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Hong Kong Stories ---Bonding at Water’s Edge

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Hong Kong Stories ---Bonding at Water’s Edge

Sam Mun Tsai, Tai Po – Cradled by the Sea

26/05/2026

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監製：YAU ANNIE, YEUNG WAI NGA

26/05/2026

Human survival is inseparable from water.

In the 1960s, the Government tackled water rationing by constructing the world’s first freshwater reservoir in a uniquely shaped bay in the northeast New Territories. The Plover Cove Reservoir holds more than just the drinking water we use daily; beneath the surface lie several villages, whose inhabitants had to be relocated back then due to this infrastructure project.

One of the villages is the Sam Mun Tsai fishing village. The villagers are primarily Tanka people who make a living by fishing. Sixty straight years have gone by since they moved to Yim Tin Tsai in Tai Po. Due to the subsequent decline in the fishing industry, the fishermen have switched to raising saltwater fish in fishing rafts, and even people from outside the area are drawn to Sam Mun Tsai to learn fish farming. As you pass through the houses in Sam Mun Tsai New Village, ascend the hill and then make your way down, a tombolo connecting Ma Shi Chau and Yim Tin Tsai comes into view. This tombolo helps stabilise the fishing rafts. The surrounding area has been designated as part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Northeast New Territories Region) with both ecological and humanistic value.

The unique topography near the Plover Cove has shaped the destiny of Sam Mun Tsai Village today. Sam Mun Tsai New Village retains the rustic charm of a fishing village, free from highly commercialised tourist attractions and shops. Although many villagers no longer “depend on the sea for a living”, they still preserve the fishing village lifestyle. They have known each other’s families for at least several generations and look out for one another in their daily lives. These portray the everyday reality of Sam Mun Tsai Village.

Tag: Sam Mun Tsai,Ma Shi Chau,Tombolo,Fishing raft,Geopark

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Looking After Shui Hau

The 400-year-old Shui Hau Village is so inseparable with water that “Shui Hau” means “the outlet of a river”. Nestled between mountains and rivers, Shui Hau Village is surrounded by hills, mudflats and wetland. Villagers used to make a living by farming until the 1970s, when many of them were dragged away from agriculture by the urbanisation of Hong Kong, and since then the farmland gradually became wetland. The wetland has been abandoned for years, but re-cultivation has been carried out in recent years to conserve the topography and biodiversity of Shui Hau. Although the group of young people do not have much experience in farming, driven by their passion for conservation, they reclaim the farmland manually from ground zero in hopes of creating a sustainable environment. The villagers are delighted with the changes, as most of them were born and raised here, feeling deeply connected with the Village. Some of them have moved to the city, but they still have fond memories on the village life, so they return and actively promote ecological and cultural activities for the Village, hoping to raise public awareness of the historical value of the Village.

09/06/2026

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Passion for Windsurfing in Kwun Yam Wan

Hong Kong has a total of 261 outlying islands, and Cheung Chau may be one of the most well-known islands among Hong Kong people. In 1996, LEE Lai-shan, the indigenous inhabitant of Cheung Chau, won Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold medal in windsurfing. Since then, there has been an inseparable relationship between Cheung Chau and windsurfing, and many people were attracted to Kwun Yam Wan, the venue famous for practising windsurfing by LEE.

Since its establishment by Derek’s grandfather, the store at the end of Kwun Yam Wan Beach has been passed down to the third generation, with a history of over 70 years. It has witnessed the ups and downs of windsurfing in Cheung Chau. Although the store remains on the same beach, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the mode of operation is different for each generation. Derek, the successor of the third generation, has injected an extraordinary vitality into the store.

Living on the island and growing up on the beach, Derek has fond feelings for the sea. Apart from working in the store, Derek is also passionate about windsurfing. His passion for water-based sports has influenced his son Jadon, making it possible for Jadon to become a member of the Hong Kong Wingfoil Youth Team and represent Hong Kong in competitions. Being known as a “Cheung Chau boy”, Jadon is not just passionate about wingfoiling. What’s more, he wants to be recognised as a “Cheung Chau windsurfer”. Maybe this is the sense of identity passed down by Cheung Chau windsurfers.

Apart from the indigenous inhabitants of Cheung Chau, people from outside the island are also attracted by Kwun Yam Wan and windsurfing. Stephanie moved to Cheung Chau with her mother in her teens. When she was young, she was not particularly fond of water-based sports. It was not until her thirties that she happened to learn windsurfing, and has lived a different life since then.

Windsurfing is just a medium allowing different kinds of “Cheung Chau people” to get up close with the sea and feel the unique charm of the Cheung Chau island.

02/06/2026

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Sam Mun Tsai, Tai Po – Cradled by the Sea

Human survival is inseparable from water.

In the 1960s, the Government tackled water rationing by constructing the world’s first freshwater reservoir in a uniquely shaped bay in the northeast New Territories. The Plover Cove Reservoir holds more than just the drinking water we use daily; beneath the surface lie several villages, whose inhabitants had to be relocated back then due to this infrastructure project.

One of the villages is the Sam Mun Tsai fishing village. The villagers are primarily Tanka people who make a living by fishing. Sixty straight years have gone by since they moved to Yim Tin Tsai in Tai Po. Due to the subsequent decline in the fishing industry, the fishermen have switched to raising saltwater fish in fishing rafts, and even people from outside the area are drawn to Sam Mun Tsai to learn fish farming. As you pass through the houses in Sam Mun Tsai New Village, ascend the hill and then make your way down, a tombolo connecting Ma Shi Chau and Yim Tin Tsai comes into view. This tombolo helps stabilise the fishing rafts. The surrounding area has been designated as part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Northeast New Territories Region) with both ecological and humanistic value.

The unique topography near the Plover Cove has shaped the destiny of Sam Mun Tsai Village today. Sam Mun Tsai New Village retains the rustic charm of a fishing village, free from highly commercialised tourist attractions and shops. Although many villagers no longer “depend on the sea for a living”, they still preserve the fishing village lifestyle. They have known each other’s families for at least several generations and look out for one another in their daily lives. These portray the everyday reality of Sam Mun Tsai Village.

26/05/2026

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A lifelong bond with the sea

Hong Kong is surrounded by the sea on three sides, making swimming the earliest sport to gain popularity. Swimming sheds and bathing sheds emerged in an era when entertainment was scarce. As times have change, the number of the once-glorious swimming sheds has shrunk to just a few. Yet, a small number of bathing sheds still stand quietly on some beaches, silently guarded by some long-established swimming clubs. Many of their members have been practicing sea swimming for decades. Come rain or shine, they never miss a day of coming to the beach for a refreshing swim. In the sun-drenched waters and beside the historical bathing sheds, their decades-long stories with the sea are recorded. Their passion for sea swimming has not diminished with age. On the contrary, you see only the sincerest and happiest smiles beaming in the sunlight.

19/05/2026

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