Golden Beach (Chinese: ????) is located at the 18.5 milestone of Castle Peak Road in So Kwun Wat, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is contiguous with the adjacent Cafeteria New Beach.
Golden Beach is the largest public beach in Tuen Mun with a total area of 78,500 m² and a length of 545 metres. It is classified as a Grade 2 beach, meaning that the water quality is fair. Tropical trees, like coconut, and flowers of various species are planted on both sides of a 480-metre long promenade running parallel to the beach. Refreshment kiosks, a hotel and a shopping mall are to be found adjacent to the beach.
Golden Beach is unique amongst the beaches of Hong Kong in that it has a volleyball court. The Hong Kong Beach Volleyball Team occasionally practises on Golden Beach.
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History
Golden Beach was one of the first artificial beaches constructed in Hong Kong, following the private beach at Tai Pak in Discovery Bay. It opened to the public in 1995, originally under the management of the Regional Council.
In 2000, management of the beach was transferred to the newly-formed Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
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Features
- Changing rooms and showers
- Dolphin Square
- Restaurant
- Seaside promenade
- Toilets
- Tuck shop
Patronage
Golden Beach is the busiest of the six gazetted beaches in Tuen Mun District. In 2016, according to the LCSD, it had an average attendance of 1,941 on weekdays, 4,438 on weekends and holidays, and 670,350 during the bathing season. This makes it one of the most well-attended beaches in Hong Kong, behind only Repulse Bay, Shek O, and Clear Water Bay Second beaches.
Environmental issues
Marine refuse
Like many other beaches in Hong Kong, Golden Beach suffers from a worsening problem with marine refuse. On occasion, vast amounts of garbage suddenly wash up on the beach. The rubbish often bears Simplified Chinese characters, leading citizens to suspect that it originates from Mainland Chinese ships. On 1 August 2017, more than 18 lorry-loads worth of rubbish washed up on the beach in one 24-hour period.
Sand loss
The beach suffers from serious loss of sand, and has shrunk significantly over the past two decades. The bases of several lookout towers, which were once set well back from the water line, are now exposed to the sea. The LCSD had to close part of the beach in 2008 as the problem worsened.
After Typhoon Hagupit hit Hong Kong, exacerbating the problem, the LCSD hired the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) to conduct remedial works at Golden Beach, at a cost of HK$7.2 million. This included replenishment of sand, construction of gabion walls, and construction of groynes. These improvements were made from 2009 to 2011. Still, Golden Beach is smaller than its original size and length.
Water quality
The Environmental Protection Department conducts water quality testing at Golden Beach at least three times per month, year-round. The department uses a four-point grading system to reflect water quality, where Grade 1 (Good) reflects the best quality. During the 1990s, the water quality at Golden Beach consistently ranked as Grade 3 (Poor). Various sewerage infrastructure improvements have helped boost the quality to an average of Grade 2 (Fair) since the turn of the millennium.
During the 2016 swimming season, the water quality ranked Grade 2 (Fair) for about 85 per cent of tests, and Grade 1 (Good) about 15 per cent of the time.
Transport
Golden Beach is served by numerous bus routes.
- 52X (Tuen Mun Central Bus Terminus <-> Mongkok)
- 53 (Yuen Long <-> Tsuen Wan)
- 61M (Tuen Mun Central Bus Terminus <-> Kwai Fong)
- 962/N962 (Lung Mun Oasis <-> Causeway Bay)
- 962B (Chi Lok Fa Yuen <-> Admiralty)
- 962S (Chi Lok Fa Yuen <-> Causeway Bay)
- K51 (Fu Tai <-> Tai Lam)
- K53 (Tuen Mun Station ? So Kwun Wat).
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