant to 180 hours of community service.
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