Stanley Main Beach
Beach in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
22°13′16″N 114°12′50″E / 22.22124°N 114.21401°E / 22.22124; 114.21401
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Stanley Main Beach is a gazetted beach located adjacent to Stanley Market and Stanley Back Beach in the eastern side of the Stanley peninsula, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The beach is about 194 metres long and is rated as Grade 1 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality.[2]
Usage
The beach is a hot spot for windsurfing and other watersports, and hosts the Dragon Boat Championships every year.[3]
Features
The beach has the following features:[1]
- BBQ pits (13 nos.)
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Toilets
- Fast food kiosk
- Water sports centre
- Playground
See also
References
- ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Southern". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Home | Stanley Dragon Boat". Stanley Dragon Boat. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stanley Main Beach.
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Main borders and locations
- Aberdeen
- Cape D'Aguilar
- Nam Long Shan
- Pok Fu Lam
- Repulse Bay
- Sandy Bay
- Shek O
- Stanley
- Tai Tam
- Wong Chuk Hang
- Canadian International School of Hong Kong
- Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
- German Swiss International School Pok Fu Lam Campus
- Hong Kong International School
- Hong Kong True Light College
- Kellett School Pok Fu Lam Campus
- Sacred Heart Canossian College
- Singapore International School
- St Stephen's College
- South Island School
- West Island School
- Aberdeen Country Park
- Béthanie
- Central Ordnance Munitions Depot
- Cyberport
- D'Aguilar Peak
- The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
- Grantham Hospital
- Holy Spirit Seminary
- Hong Kong Parkview
- Kwun Yam Shrine
- Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery
- Middle Bay
- Murray House
- Ocean Park Hong Kong
- Queen Mary Hospital
- Pok Fu Lam Country Park
- The Pulse
- The Repulse Bay
- Shek O Country Park
- Shouson Hill
- South Horizons
- Stanley Military Cemetery
- Stanley Prison
- Tai Tam Country Park
| Moved | |
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| Beaches |
| Closed |
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| MTR stations |
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- Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island)
- Ap Lei Pai
- Kau Pei Chau
- Magazine Island
- Middle Island (Tong Po Chau)
- Tai Tau Chau
