Deep Water Bay is a bay and residential area on the southern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The bay is surrounded by Shouson Hill, Brick Hill, Violet Hill and Middle Island. As per Forbes (July 2015), with 19 of the city's richest billionaires, it is reputed to be the "wealthiest neighborhood on earth".[1] The neighborhood is bordered on the east by Repulse Bay Road heading to the Island Road roundabout, on the south by Island Road facing toward Middle Island and Deep Water Bay, on the west by Deep Water Bay Road, and on the north by Deep Water Bay Road as it connects back toward Repulse Bay Road.
Deep Water Bay
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| Country | Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 深水灣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 深水湾 | ||||||||||||
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Beneath Violet Hill is Deep Water Bay Beach, one of many beaches of Hong Kong. The bay is reachable by Island Road, a road connecting Repulse Bay and Wong Chuk Hang.
Deep Water Bay is the landing point for SEA-ME-WE 3, TGN-IA and TVH submarine telecommunications cables.
History
editOriginally, the bay was called Heong Kong Bay, as shown in a British map from 1841. A village with the name Heong Kong lay to its north in what is now Shouson Hill, which can still be seen in a map from 1845, when the bay was already known under the name Deep Water Bay.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Deep Water Bay was only 8.[3]
Deep Water Bay Beach
editLess known to tourists than the adjacent Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay Beach is nonetheless very popular among local people. Seaview Promenade, on the east side of Deep Water Bay, connects it with Repulse Bay via a path which allows joggers and walkers alike to exercise alongside the seashore while admiring the stunning sea view. On the west side, Mills & Chung Path connects Deep Water Bay with Wong Chuk Hang.
Changing rooms, shower facilities and barbecue pits are available under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Deep Water Bay residential area
editDeep Water Bay is among the most exclusive residential areas of Hong Kong as per Forbes and Forbes Life. Nineteen of the city's richest billionaires reside within the area, amongst them a net aggregate worth of $123 billion (as of August 2015). Its residents have included property, casino, shipping and oil tycoons including Li Ka Shing, Cheng Yu-tung, Joseph Lau, Robert Kuok and Lui Che Woo. All of the Kwok brothers live within Deep Water Bay, as well as the e-commerce tycoon, Joseph Tsai.[4]
Prominent addresses in Deep Water Bay are: Repulse Bay Road (section only before the Island Road roundabout facing Deep Water Bay numbers 1 through 67, and numbers 2 through 44); Island Road (numbers 2 through 52); and Deep Water Bay Road.
Education
editDeep Water Bay is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School.[5]
Conservation
editDeep Water Bay Valley was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 2008.[6][7]
Transportation
editBuses No. 6A, 6X or 260 from Central's Exchange Square, 65 from North Point Ferry, 73 from Cyberport & Aberdeen, 973 from Tsim Sha Tsui and green minibuses 40 and 52 have stops at Deep Water Bay.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Olsen, Robert (20 July 2015). "Deep Water Bay - The Wealthiest Neighbourhood On Earth". Forbes Life. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Hong Kong Historic Maps
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 83. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Olsen, Robert (20 July 2015). "The Wealthiest Neighborhood On Earth: Deep Water Bay". Forbes. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "POA School Net 18" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "漁農自然護理署年報 - Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Report 2007-2008". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Map of the Site of Special Scientific Interest, updated in August 2010". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
