Silverstrand Beach

The Silverstrand Beach (Chinese: 銀線灣) is small narrow beach located in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.

Silverstrand Beach

Management

Like many other beaches in Hong Kong, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. A wide range of facilities are available, including car parking facilities, refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, changing rooms and shower facilities. Life guard and first aid service hours are 9am-6pm April to October and 8am-7pm on weekends and on public holidays from June to August.[1]

Water quality

The Silverstrand Beach, is currently graded as one of the Grade 2 water quality beaches in Hong Kong by the Environmental Protection Department.[2]

Shark attack

There have been two fatal shark attacks on record at Silverstrand beach:

  • 11 June 1993, 60-year-old man Kwong Guang-Hing (鄺廣興) lost his right arm and left leg and succumbed to his injuries.
  • 8 June 1991, 65-year-old woman Leung Kam-Ho (梁金好) was bitten on her right leg and waist and died.[3]

References
  1. Leisure and Cultural Services Department: Information of Beaches: Sai Kung
  2. Environmental Protection Department: Beach water quality: Sai Kung Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 探射燈：過去鯊魚出沒及攻擊泳客事件簿, Oriental Daily 6 August 2011 (Saturday) (in Chinese)
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