Po Toi O

Not to be confused with Po Toi, an island in the south of Hong Kong.

Po Toi O

Po Toi O from higher perspective.

Po Toi O and Clear Water Bay Golf Course

Hung Shing Temple of Po Toi O (left) and adjacent Kung So (right).

Po Toi O (traditional Chinese:布袋澳) is a small fishing village^[1] at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

The village is situated at a bay shaped like a sack, thus earning its name Po Toi (meaning a "sack"). Everyone living in the village has the same surname: Po (布).

Features

This small fishing village has two seafood restaurants and is popular with tourists.

There is a Hung Shing Temple in Po Toi O. The temple was probably built in 1663. A Kung So (公所) building adjacent to the temple was built in 1740. It was used to deal with village affairs and served as a school until the 1930s.^[2] The temple is a Grade III historic building.

Transportation

Po Toi O can be reached by land using Po Toi O Chuen Road. The village is served by green minibus 16 - Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O to Po Toi O.^[1]

In popular culture

• Parts of the Hollywood movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life was filmed here.
• Australian celebrity chef Kylie Kwong visited Po Toi O for one of the episodes of "Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic". The episode was called "Hong Kong Island Hideaway".

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Po Toi O.

• Pictures of Po Toi O

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Coordinates: 22°16′33″N 114°17′45″E / 22.275724°N 114.295737°E / 22.275724; 114.295737