Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong.
Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of land to the east of Kowloon. Areas in the district include Sai Kung Town, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, Tseung Kwan O and over 70 islands of different sizes. The administrative centre had been located in Sai Kung Town until the Sai Kung District Office was relocated to Tseung Kwan O recently. The district's population is concentrated in Tseung Kwan O, as of 2011. In 2011, the district was the third youngest district, with a median age of 39.3. Known as the "back garden of Hong Kong", Sai Kung has been able to retain its natural scenery. Many traditional customs and cultures are still retained in the rural villages.
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Worth seeing in and around Sai Kung District
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Buffalo Hill
Buffalo Hill is a hill located in Ma On Shan Country Park west of Sai Kung, in the eastern half of Hong Kong. It is particularly well known for its peak resembling the head of a Buffalo when viewed from Sha Tin.
4 km · mountain in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 02Luk Chau Shan
Luk Chau Shan is a 414 m high hill in Ma On Shan Country Park, Hong Kong.
3.6 km · mountain of Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 03Fu Yung Pit
Fu Yung Pit is a mountain located in northeastern Kowloon, Hong Kong, with a height of 515 metres above sea level.
1.4 km · Hong Kong hill · Wikipedia - 04Pyramid Hill
Pyramid Hill or Tai Kam Chung is a peak in eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 536 metres, it stands among the highest mountains in Hong Kong.
2.5 km · mountain of Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 05Shek Nga Shan
Shek Nga Shan is a 540 m high hill in Ma On Shan Country Park, Hong Kong.
3.6 km · Hong Kong hill · Wikipedia - 06Kiu Tsui Beach
Kiu Tsui Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Inner Port Shelter in the western side of Sharp Island, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
2.4 km · Beach in Sharp Island, New Territories, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 07Kiu Tsui Country Park
Kiu Tsui Country Park is a 1 square kilometre country park in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.
3.4 km · country park in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 08Trio Beach
Trio Beach is a gazetted beach facing the bay of Sam Sing Wan and located on Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
2.7 km · beach in Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 09Hap Mun Bay Beach
Hap Mun Bay Beach or Half Moon Bay Beach is a gazetted beach located facing Hap Mun Bay in the southern side of Sharp Island, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
3.8 km · beach in Sharp Island, New Territories, Hong Kong · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sai Kung District
- Airports
- Hong Kong (HKG), 37 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 56 km · Macau (MFM), 74 km
- Stations
- Hebe Haven, 1.7 km
- Shenzhen → Sai Kung District41 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · ¥21–27
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo → Sai Kung District85 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · $9–13
- Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Sai Kung District106 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ¥50–70
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sai Kung District
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sai Kung District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTuen Mun Ferry Pier provides a line by Fortune Ferry from Tuen Mun to Tai O.
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Next door to Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District is 6 km from Tseung Kwan O, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Yim Tin Tsaiisland in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong3.4 km
- Kei Ling Hahuman settlement in Hong Kong3.6 km
- Ma On Shan Tsuenvillage of Hong Kong3.6 km
- Mui Tsz LamVillage of Hong Kong3.9 km
- Pak Kongvillage of Hong Kong1.3 km
- Mau Ping New Villagevillage of Hong Kong1 km